The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is moving forward with long-anticipated upgrades to water quality standards for a critical 38-mile stretch of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington.Ā By improving dissolved oxygen levels in the river, the move aims to protect aquatic life, particularly the endangered Atlantic sturgeon. The final rule, expected by June 30, will modernize …
While there won’t be tons of dye pumped into the Delaware River that mimics Chicago’s green river during St. Patrick’s Day, the waterway will bleed green in name for a few days. Until Monday, Feb. 10, the Delaware River will be renamed the Eaglesā River in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles competing in Super Bowl LIX versus the Kansas City …
A judge in an obscure administrative court in Trenton, N.J., is set to hand down a ruling that could end a challenge to the Salem nuclear plantās ability to pump billions of gallons of water out of the Delaware River each day. The case, which strikes at the heart of the mid-Atlantic electricity ecosystem, pits a tenacious environmental group against …
With striped bass coming into the Delaware River and bay earlier in the year as the weather warms up earlier, DNREC plans to adjust their commercial fishing seasons. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will accept written comments on the proposed changes through Feb. 14. Stripers, as the fish are commonly called, have been coming in earlier than …
A pond just outside Delaware City is scheduled to be drained and eventually filled with dredging spoils, eliminating a popular spot for fishers and hunters. The Delaware State Sportsmenās Association says that people learned about the plan in June from a handwritten cardboard sign stating: āAttention: area will be in the process of being dewatered/drained within the next few weeks. …
