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 ...

crime-infested strip of land sandwiched between an abandoned rail line and the Passaic River was not ideal, but it was home to several dozen men and women. They built makeshift homes with the ...

A half-century has passed since workers at Diamond Shamrock were ordered to dump dioxin into the Passaic River in Newark, and then to march out at low tide and knock down the toxic mud piles with ...

Reflecting much of the North Jersey territory it crosses, the Passaic River flows out of the pristine, preserved wilderness of the Great Swamp in suburban Chatham Township, then winds north ...

The Passaic River crested at 9.7 feet and is now heading down, but Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh says not for long. Officials are urging families to remain vigilant as the city braces for more rainfall.

LINCOLN PARK, N.J. (CBS 2)-- The Passaic River's beauty is always on display but those who live along its banks are hoping the river's roar doesn't get too loud with rain heading this way.

The body of a man pulled from the Passaic River off the Kearny shoreline late last month has been identified as the good Samaritan who jumped into the river to save a friend's life. State Police ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...