Delaware Riverkeeper Network

A data center opened next door. Then came the high-pitched whine. Getting data centers to generate their own electricity may ease one obstacle to public acceptance of data centers. But it creates new hurdles.

Whining Data Centers:

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

The Quiet Way Trump Has Made Life Easier for Polluters It’s not just about environmental rollbacks: Trump and Lee Zeldin have presided over a striking decline in the EPA enforcing existing laws.

Trump's EPA is inspecting less, enforcing less than ever before. This means polluters are saving big bucks while the public is left to deal with the fallout.

newrepublic.com/article/2068...

#EPA #Pollution

We'll be hearing from these 3 about their ideas to transform a community hat has been dealing with flooding for decades, and how they plan on meeting the needs of the stakeholders involved.
Get tickets to see this Keynote at our 2026 Watershed Congress!

bit.ly/2026CONGRESS

Health of Nature Report is released, anyway despite being canceled by Trump

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/c...

#Nature #Climate #Environment

20260309 - PR Gibbstown LNG Filing.pdf

PRESS RELEASE:
Delaware Riverkeeper Network Files Motion for Summary Judgement
in opposition to the Gibbstown LNG Export Approval

drive.google.com/file/d/1AYmf...

Former staff show how Trump acted to upend EPA's mission and "make America sicker" Their new report details relaxed restrictions on dangerous chemicals in food, consumer products, water and air.

So much damage is being done:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Attend Pennsylvania Green Amendment Webinar – Delaware Riverkeeper Network Give   Take Action

Attend a webinar to get an in-depth perspective on what PA's Green Amendment entails and the responsibilities of state law makers and state government officials to uphold it. Please join us!
Wednesday, April 8th
Two time slots are available: 12pm, and 6pm.
delawareriverkeeper.org/attend-penns...

Stop Dredging Atlantic Sturgeon Spawning Habitat in the Delaware River – Delaware Riverkeeper Network Give   Take Action

Atlantic Sturgeon in the Delaware River are in danger of losing their spawning habitat if dredging in the Delaware river is permitted. Please send a message to the Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA to prevent dredging activity in their critical habitat:

delawareriverkeeper.org/stop-dredgin...

Information is Power: Community Advocacy Workshop Learn how to request development records so you can help hold government officials accountable.

In an in-person community advocacy workshop, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and The Center for Environmental Transformation will discuss how you can obtain relevant information about a project from the government using state laws.
Join us on March 18th:
givebutter.com/RightToKnow2...

20260305 - Joint PR - PADEP Denies 115 Keiper Warehouse NPDES.pdf

PRESS RELEASE:
An Environmental Win for Monroe County: Tunkhannock Creek Protected From Mega-Warehouse Pollution Runoff
Read it here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1-aWR...

Rally at the NJ State House to Make Polluters Pay! A majority of New Jersey legislators support the Polluters Pay Act and now it's time for legislative leaders to pass this crucial legislation! The Climate Superfund Act has a new name, and some new…

A new year and a new opportunity to hold polluters accountable. New Jersey's S2338/A3735 bill aims to make polluters pay for climate costs and give taxpayers a break.
Join the Empower New Jersey coalition on March 16 for a rally in Trenton to get this bill passed!
actionnetwork.org/events/rally...

Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species.

It's an alarming trend that the abundance of birds is declining precipitously. Even broad generalist 'common' birds like starlings or house sparrows are dwindling—which raises the questions how more vulnerable species are faring.

apnews.com/article/bird...

#birds #migratorybirds #endangeredspecies

Grassroots Resistance to Data Centers Rises in Pennsylvania - Inside Climate News As community protests grow, both Democratic and Republican officials are proposing more industry regulation.

Data Centers face widespread criticism in Pennsylvania as people turn out in droves to town halls and hearings to oppose proposed development in their townships.

insideclimatenews.org/news/0303202...

About 8,700 acres of public land in Ohio to be considered for fracking approval A total of 8,749 acres at the Salt Fork State Park and Egypt Valley Wildlife Area are being considered for fracking approval in late March or early April.

"More than 8,236 acres of Egypt Valley Wildlife Area’s 18,000 acres in Belmont County and an additional 513 acres of Salt Fork State Park may be approved for fracking at the next meeting of the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission."

www.wosu.org/politics-gov...

#fracking #gasdrilling #naturalgas

What's playing out here in the Delaware River with Atlantic Sturgeon is a pattern seen in other parts of the country. In Fort Lauderdale, a dredging proposal by the Army Corps could smother and choke off some of the last endangered Staghorn corals in the region.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Stop Dredging Atlantic Sturgeon Spawning Habitat in the Delaware River – Delaware Riverkeeper Network Give   Take Action

Please act now and send comment to the Army Corp and NOAA telling them reject any proposal to dredge that would take place during the Time-Of-Year Restriction for the Atlantic Sturgeon: bit.ly/SturgeonWaters This is a critical time for endangered Atlantic Sturgeon to spawn.

Trump loosens restrictions on toxic pollution, including mercury and lead, from coal plants The Trump administration on Friday loosened restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins mercury and lead. On Friday, it revoked portions of Biden-era standards th…

Mercury, lead, arsenic, back on the menu:

thehill.com/policy/energ...

#coal #pollution #EPA #airpollution #emissions #lead #arsenic #mercury

Information is Power: Community Advocacy Workshop Learn how to request development records so you can help hold government officials accountable.

Learn how to exercise your Right-to-Know laws and obtain government information to hold officials and agencies accountable. You can protect your communities by shedding light on projects happening around them. Attend our workshop: givebutter.com/RightToKnow2026

US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’ Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

"“They’re somewhat irreversible,” Hendrickson says. “If you give the land over to them, it destroys what that land could be for agriculture.”"

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

*Fingers crossed*
naturalgasintel.com/news/east-co...

#LNG #EddystoneLNG #PennAmericaLNG #ChesterLNG #DelawareRiver

2026 Watershed Congress – Delaware Riverkeeper Network Give   Take Action

Today is the last day for early bird pricing for the 2026 Watershed Congress!
Make sure you get your tickets here:
delawareriverkeeper.org/watershed-co...
March 28, 2026, Alvernia University, Reading, PA

A new tool is available that provides hourly air quality measurements to the city of Philadelphia. The Breathe Project adds 75 more air quality monitors to the city's 10 and gives information about air pollutants and historic data.

experience.arcgis.com/experience/3...

#airquality #airpollution

Legislation in the State House Seeks to Assist Pennsylvania Municipalities Regulate Data Centers. But Who Would it Actually Help? - Bucks County Beacon “No one has seen the ordinance this bill would end up producing,” warned Food & Water Watch’s Ginny Marcille-Kerslake.

PA HB2151 would make sweeping changes to the PA Municipal Planning Code and could impact communities' abilities to resist data centers.

buckscountybeacon.com/2026/02/legi...

Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement is largely opposed to glyphosate.

Trump's new executive order invokes the Defense Production Act to promote phosphorous and glyphosate production. Glyphosate is a toxic herbicide that has been the center of many lawsuits for its links to health problems.

www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/t...

#glyphosate #herbicide #weedkiller #bayer

Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why. State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to…

Companies come in, extract, and profit, while the people are left to deal with the long term consequences. Regulators were slow to act.

www.propublica.org/article/okla...

#fracking #gasdrilling #oildrilling #contamination #waterwells #fossilfuels #toxicchemicals

Make Polluters Pay 2026: Senate Environment Committee Vote It's a new legislative session, and the NJ Climate Superfund Act is back in the legislature! Join us Thursday, February 12 for the NJ Climate Superfund Act's first hearing of the new legislative…

This session, we're looking to rebuild support for our Climate Superfund Act, now called the "Polluters Pay to Make NJ More Affordable Act" (S2338/A3735). Join EmpowerNJ this Thurs, Feb 19 in Trenton to continue pushing this bill forward!

actionnetwork.org/events/febru...

Data Centers Are the Enemy We’ve All Been Waiting For The startling rapidity of the bottom-up revolt against Big Tech shows people will indeed get off the sofa for the right fight.

Backlash against data centers is big and growing all over the country.
newrepublic.com/article/2066...

#datacenter #data #bigtech #tech #bigdata #energy #electricity #costs #inflation #environment #warehouse #ai

Rock Salt Could Enter Philadelphia Drinking Water Supply As Snow Melts Across The Region "Salt in the waterways has been doubling about every 20 years," John Jackson, a senior scientist at Stroud Water Research Center.

Water tasting saltier? Our water treatment plants are not designed for large scale desalinization, which is itself a very energy intensive and expensive process. Saltwater from the sea, and road salt runoff into our tributaries are causes for concern.

patch.com/pennsylvania...

NO LNG in Delaware County! - CRCQL #2. HEALTH RISKS Besides the immediate dangers of fire and explosion, LNG plants pollute the air by emitting carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Studies have shown…

We're inviting you to a community information session on a 7 billion dollar LNG project proposed for Eddsytone on the Delaware River.
Sunday, February 22, 2pm
Joe Hughes Memorial Hall
1112 E 7th St, Eddystone, PA 19022

Co-hosted with CRCQL
More info:
NoLNGDelco.com

Shale and Public Health Conference 2026 – Delaware Riverkeeper Network Give   Take Action

This Thursday, February 19th in Pittsburgh—Shale Gas and Public Health Conference 2026. Come learn and connect with us and many other experts about the relationship between our public health and our understanding of shale gas extraction.
delawareriverkeeper.org/events/shale...