Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship
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Philadelphia’s oil refinery is dead, but the fight for accountability continues
Link: https://grist.org/justice/philadelphias-oil-refinery-is-dead-but-the-fight-for-accountability-continues/ Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source
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Revealed: millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade
Our research shows that between 2010 and 2018, the number of poor Philadelphians living in neighbourhoods where water is unaffordable doubled to 54%. A Philadelphia tiered assistance program called TAP helps to make bills affordbale for people, some of which have thousands of dollars worth of intergenerational water debt, based on their ability to pay,…
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Stroud Water Research Center Partners with NOAA and NAAEE to Offer Watershed STEM Education Grants
Link: https://stroudcenter.org/press/diving-into-eeblue-watershed-stem-education-grants/ Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship
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Op-Ed: Tackling climate change by investing in our watershed
Link: https://www.goerie.com/opinion/20200622/op-ed-tackling-climate-change-by-investing-in-our-watershed Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Recreation, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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Legislation would reauthorize National Heritage Areas
Pennsylvania’s NHAs include Delaware and Lehigh, Schuylkill River Valley, Lackawanna Valley, Oil Region, and Rivers of Steel. Under the bill, funding caps would be removed and Congress would continue funding the NHAs for 15 years. Link: https://pennbizreport.com/news/16798-legislation-would-reauthorize-national-heritage-areas/ Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation
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Philly proposes $43 million Schuylkill trail extension to include bridge with scenic overlook
Link: https://www.inquirer.com/science/climate/philadelphia-schuylkill-trail-bridge-bartrams-garden-20200622.html?__vfz=medium%253Dsharebar Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation
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U.S. Senate Passes Land & Water Conservation Fund Bill With Strong Support From Sportsmen
Link: http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2020/06/trout-unlimited-us-senate-passes-land.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PaEnvironmentDaily+%28PA+Environment+Daily+Blog%29 Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Stormwater
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Senate Passes Great American Outdoors Act
Now, for the first time, the Land and Water Conservation Fund is on a fast track to be guaranteed full funding and protected from annual funding raids. Link: https://www.bayjournal.com/news/growth_conservation/senate-passes-great-american-outdoors-act/article_c2ae522a-b0c0-11ea-93cf-d3da4c5d170d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR21nl1slZu_x-g-9I4UdTHhndgaxggolDRqeYBD Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Watershed Land Protection
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Penn State Extension: Water Webinar Wednesday Series to Discuss Solutions to Drinking Water Problems
Starting June 24 through August 12 on Wednesdays at 1:00 PM, the Water Webinar Wednesday series will examine many common water problems and solutions Pennsylvania private water supply owners face. Link: https://extension.psu.edu/water-webinar-wednesday-series-to-discuss-solutions-to-drinking-water-problems?j=542255&sfmc_sub=56968333&l=159_HTML&u=10998108&mid=7234940&jb=19&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_campaign=WAQQ-2020-JUNE-19-GN-EM-Wat Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source
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Keep PA Beautiful Receives Cigarette Litter Prevention Grant From Keep America Beautiful For Work In State Parks
Link: http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2020/06/keep-pa-beautiful-receives-cigarette.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PaEnvironmentDaily+%28PA+Environment+Daily+Blog%29 Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship
Cover photo credit: Ed Bacon