Special Reports
Future of Gibbstown-LNG project remains far from certain
A pending federal ruling about LNG by rail is one of numerous puzzle pieces still needed for the project.
A proposal to bring liquified natural gas via rail to a Delaware River port in Gibbstown, N.J., awaits a critical...
Mammoth industrial park planned near Delaware River could transform Slate Belt
River Pointe Commerce Park, with 13 warehouse-sized buildings of more than 6 million square feet, represents the largest project in the Lehigh Valley perhaps ever, planners say
Head east on I-80 from Stroudsburg, Pa., in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Poconos – once renowned for lovers’ resorts featuring...
More than $235 million in revenue tied to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
An economic impact report finds it also supports more than 2,600 jobs
Tourism tied to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area generated more than $235 million for local businesses, supported 2,686...
Watergate wetlands are restored in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Animals and plants are expected to thrive after dams and ponds were removed and parts of Van Campens Brook restored
When the National Park Service studied visitation at the Watergate Recreation Site in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area...
DRBC adopts new rules to prohibit fracking wastewater discharges
The commission tightened rules for Delaware River water to be exported for fracking and the importation of fracked wastewater.
Ever since the DRBC banned fracking in the watershed in February 2021, the issue that has environmental activists alarmed is...
EPA sides with environmental groups
It demands that the DRBC speed up the process to improve the water quality of the Delaware River.
The Environmental Protection Agency has handed a surprise victory to environmental groups that were arguing for faster action to raise...
Shoring up the Harbor of Refuge lighthouse
A federal study will explore the breakwater that the Delaware Bay lighthouse is on and recommend fixes
For nearly a century, the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse off Cape Henlopen, Del., has stood as a sentry for fishing...
Camp resort plans raise worries about effects on Upper Delaware
Camp FIMFO is drawing criticism for its scale and potential effect on the character of a rural Catskills town.
Editor’s note: This article is part of an occasional series we call “What’s Going on Here?” to highlight projects and...
Sand lost to erosion being restored at a Delaware Bay beach
3,500 cubic yards of sand at Pickering Beach, southeast of Dover, Del., is being replenished
Walk along a narrow strip of sand between private homes at Pickering Beach, southwest of Dover, Del., and you will...
Experimental device to take aim at plastics in the Delaware
Smart Trash Boom, which is specially designed to work in the heavily trafficked river, is expected to be tested in 2023
A new weapon is set to be tested next year in the battle against plastics pollution that can accommodate the...
Delaware River is largest source of plastics pollution in North America, report says
The study is one of several efforts to call attention to the issue
Amid continuing efforts to curb plastics in the Delaware River, a study finds that the river, among all the waterways...
Microplastics prevalent in samples from the Delaware River
Fibers made up the majority of the tiny plastics collected, study finds
Microplastics, tiny plastic fragments about as big as a sesame seed that can be harmful to aquatic life, were found...
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