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Demolition of Skinners Falls Bridge begins after connecting two states and uniting a community for 123 years

5 days ago | delawarecurrents.org | Preston Ehrler

After a federal judge in Scranton denied an attempt to stop the demolition of the 123-year-old Skinners Falls Bridge, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation wasted no time in starting to tear it down. Damascus Citizens for Sustainability unsuccessfully sought the court’s intervention to spare the bridge, which spans the Upper Delaware River from Milanville, Pa., to Skinners Falls, N.Y., from being dismantled.
Editorial report: Assessing the effects of the Trump administration on the Delaware River watershed

1 week ago | delawarecurrents.org | Meg McGuire

Right now, the Delaware River watershed is mired in a fog, and it’s not meteorological. It’s born of the anxiety hundreds of thousands of people are feeling from a variety of causes but all emanating from the new administration in Washington.
Four experts weigh in about possible White House impacts on the Delaware River watershed

1 week ago | delawarecurrents.org | Meg McGuire

Editor’s note: We sent a three-question survey to 20 experts in the watershed for their insights in light of the current moves by the Trump administration and how those actions might affect the watershed. Of the 20, four responded. Here are their answers in full:He is a former manager of water and watershed management in New Jersey state government and a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Trump cuts upend major NJ storm protection projects

1 week ago | delawarecurrents.org | Michael Warren

This story originally appeared on NJ Spotlight News. The latest cut by the Trump administration to jeopardize community projects in New Jersey is a federal program designed to reduce future storm damages by investing in protective infrastructure nationwide.
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority honored for its accomplishments

2 weeks ago | delawarecurrents.org | Meg McGuire

One can suppose that the commission meeting room for the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority is rarely the host for lively chatter and some good-natured teasing, as it was on Tuesday. “Hey Scott, the suit is a different look!” says one man. “I’d prefer my sweatshirt,” responds Scott, aka Scott Schreiber, executive director of the CCMUA.
Sewage plant operators resist pending EPA water quality rules for Delaware River

2 weeks ago | delawarecurrents.org | Kyle Bagenstose

Several wastewater treatment operators on the Delaware River are pushing back against pending U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that would improve dissolved oxygen levels in a troubled 38-mile stretch of the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pa., and Wilmington, Del. The proposed rules to upgrade the treatment plants amount to a multi-billion-dollar proposition that has been at least 12 years in the making.
'The Big Think' with Steve Tambini, former executive director of the DRBC

3 weeks ago | delawarecurrents.org | Meg McGuire

A series of conversations with people who have worked in and for the watershed, sharing their expertise and knowledge. I was once on a conference panel during my time with DRBC when someone asked me a similar question. They wanted to know what “water security” meant for the Delaware River Basin — not in the post-9/11 sense of security, but in terms of ensuring a sustainable water future for our watersheds, regions, states and communities.
Special report: Large vessels on the Delaware River lose steering, propulsion or power monthly

1 month ago | delawarecurrents.org | Susanna Granieri

Large vessels on the Delaware River have lost power, steering or propulsion an average of at least 13 times a year from January 2013 through January 2024, putting bridges and other vessels in danger of a catastrophe similar to what happened in Baltimore last year, according to U.S. Court Guard data exclusively analyzed by Delaware Currents.
New Jersey sounds alarm on coming wildfire season as drought persists

1 month ago | delawarecurrents.org | Dana DiFilippo

This story was originally published by The New Jersey Monitor. The Monitor, Delaware Currents and NJ Spotlight News are part of a collaborative of news organizations working together to provide comprehensive climate change coverage for New Jersey.
Delaware Aqueduct repair remains in limbo

1 month ago | delawarecurrents.org | Meg McGuire

The possibility this year of seeing the three-times postponed Delaware Aqueduct repair go forward remains in limbo. The repair was “paused” with the announcement by New York City Mayor Eric Adams in November 2024 as part of a broader roll out of water-conservation measures as the city experienced its longest rainless streak in recorded history. The pause was built on the assumption that repairs would go forward in October 2025 much as they had begun last October.