Delaware Riverkeeper

In the decades long fight for a cleaner environment, we’ve been fighting a losing battle. The sad truth is, our laws are designed to accommodate pollution rather than prevent it. People feel powerless when it comes to preserving the quality...

Join United By Blue, the Philadelphia Water Department, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, and Delaware River Waterfront Corporation for a cleanup of the Delaware River! As anyone who has walked along the urban Delaware River knows, the waterfront is full...

This is a guest post from the TTF Watershed, Friends of the Wissahickon, and the Delaware River Keeper. Hey Mt. Airy, Fishtown, South Philly and Eastwick residents, what creek or stream flows through your Philadelphia neighborhood? Most likely it’s the...

We love getting to know local, green women that are making a difference like Julie Slavet, Katherine Gajewski & Sandy Bauers. Today we get to know another woman, defending our waters for the future generations. Maya K. van Rossum is Delaware Riverkeeper of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, an organization with over 14,000 members and active volunteers. Maya has worked for the DRN for almost 20 years and testifies before state and national governing bodies to protect the river from threats including fracking, degradation, dumping, pollution and detrimental construction. Some of her accomplishments include: Find out more about Maya, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and more, after the jump!