We're continuing our survey for Hydrilla Verticillata this Friday, July 17th. If you're interested in joining us, we have a few spots open. We'll be kayaking down from Tinicum Park to Upper Black Eddy. Sign up ASAP: bit.ly/DRNHydrilla #hydrilla #flotilla

Official Press Release - July 15, 2026 Federal Legislative Effort to Overturn Fracking Ban is Dead The Delaware River Watershed Ban on Fracking Lives on! View the full release here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oBhy...

GREAT BREAKING NEWS! An amendment aimed at overturning the ban on fracking in the Delaware River Watershed introduced by PA Rep. Scott Perry to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) has failed

Donate today to support the Delaware River watershed. The Match is still ongoing! Help us secure an additional $2.5K in matching donations from Jack Johnson's Ohana Foundation. Make a donation today: givebutter.com/JackJohnson2...

Get the lowdown on PADEP’s proposed Biosolids/Sewage Sludge Permit Revisions and how to give input—Public Comments needed now through September 2nd. Register for our Free Webinar to learn more: bit.ly/SludgePermitting 7:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, July 23, 2026 #Biosludge #biosolids #sewagesludge #farm

URGENT ACTION NEEDED! All Hands on Deck! Take a Moment & Make a Call Today There is a credible effort to void the DRBC ban on fracking. It is advancing in the U.S. Congress. A vote is imminent and could come as soon as Monday. Go here bit.ly/StopFrackingThreat

Combined Sewer Overflows are problem when it comes to keeping our waterways clean. We're recruiting volunteers to monitor these outfalls to get them fixed. If you are in the Philadelphia area and looking to participate this summer, please sign up: givebutter.com/CSOMonitor

From Empower NJ: Last week, NJ State Legislature adjourned for summer vacation without passing the Polluters Pay Act. While disappointing, we're closer than we were before, and we aren't giving up until it's achieved. Thank you for your support and stick with us in the future!

DRN Deputy Director Tracy Carluccio will be talking with ECO WURD on Friday, July 10th, at 10:00 AM about what's happening with LNG projects in Delaware County. Tune in to listen live: Twitch: twitch.com/wurdradio Facebook: fb.com/forwurd/live

"Delaware lawmakers passed legislation this week that aims to protect the state’s nontidal wetlands, also referred to as freshwater wetlands. " whyy.org/articles/del... #wetlands #EPA #water #WOTUS #freshwater #tidal #nontidal

The federal government is considering a $450 million settlement with chemical manufacturer, Chemours, for illegal dumping of PFAS or 'forever chemicals' in New Jersey, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/c... #PFAS #Foreverchemicals #toxicchemicals

"Carluccio said nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidential meetings involving high-level state and local officials have helped shield the project from public scrutiny." www.inquirer.com/business/ene... #EddystoneLNG #PennAmerica #LNG #DelawareRiver #MarcusHook #ChesterLNG #chester #Delaware

PRESS RELEASE: Enviro Groups Back Gov. Hochul in Defending State’s Landmark Fracking Ban Groups seek to intervene against ill-conceived legal challenge earthjustice.org/press/2026/e... #FrackBan #NewYork #Fracking #gasDrilling #waterquality #energy #fossilfuels

Breaking News! Monroe Energy Refinery in Trainer, PA caught fire around 11:30am this morning. Black smoke in the skies. Local residents are advised to shelter in place. www.yahoo.com/news/weather... #marcushook

Register for our webinar tonight. We'll talk about what information we've gathered about this project. Wed, June 24, 7:00pm: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #LNG #Eddystone #chester #naturalgas #delawareriver

PRESS RELEASE: Hearing Board Grants Environmental Organizations’ Petitions to Intervene in Legal Debate Over ICE Warehouse Detention Centers Read our full press release here: bit.ly/Intervention...

"...the warehouses in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, and Upper Bern Township, Berks County, are on the list of the facilities ICE officials were looking to sell." penncapital-star.com/immigration/... #Berks #tremont #ice #dhs #warehouse #datacenter #detentioncenter

“If we don’t do this, then it’s like you have a big tub of water and they’re trying to bail it out and the faucet is still running water into the tub,” Carluccio said. “We have to go back to the source to stop it or forever just patch it up and try to remove it.”" www.mcall.com/2026/06/17/p...

UPDATE: Due to potential for severe weather, our HYDRILLA FLOTILLA for tomorrow (6/18) is CANCELLED. We will RESCHEDULE for rain date July 1st! If you registered for this event, please check your email for details!

In other words, compliance with the ordinance is just bare minimum... other standards still also must be met—like our Article 1 Section 27. www.mcall.com/2026/06/17/f... #GreenAmendment #Datacenter #environmentalrights #datawarehouse #ai #lowermountbethel

We're taking a handful of volunteers on the river to document Hydrilla Verticillata, a colonizing aquatic plant that harms the native ecosystem. We have two dates remaining and just a few spots left. If interested please sign up ASAP! bit.ly/DRNHydrilla

What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and how could its potential collapse destabilize the Western Hemisphere? phys.org/news/2026-06...

This month, Jack Johnson's Ohana Charitable Foundation is matching donations made towards DRN up to a total of $2,500. This challenge is a great opportunity for us to support our many programs around the watershed. Please consider donating today: givebutter.com/JackJohnson2...

We are bearing the climate costs. grist.org/economics/ho...

Last night, community members and DRN attended the East Whiteland Township Board of Supervisors mtg sharing all our concerns and reasons why this toxic site should not be considered as an option for residential development. #BishopTube #Toxicsite #contamination #EastWhiteland

Larry Niles, long time biologist on the migratory birds and horseshoe crabs at the Delaware Bay, gives his assessment of this year's survey: www.arubewithaview.com/2026/06/09/8... #horseshoecrabs #delawarebay #redknotrufa #migratorybirds #plover #sandpiper #returnthefavor

Learn the truth about the proposed Eddystone LNG Terminal on the Delaware River Join us for the webinar: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm Register here: bit.ly/EddystoneLNG624

Delay delay delay climate action until it's too late. We worked hard to make NJ resilient against flooding and other climate related issues. This will just leave us less prepared for what's happening right now. And it will cost us. www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/06/stat... #NJPACT #Flooding

This happened in central PA,: "The problem is scale. A small butcher, like the one Kovach works with, might kill and package a few dozen animals a day. Slaughterhouses handling hundreds or thousands generate waste at an entirely different level." www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/06...

If you need to catch up on what's happening with the Camp FIMFO luxury waterpark proposal in the Upper Delaware River, please join us this Thursday for a status update. Thursday, June 11, 12:00pm noon Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New river friendly phrases just dropped:💧 🪨

Makes no sense at all. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #datacenter #drought #water #aquifers #electricity #energy #affordability #ai

Reminder that this Wednesday, the East Whiteland Township Board of Supervisors will be holding a mtg regarding a land development application for the Bishop Tube industrial site. We're urging people to attend and show your opposition to the development. delawareriverkeeper.org/attend-june-...

PFAS is entering the Delaware River at multiple areas along the River, studies show: whyy.org/articles/pfa... #DelawareRiver #Foreverchemicals #PFAS #PFOA #PFOS #PFNA

Paddle FREE on the Delaware River at Glen Foerd, Saturday, June 27th! First time? No problem! We'll take you on a 4 hour guided tour on the river where the Poquessing meets the Delaware and teach you the basics and about our watershed. Make sure to sign up now: bit.ly/DRNFoerdPaddle #DelawareRiver

Come find us at the 2026 World Environment Day Celebration at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, DE today! 10am-2pm. Food and fun for the environment! Come talk to us about volunteer opportunities and about ways we can make a difference. www.drba.net/events/2026-...

Sewage sludge—it's a major source of heavy metal, PFAS contamination that we're casually spreading on our farm fields. We discuss it in depth here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSH-...

Looking like a great day tomorrow to spend sime time in our watershed! All are welcome to join us for the optional hike at 5:30pm and the workshop at 6:30pm. Lots to talk about! 575 St Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607 Sign up here free: bit.ly/BerksTrainin...

Society is starting to wake up to how damaging dams are to our environment. They fragment ecosystems and stop sediment from moving, fish from migrating, and create warm, still reservoirs. www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/w... #dams #rivers #manmade #freshwater

If you're wondering how to fight back against aggressive data center growth, industrial pollution, or environmental degradation in your community, please join us at Berks Nature Center on June 2nd for a nature walk and environmental advocacy workshop! bit.ly/AdvWorkshop62

Data center in King of Prussia/Upper Merion was met with huge opposition at planning commission meeting last night. It would be eight buildings total covering 4.5 million sq feet. 6abc.com/post/packed-... #aI #datacenter #datawarehouse #environment #energy #schuylkillriver #schuylkill #water

Horseshoe crabs are more than 250 million years old. But because of humans, their populations are in decline. We must do more to protect these animals from going extinct. www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/05/shou... #horseshoecrabs

Canceled! The Millville Board of Commissioners voted in a new ordinance that banned data centers in the town, stopping a 2.6 million sq ft, 1.4 gigawatt data center from being built. newjersey.news12.com/2026/05/20/m... #datacenter #ai #datawarehouse #millville #newjersey #energy #electricity

Have you signed on to the letter to New York Attorney General? We want the NY Green Amendment enforced, as voted for by a vast majority of the state. Sign on to the letter today: delawareriverkeeper.org/new-yorks-gr... #NYGreenAmendment #CleanAir #CleanWater #Climate

Around a third of the world's fertilizer travels through the #straitofHormuz. With the war and tariffs still going on, farmers may be looking at biosolids as fertilizer, but that can be problematic as we explore n our next webinar. May 27th at 7:00pm. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

To better understand how Combined Sewer Overflows are affecting our waterways, we're recruiting volunteers in the Philadelphia area to help monitor them once a week. If interested, please sign up here! bit.ly/CSOMonitor

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Berks Nature invite you to join us for a hike and advocacy workshop, June 2nd, 5:30pm at The Nature Center in Reading, PA. If interested, please join us and invite your friends too! givebutter.com/hike-and-adv... #advocacy #watershed #environment

NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is accepting comments regarding the Camp FIMFO luxury resort project's Pollutant Discharge Permit Application, which is due June 5th. Send DEC a message here: bit.ly/FIMFOPERMIT

After a brief hiatus, our #Riverwatch is back this Friday in a new format! This first episode will take a deep dive into the Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s storied history with the critically endangered Atlantic Sturgeon of the Delaware River. Catch it Friday, May 22nd at noon! bit.ly/NewRiverwatch

Reacting to the news. In 2024, we celebrated when the EPA finally instituted safe drinking water standards for toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals". But just this week, the EPA announced their intention to remove these regulations.