The Schuylkill has become much cleaner, but sewage spills still plague it

Kianna Bingham of Councimember Jamie Gauthier's office (front); Nathan Boon, of the William Penn Foundation (left front); Dave Corddry at the helm; Philadelphia Councilmember Mark Squilla (rear left); and, Nick Pagon of Riverways Collaborative (rear, right) on boat tour of the Schuylkill.

Kianna Bingham sat in the boat as it scraped along the river under the South Street Bridge. To her left, the Schuylkill Banks boardwalk stretched out, and the towering skyscrapers of University City and Center City seemed to hover behind it. This is the first time I’ve seen the river like this, said Bingham, a … Read more