Delaware Riverkeeper Network
@delriverkeeper
Environmental Advocacy Nonprofit. Giving a voice to the Delaware River & all its communities.
Solid turnout at the UMBT meeting last night! Glad to see many people show up and speak up. @MayakvanRossum@bsky.social , representing both @DelRiverkeeper.bsky.social and @GreenAmendments.bsky.social had a chance to speak with community members and directly to the Board and submit our letters.
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
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
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!
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
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
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...
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
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.
Press Release: Delaware Riverkeeper Network Statement on EPA rollback of PFAS safe drinking water regulations ============= Read the full press release here: drive.google.com/file/d/1RVem... #PFAS #DrinkingWater #EPA #foreverchemcials #Darkwaters #environment #waterquality
On May 14, 2026, Delaware Riverkeeper Network submitted a robust comment on a Consent Decree regarding the remediation of the toxic Bishop Tube site.
Free and open to the public. Equipment provided. We'll be teaching the basics of fishing, so come join us! Sign up here: bit.ly/LTFwithDRN
Guaranteed you'll feel good after this! Come out and plant trees with us this Saturday, May 2, 9am to noon, at Reverend Evers Park in Camden. #treeplanting #earthmonth #earthday #arborday #canopy #riparianbuffers #biodiversity #trees #green #sustainability
Our 4-session virtual rain garden course has a few openings for the next sessions! The 2nd session takes place tmrw April 29th, 7:00pm —if you're interested in taking part, please make sure to contact Ryan R at ryanr@prc.org or 610-353-1555x5 ASAP delawareriverkeeper.org/events/virtu...
Get marching this Sat, May 2nd, 11:30am, starting at Chester City Hall. Make our voices heard!! Caravan and march to support local residents fighting for environmentally healthy living conditions in Chester against trash incinerators, LNG, and hydrogen hubs!
Calling on volunteers to join us for a tree planting event on Saturday, May 2nd. The Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Trust for Public Land, and Morgan Village Circle CDC are teaming up to plant trees at Reverend Evers Park in Camden, NJ. delawareriverkeeper.org/events/rever...
What's next after finally ratifying a constitutional right to clean air and clean water? New York needs to enforce it. Sign on to the letter to demand that our rights be honored! bit.ly/ProtectMyNYRights #NYGreenAmendment #NY #NewYork #EnvironmentalRights #CleanAir #Cleanwater
Delaware Riverkeeper Network Denounces Hydrogen Hub Funding “Trump Administration Follows Disastrous and Wasteful Energy Scheme” ... Read the full release here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ndma... #Hydrogen #Hydrogenhub #mach2 #fracking #gasdrilling #methane #fossilfuels #energy
Today, DRN and @greenamendments.bsky.social filed legal petitions to intervene and help stop the DHS from advancing efforts to transform two Pennsylvania warehouses into ICE detention facilities.
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network + others will be hosting a Pollinator Plant Workshop, Tues, 5/5, in Yeadon, PA to teach how adding native pollinator plants can support local biodiversity, improve water quality, and add beauty to our communities. bit.ly/YeadonPollin...
NY needs to embrace and take on the Green Amendment as a force for good that can lift up the quality of life and bring about justice for all. Please sign on a letter to the NY Attorney General demanding support of our Constitutionally protected rights: nygreenamendment.org/act-now/new-...
Speaking at the 5th Annual Delco Sustainability Conference earlier this month about data centers! Photo Credit: Annie B. #datacenter #electricity #energy #water #ai #data #warehouse #datawarehouse #aiwarehouse
Here's a rundown of what's going on with the contaminated former manufacturing facility, aka the Bishop Tube site, in Pennsylvania. In short, the public deserves time and opportunity to review and have our voices heard. Please act now: bit.ly/BishopTubeCD
Urgent action needed! Vote may happen today! Call PA representatives and tell them to vote NO on HB2151. This bill would pave the way for data centers. We can't have that happen! bit.ly/FINDMYPAREP
Good news folks! Your emails worked. NOAA and ACE have been in discussion and won't be doing any dredging of the River near Marcus Hook in the Spring/Summer months.