Philadelphia’s outdated sewer system is spilling 12.7 billion gallons of sewage into the Delaware River watershed every year, leaving local waters unsafe for months. Philadelphia’s waterways are truly ...

American shad have long been prized in the Delaware River Basin for their meat and roe. The native Lenape people hosted festivals celebrating the fish. In 1778, legend has it, George Washington’s ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! American shad were a major food source for early European settlers and Native ...

In the picturesque Garden State, landscapes aren't just beautiful when everything is in bloom. They're just as scenic in autumn, when burnt reds, yellows and oranges practically beg you to hit the ...

The Chicago River was once a heavily polluted mess, a source of deadly diseases like cholera and typhoid fever. The waterway was so dirty that engineers famously reversed its direction in 1900 so it ...

A new study by the Shedd Aquarium has found that the Chicago River system continues to recover from pollution, as evidenced by the fish species that have been spawning in the river system. A report on ...

A 30-year-old New Jersey man who drowned in Pennsylvania’s Delaware River during a family picnic has been identified. Fausto Berrezueta Morquecho, of Parsippany, was swimming with family in the ...

For centuries, dams have disrupted the natural flow of the Brandywine River and created barriers in migratory routes for fish, like the American shad, preventing them from swimming upriver to complete ...

Facing east on Spring Garden Street toward the Delaware River waterfront, people in Northern Liberties will spot a new 60-foot-tall sculpture that lights up at dusk and glows into the night. The ...

When it comes to fishing, few anglers exhibit the drive, determination and passion that Laura Yeates shows as she chases monster flathead catfish from March through early fall on the Delaware River.