PA flooding: New law requires home sellers to disclose risk
Dakota Fisher, an advocate for climate adaptation and health at the Natural Resources Defense Council, sees flood risk…
Philadelphia’s plan to reduce raw sewage entering waterways
Upgrading aging infrastructure The potential tunnel project wouldn’t be complete for at least another decade, and it’s expensive.…
Microplastics found in Delaware River
Microplastics and nanoplastics are often invisible to the human eye and are easily ingested. These particles have been…
Philadelphia water rates to jump an extra $7 a month
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Insects from Schuylkill contain microplastics
Clay Arango, a professor of biology at Central Washington University, has researched the abundance of microplastics among aquatic…
Pennsylvania waterways contain fecal bacteria
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Commission approves $300M+ for Philadelphia-area trails
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Philadelphia must brace for next Hurricane Ida, study says
‘Screwed as a society’ The researchers collected data using self-driving boats that scanned the bottom of the river…
Fairmount Water Works showcases Schuylkill River art
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Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to ban products with PFAS
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Pennsylvania anglers stock White Clay Creek with trout
State Rep. Christina Sappey, D-Chester, attended Monday’s trout-stocking event along the White Clay Creek. She said residents have…
Eastwick levee: U.S. Army Corps scales down proposal
Federal government explores a lower levee design In 2023, after years of study, the Army Corps unveiled an…