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Philly’s Latest Green Schoolyard Project Breaks Ground in Fishtown
February 22, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

On Tuesday, February 21, the Philadelphia Water Department joined a broad group of partners, including Fishtown residents, parents, teachers and students from the Adaire School community, City departments, the School District of Philadelphia, the William Penn Foundation and the nonprofit Trust for Public Land to break ground on Philadelphia’s latest green schoolyard project.

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PPD Project Would Protect and Serve… Philly’s Rivers
February 20, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

At the Philadelphia Water Department, we’re always looking for ways to team up with sister departments like Parks and Recreation, Streets, the Dept. of Public Property and non-profits to build new Green City, Clean Waters tools that manage stormwater on public property…

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Thank You, MLK Day of Service Volunteers, for Helping Philly Rivers
January 16, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

While MLK Day doesn’t have the same environmental focus as say, Earth Day, the fact is, a lot of the work being done in King’s honor during today’s Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service—an event being touted as the biggest MLK Day volunteer effort in the nation—will help Philly’s rivers and creeks…

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Tour Two Point Breeze Vacant Lots Targeted for Green Improvements
October 14, 2016  |  Brian Rademaekers

We kicked off October with a ribbon cutting at a formerly vacant lot at 55th and Hunter streets in West Philadelphia that is now a vibrant green space featuring a rain garden and hidden storage trench that manage stormwater and protect local waterways while adding a whole new asset to the neighborhood.

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Baxter’s Best: A Beer About Protecting Philly’s Water
July 13, 2016  |  Brian Rademaekers

In marking the five-year anniversary of Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program, we’ve been busy talking about the importance of protecting the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers—the source of drinking water for over 1.5 million people in Philadelphia alone.

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