Workgroup: Watershed Land Protection
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America the Beautiful: What Advocates are Saying
Link: https://www.americanprogress.org/series/america-the-beautiful-what-advocates-are-saying/?utm_campaign=water%20hub%20newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=264662625&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JezirQ64xLmd0ri-nAkcb4pCZzhWyqeSj2jY0dfQQ47VKejvq11ROVReesPIiA931ya0xRDMrRKoF-R Workgroup: Watershed Land Protection
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Chester County Planning Commission announces the opening of Round 2 of the Vision Partnership Program (VPP) for 2023
Link: https://www.chescoplanning.org/MuniCorner/Vpp-Cash.cfm Workgroup: Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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PECO Awards 23 Area Municipalities and Nonprofits with a Total of $150,000 in PECO Green Region Open Space Program Grants
Link: https://natlands.org/news/peco-awards-23-area-municipalities-and-nonprofits-with-a-total-of-150000-in-peco-green-region-open-space-program-grants/?bblinkid=270430324&bbemailid=48213056&bbejrid=-1567659984 Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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Chester County Hosts Successful Open Space Training for Municipalities
Link: https://www.chescoplanning.org/news/2023/0618-OpenSpaceEvent.cfm Workgroup: Watershed Land Protection
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Trust for Public Land Publishes Resources on Parks and Open Space Funding in Pennsylvania
Link: https://weconservepa.org/blog/trust-for-public-land-publishes-resources-on-parks-and-open-space-funding-in-pennsylvania/ Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Watershed Land Protection
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Now On Demand: 2023 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River Now Available
Link: http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2023/06/now-on-demand-2023-watershed-congress.html Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Engagement & Stewardship, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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Trout Unlimited: The U.S. Supreme Court is weakening protections for watersheds. We’re restoring them.
Link: https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/clean-water-act/supreme-court-weakens-watersheds-protections-were-restoring/?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=none&_zs=qCrHd&_zl=9Abc3 Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Watershed Land Protection
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PFAS levels in ground and air could be higher than expected, research suggests
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/26/pfas-ground-air-pollution-study?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1 Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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$490,000 EPA grant will pay for Pollock Park environmental cleanup in Pottstown
Link: https://www.pottsmerc.com/2023/05/26/490000-epa-grant-will-pay-for-pollock-park-environmental-cleanup-in-pottstown/?utm_email=849A24E8F4A53422A4A5344CA3&g2i_eui=fraL7OADfGlK3FrvmAUZvA%3d%3d&g2i_source=newsletter&lctg=%c2%a0849A24E8F4A53422A4A5344CA3&activ Workgroup: Engagement & Stewardship, Recreation, Watershed Land Protection
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A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news if you care about clean water
Link: https://www.vox.com/2023/5/25/23737426/supreme-court-clean-water-act-epa-pollution-wetlands-sackett-alito Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
Cover photo credit: Ed Bacon