Like many of my neighbors, I was appalled to learn about the chemical spill in Goose Creek over the weekend. I’ve taken countless students to this creek to teach them how to measure streamflow, monitor water chemistry, and assess biological integrity. My family and I also live only a block from the stream. Goose Creek is not an abstract teaching tool or a line on a map, it’s part of my daily life and the heart of our local ecosystem. Thanks to intrepid local reporting and the

As President of the Goose Creek Alliance, I want to begin by thanking the rapid responders from West Chester Borough , West Goshen Township , PA Department of Environmental Protection , the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission , and the Chester County Hazardous Materials Response Team  for their quick and coordinated response to Saturday’s illicit discharge into Goose Creek . The reports of a “milky white” pollutant entering the creek—along with early signs of fish kills and