Tag: Clean Water Act

A cormorant perches on a log in the Brandywine Creek in Wilmington.

The Delaware River: A Clean Water Act Success Story

Back in the 1960s, if you measured the oxygen level from the water in the Delaware River, it would read zero, writes Susan Phillips for…

Time for a Philly Swim in the Delaware? Not Yet, But River's A Lot Cleaner Than It Used to Be

The Delaware River watershed was once so toxic it killed fish, and could be smelled by pilots from 5,000 feet up, writes Michaela Winberg…