Delaware Currents

We've officially closed shop. Before we go, we wanted to share some resources to help you stay up-to-date with news about our beloved Delaware River. Thank you for your readership. 🌊

The fear is that this proposal will proceed under the radar without sufficient public scrutiny, without considering first and foremost the health and safety of residents,” said Rep. Greg Vitali. delawarecurrents.org/2025/11/05/sou…

Friends of the Upper Delaware River hosted its second “River Rendezvous” conference and continued last year's theme — getting scientists and fans of the Delaware River together to share their knowledge and enthusiasm delawarecurrents.org/2025/10/20/fri…

What happens to used carbon after filtering forever chemicals in drinking water? This company may have a sustainable solution delawarecurrents.org/2025/10/13/veo…

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Delaware Currents will cease operations on Dec. 31st this year. We are grateful for the 10+ years we were able to serve our readers. Here's a statement from our founder and publisher, Meg McGuire:

“There are a lot of really complicated knots with fishing, so it’s really easy to be overwhelmed,” Annie D’Arcy, the mind behind the event, said. “Our instructions here today are helping break down the three main different kind of knots.” delawarecurrents.org/2025/10/02/upp…

After a decade, the EPA finally issued new water quality rules to improve the river’s health for a stretch of the Delaware River delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/29/epa…

Even at a local scale, water quality improvements on upstream properties can make a big difference to downstream users. Some key players are embracing the idea of proactive partnerships to improve water quality and create a sustainable revolving fund. delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/15/dow…

The Upper Delaware Council honored those who have enhanced the quality of life or protected the resources of the Upper Delaware River Valley. See the honorees: delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/17/upp…

The flood-prone Delaware River has many tributaries that meet and combine at the mainstem. As climate change worsens, the entire basin will likely see more rain than in the past delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/22/del…

A federal judge has given the EPA until Sept. 22 to issue a final revised water quality standard. The catch: new rules could be delayed again anyway, if the agency identify extraneous circumstances delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/15/dis…

The new executive director of the Friends of the Upper Delaware River is anything but new to this line of work delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/11/fri…

A shipyard in Philadelphia is at the center of international relations with South Korea, whose president boasts a ship-building project, “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again” (MAGSA), which played a pivotal part in securing a reduction in tariffs delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/06/han…

I'm quoted in this @delawarecurrent piece. delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/08/pen… @KleinmanEnergy

What's happening in Monroe County, Pa, is part of a larger trend across the state -- huge amounts of water are used to cool data centers as part of the global AI boom delawarecurrents.org/2025/09/08/pen…

New Jersey officials announced a historic environmental settlement that secured an estimated $2 billion from chemical companies over decades of contamination at four industrial sites delawarecurrents.org/2025/08/05/new…