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Environmental bond act could benefit Delaware watershed in New York
The $4.2B proposal, which would fund water quality and related improvements, is on the Nov. 8 ballot
Update: New York State voters approved the referendum on Election Day, 67 to 33 percent, according to unofficial tallies. The...
Delaware River Conservation Corps offers career paths
10 groups in the watershed are promoting sustainable jobs in climate resiliency and green infrastructure
When Aaron Kirkland Sr. got out of prison in late 2014, he enrolled in a service in Philadelphia that helps...
Looking for healthy bugs
DRBC’s biomonitoring team investigates the Upper Delaware
The Upper Delaware was looking every inch “special” recently when a team from the Delaware River Basin Commission investigated its...
Turning kids into eager anglers for trout
FUDR Bill Canfield Fly Fishing School
The first sounds you hear as you get close to this idyllic spot on the famed Beaverkill River is hooting...
Where does your drinking water come from, Hemlock Farms?
Full disclosure, I live in Hemlock Farms, so I have a vested interest in finding out about my water! Delaware...
Both sides on Delaware River National Park plan dig in
In the year since the plan was first proposed, opponents have galvanized while advances have been slow
Note: Since the time this article was published, Representative Josh Gottheimer has issued a statement clarifying his position about the...
Teamwork saves a stream in the Upper Delaware – and more
There were several “stars” of the show on the banks of the Little Beaver Kill in Livingston Manor, N.Y., on...
Upper Delaware basin is cursed and blessed
Pristine streams are a plus but draw little notice from Pa. officials
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories exploring water quality in the nine basins in Pennsylvania...
Monthslong closure of major NYC aqueduct delayed a year
This story was originally posted on The Washington Post. A long-planned temporary shutdown of a leaking aqueduct that supplies about...
Urban BoatWorks brings Camden youth to the river
Students learn basic carpentry, life skills and mentorship — and connect to waterways in their own backyard
On a recent Monday afternoon in Camden, N.J., a group of seventh-graders gathered around a 16-foot boat placed upside down...
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