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Managing microplastics across the watershed: How water providers are responding to another ‘emerging’ contaminant

Microplastics are an unregulated contaminant but Delaware River watershed utilities and researchers are exploring ways to ...
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Shad in the Delaware face a problematic future

An assessment for the future population of Delaware River shad is not rosy, as the fish faces numerous threats, experts said.
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Water trail on Cooper River to advance environmental education in Camden

This article originally appeared in New Jersey Spotlight News. Can one paddle a kayak on Camden County’s Cooper River, fish from its banks, and watch its wildlife even though it flows through some of ...
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Volunteers collect 900 pounds of trash at three Delaware River basin sites and gain insights about plastics pollution

Recent volunteer cleanups at three sites in the Delaware River Basin organized by an environmental group not only collected 900 pounds of trash but also gained key detailed data to help better define ...
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Toxins surface in the Delaware & Raritan Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them

When residents of Princeton or New Brunswick think of the Delaware River, they may imagine a remote place. After all, this river is less a waterway for central New Jerseyans than a boundary-definer.
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U.S. Coast Guard and its partners help the safe flow of commerce on the Delaware River

After a stormy night on the Delaware River about two years ago, three range lights used by vessels to help navigate the waterway went dark. River pilots alerted Capt. Drew Hodgens, the chairman of the ...
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More than $17M in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding to benefit Delaware River watershed projects

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a round of funding amounting to more than $17 million for 45 new or continuing conservation and restoration ...
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Warren County backs effort to name Paulins Kill a National Wild and Scenic River

An ongoing initiative to recognize the Paulins Kill, a 41-mile tributary of the Delaware River, as a National Wild and Scenic River gained the support of Warren County, N.J., which is home to a ...
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Streams in the Delaware River watershed face a variety of threats

For Earth Day, Delaware Currents launches another one of its ambitious projects. This story kicks off a 10-part series to help you understand the health of the nine basins in Pennsylvania that are ...
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Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ more prevalent in lower urbanized areas of Delaware River, report finds

A class of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS that have been identified as a health hazard are more commonly found in the lower reaches of the Delaware River where industrial uses are more heavily ...
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LNG Rail Tank Cars: The Few and the Unknown

For our complete coverage of the Wyalusing, Pa./ Gibbstown, N.J. LNG project, please click here. New questions have emerged about the availability, safety and risks associated with the specialized ...