Series: Atlantic Sturgeon Archives - Delaware Currents

Series: Atlantic Sturgeon

Delaware River at Penn's Landing

EPA sides with environmental groups
It demands that the DRBC speed up the process to improve the water quality of the Delaware River.

By Meg McGuire | December 2, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency has handed a surprise victory to environmental groups that were arguing for faster action to raise...

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Complex computer modeling assesses Delaware River health
Third in a series: dissolved oxygen and the Atlantic sturgeon

By Meg McGuire | December 17, 2019

Remember back in August when I started this project on dissolved oxygen and the fate of the Atlantic sturgeon? Story...

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Wastewater treatment plants: problem and solution for a healthier Delaware River
Second in a series: dissolved oxygen and the Atlantic sturgeon

By Meg McGuire | October 7, 2019

Yes, "Serge" has a problem -- or rather his kids do. When sturgeon are young they need higher levels of...

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Clean water? Mind your pees and carbons!
First in a series: dissolved oxygen and the Atlantic sturgeon

By Meg McGuire | August 18, 2019

When people find out about Delaware Currents, they often ask me: Is the river clean? My stock answer is: Cleaner...

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With two workers dwarfed by the tunnel for the Delaware Aqueduct, you can get some sense of its size.

Full steam ahead for the Delaware Aqueduct shutdown
The public is invited to three New York City DEP presentations on its repair plans for the fall.

By Meg McGuire | March 16, 2023

Four people standing at the top of a large mural of Washington crossing the Delaware, which is flat on the floor.

Restoring the (other) artwork of Washington crossing the Delaware
Money is being raised to restore a 1921 mural of Washington's crossing for the nation’s 250th birthday in three years.

By Octavia Feliciano | March 15, 2023

A sign that reads "Repauno Port & Rail Terminal."

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.

By Chris Mele | March 10, 2023

A "No Trespassing" sign leading to the former site of Metal Bank in Philadelphia is attached to a chain-link fence.

Hazardous-waste polluters on the Delaware River will fund more than $1.3M in environmental restoration work
The federal government reached settlements with a Philadelphia salvage yard and a former DuPont landfill in Wilmington that released PCBs and other harmful substances

By Chris Mele | February 20, 2023

A skyline of Philadelphia

Population served by the Delaware River Basin jumps by 600,000
New census figures reveal that 14.2 million people are served by the basin

By Meg McGuire | February 17, 2023