Warehouses

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

By Chris Mele | January 24, 2023
Head east on I-80 from Stroudsburg, Pa., in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Poconos – once renowned for lovers’ resorts featuring...
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Lehigh River watershed threatened by explosive warehouse growth
Region is ‘ground zero’ for big box buildings

By Chris Mele | April 27, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories exploring water quality in the nine basins in Pennsylvania...
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Recent Stories

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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