Waste Not: Philadelphia Turns Sewage Into Energy
April 17, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The big news around here is, as Forbes Magazine so elegantly put it, Hot Poop. More specifically, what hot poop can do for energy costs.
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Follow the Leader: Media Coverage of EPA Partnership
April 12, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Yesterday’s signing of an agreement between the EPA and the city of Philadelphia to collaborate as partners on the implementation of the Green City, Clean Waters plan drew plenty of media attention. A few selections below:
Read More →The Green Team: EPA and Philadelphia Sign Innovative Stormwater Agreement
April 11, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Call it a collaboration of infiltration—the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Philadelphia agreed yesterday to become partners in a 25-year plan to use green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff.
Read More →East Falls: You’ve Got Stormwater Bumpouts
April 4, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Pop Quiz! A Stormwater Bumpout is:
Read More →Thursday: Urban Watersheds Panel
April 3, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
You’re invited: On Thursday, April 5 from 2:00-4:00 p.m., the University of Pennsylvania will be hosting a panel discussion on Urban Watersheds in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
Read More →North Philly Celebrates Green Infrastructure
| Matthew Fritch
Mayor Nutter swung by last week’s Soak It Up! event in North Philly to commemorate the installation of stormwater tree trenches near 7th and Cumberland streets.
Read More →News Stream: Iodine-131 Levels Tied To Thyroid Patients
March 30, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The Philadelphia Inquirer offered coverage of Wednesday night’s panel discussion on iodine-131 at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.
Read More →You’re Invited: Iodine-131 Panel Discussion
March 27, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Iodine-131 is a radioactive form of iodine widely used in the medical field for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease. Trace amounts are present in waterways around the world as well as in our rivers; however, the drinking water levels pose no risk to public health, and here in Philadelphia the average levels are well below EPA limits.
Read More →News Stream: Mt. Airy Rain Barrels
March 23, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The Philadelphia Water Department and the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District are rolling out the rain barrels along Germantown Avenue this spring.
Read More →It’s Not Thursday. It’s World Water Day.
March 22, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
Today is World Water Day! Now what are we going to do? Here are a few ideas:
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