Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Giving a voice to the Delaware River & all the communities that depend upon & care about it.

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.
https://t.co/2XuDAT5vea

#DelawareRiver

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.

https://t.co/rZy45yVGbe

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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:
https://t.co/IsasX9iDIR

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

Looking like a great day tomorrow to spend some 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:
https://t.co/b8ZBUwgt7G

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.

https://t.co/6mAU7jY4kG

#dams #rivers #manmade #freshwater

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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!

https://t.co/AA6ezsS270

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.

https://t.co/7fQP45LKnn

#aI #datacenter #datawarehouse #environment #energy #schuylkillriver

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.

https://t.co/0iN2jLSnZg

#horseshoecrabs

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.

https://t.co/XZcYM2y9We

#datacenter #ai #datawarehouse #millville #newjersey #energy

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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:
https://t.co/X1jB3q1Ztc

#NYGreenAmendment #CleanAir #CleanWater #Climate

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.
https://t.co/jXIslmcwIP

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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!
https://t.co/S2VMrWOgZI

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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!
https://t.co/X1juBlIr9K

#advocacy #watershed #environment

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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:
https://t.co/ited5soC8q

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

After a brief hiatus, our #Riverwatch is back this Friday in a new format!
This 1st episode will take a deep dive into our storied history with the critically endangered Atlantic Sturgeon of the Delaware River. Catch it tomorrow at noon!
https://t.co/CngcXwQ22G

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

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.

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

Press Release: Delaware Riverkeeper Network Statement on EPA rollback of PFAS safe drinking water regulations

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Read the full press release here:
https://t.co/gkvAkX5kmw

#PFAS #DrinkingWater #EPA #foreverchemcials #Darkwaters #environment #waterquality

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

Are we fertilizing our fields with toxic chemicals?
We're hosting a webinar on May 27th, 7:00pm covering biosolids application on farm fields in Pennsylvania. Join us.

Register here:
https://t.co/jXIslmcwIP

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

Hundreds of people attended the virtual town hall on Wednesday and the concerns were many. The lack of transparency and information, tax breaks, local ordinances and zoning laws, affordability, quality of life, and water and energy were major concerns.

https://t.co/q88hcqoaVR

[Delaware Riverkeeper Network @DelRiverkeeper]

Comment on Camp FIMFO's SPDES permit application to NYSDEC by June 5th!

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO TELL DEC THAT CONSIDERATION OF THIS APPLICATION IS PREMATURE AND AN INAPPROPRIATE USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES.

More information and talking points here:
https://t.co/ited5soC8q