The Lower Passaic River has a history of pollution that stretches back into the 1950s. According to the National Oceanic and ...

The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission recently approved a $232 million contract to build a controversial new power plant in ...

One week after classes ended at Stevens Institute of Technology, the Passaic River ran red through Paterson, NJ. The peculiar sight was part of a dye study by Environmental Engineering students and ...

1 Killed, 2 Injured After Explosion On Boat In Hudson River Off Manhattan's West Side A man was killed and two others injured after an explosion on board a sewage transport boat docked in the Hudson ...

PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Armed with just a kayak and determination, Matt Dolitsky paddled two feet above the filthy, debris-choked Passaic River in a bold outdoor excursion this week. Navigating the ...

The Passaic River has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2025, with a national conservation group citing toxic industrial pollution along the river’s lower stretch as a long ...

The EPA has decided to expedite the design work for cleanup of the upper 9 miles of the Passaic River to the Dundee Dam so the actual cleanup can be conducted simultaneously with work on the lower ...

Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Northern New Jersey Media Collaborative Project “Stormwater Matters,” a project focusing on stormwater management solutions in the state.

NJ Spotlight News OxyChem's legal battle to clean up the Passaic River Clip: 4/9/2024 | 1m 12s OxyChem is trying to share the cleanup cost with dozens of other companies Occidental Chemical Corp ...

The Passaic River pollution source is most often caused by urban runoff that introduces pollutants to the water body. Urban runoff has been the second most frequent source of pollution in the United ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Communities along the Passaic River remained under a flood warning on Wednesday as rescue crews came to the aid of people trapped in their homes following Monday's ...

Any amount these parties don’t pay for their own pollution of the river will fall onto a handful of companies and New Jersey communities and entities, like the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and ...