Costumed advocates float the argument for more river cleanup

Federal money should improve public access and fix sewers that pollute the Delaware River

August 30, 2022 | njspotlightnews.org

Is there a better way to urge more public investment for cleaning up an urban stretch of the Delaware River than to dress up as a heron and spend a Saturday afternoon drifting down the river with 75 of your closest friends?

NJ SEED: Dressing up in costumes – the sillier the better – and floating down a river in plastic flamingos is sure to attract media attention. It worked for Floatopia 2022, a worthy cause to promote greater efforts to clean up the lower Delaware River.