Combined sewer overflows designed to collect both stormwater and sewage lead into the Passaic River in Newark. (Photo by Thomas Franklin) Tanisha Garner, a resident of Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to embark on a years-long clean-up project of the northern 8.3 miles of the Passaic River, widely considered one of the most polluted bodies of water in ...

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 ...

A search was under way Monday for a worker who was swept away in the Passaic River in New Jersey. Jun 15, 2015 Body Found In Passaic River ID'd As Missing WSJ Reporter David Bird The Morris County ...

LODI, New Jersey (WABC) -- A New Jersey community is on edge again after heavy rainfall bloated the Passaic River Monday. This comes after steady rain drenched the Tri-State over the weekend. Both the ...

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- There was a dramatic rescue Thursday afternoon in Elmwood Park after a mother and her toddler ended up in the freezing waters of the Passaic River. It's a story of ...

A new series will explore New Jersey's Passaic River. The river was the springboard for the country's early efforts to manufacture goods and become economically independent from Europe. As a result, ...

Two bodies have been recovered from the Passaic River, authorities confirmed Thursday. The first body was pulled from the river on Wednesday in Kearny, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora told NJ Advance Media.

The Passaic River is listed as the fourth-most-endangered river in the country. The top three are the Mississippi, the Tijuana, and the rivers of Appalachia. The Passaic River has been named one of ...