Delaware Riverkeeper Network

06/02/2026

Free kayaking opportunity on the Delaware River this Friday, June 5th!
Hop aboard our flotilla as we navigate the Delaware River in search of nonnative Hydrilla Verticillata which has been spreading in the river and disrupting the natural ecosystem. Volunteers will be taught how to identify and survey for Hydrilla.

Remaining dates available are June 5th, June 18th, and June 25th.

Gear provided. These opportunities are FREE and open to the public. No experience necessary.
Sign up ASAP!
bit.ly/DRNHydrilla

06/02/2026

All the more reason that everyone must be in this fight. Data centers represent not just an encroachment on our water and energy resources, or our way of life, the middle and working class, but they are also harbinger of what's to come in regards to privacy and our first amendment rights.

https://theintercept.com/2026/06/01/ai-data-center-protest-police-surveillance/

A law enforcement document obtained by The Intercept shows police scan social media looking for posts opposing AI data centers.

06/02/2026

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:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSH-3eqGA84&feature=youtu.b

Joined by , Save Plainfield Township and

Sewage sludge, processed into “biosolids”, has been applied on farm fields for decades in Pennsylvania. The application on land is considered a “beneficial u...

06/02/2026

Heavy industry has always had the habit of privatizing their profits and pushing their cost off onto the public. This is especially true of the fossil fuel industry in which we are expected to foot the bill for pollution cleanup and to shoulder the costs of climate change related repair.
But with a new bill, we can start holding these entities accountable for their actions.

Empower NJ is inviting you to join us at NJ legislative hearings on June 4th. 10:30am in Trenton to show your support for this bill. Sign up here:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-make-polluters-pay-in-trenton-for-assembly-senate-environment-hearings

There will be another hearing June 8th. TBD

There's just one month left before the NJ legislature goes on break, and the Polluters Pay Act is on the move! The bill has been scheduled for its first committee hearing on Thursday, June 4th, and all signs point to another committee hearing on Monday, June 8th. We need to keep up the heat on the l...

06/01/2026

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:
https://bit.ly/BerksTrainingAndHike

06/01/2026

The Delaware River supports millions and millions of people. Finding and stopping PFAS pollution is an absolute must. Because they do not break down, these chemicals bio accumulate, which will affect fish edibility.
You can view the DRBC report here:
https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/quality/PFAS_Year3NFWF_report.html

Article:
https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-science/new-study-finds-widespread-pfas-contamination-in-delaware-river-basin-including-fish-ti

The study, released late last week by the Delaware River Basin Commission, detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water, sediment, fish and blue crab tissue collected throughout the basin, including along the tidal Delaware River.

06/01/2026

The Trump administration wants to cut corners by giving a blanket approval in permitting process for natural gas pipelines.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/ferc-proposes-faster-permitting-for-gas-pipeline-projects/

Commissioners said new cost limits that keep pace with inflation would ensure streamlined federal approval of relatively routine natural gas infrastructure

06/01/2026

Last reminder!
Sign up for our advocacy workshop tomorrow at Berks Nature to learn about all the ways we can protect our watersheds!
bit.ly/AdvWorkshop62

05/30/2026

Heads up Berks! Possible AI data center coming to the former Titus Power plant site right along the Schuylkill River in Cumru Township. It's time we prepare and get ahead of this!
Article:
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/reading-area/artificial-intelligence-data-center-proposed-for-former-titus-power-plant-site/article_c5a438ce-bbd0-4430-a24e-29c72dcbb23b.html

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network is hosting an environmental workshop this coming June 2nd that can help prepare you and your community with tools on how to leverage local, state, and federal laws, to fight back.

Sign up for the free workshop June 2nd, located at Berks Nature in Reading.
bit.ly/AdvWorkshop62

The old Titus power plant in Cumru Township is where an AI data center is expected to be proposed, but no plans have been formally submitted yet.

05/30/2026

While the upside down is cracking down on PFAS, the United States is re-allowing PFAS in our drinking water.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/business/australia-lawsuit-3m-psas.html

The lawsuit, the largest ever filed by the Australian government, claims 3M hid information about the harmful effects of PFAS used at military bases.