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It’s not unexpected that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection would have a BMP or two at its regional headquarters—it’s kind of like seeing a garage next to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s house, or pink flamingos on John Waters’ lawn.
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It’s time to play Name That Public Space: The stretch of Market Street between 30th Street Station and the former Post Office building is about to be transformed from a parking lane into a 40-foot-wide sidewalk by Labor Day.
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Click here for more info on the fishing fest.
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Think you know what a water treatment plant looks like?
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Beginning next week, Manayunk’s Venice Island—a strip of land situated between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River—will undergo a $46 million makeover that includes the construction of an underground storage basin, a new performing arts center, a children’s play area and a new parking lot.
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The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities—otherwise known as MOTU—is now blogging; check out the blog here for the latest insight and information.
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Join us at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center tomorrow, August 17, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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That title quote from EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson—in reference to Philadelphia’s forward-thinking strategies in stormwater management, green infrastructure and sustainable development—appeared in an article this morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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WHYY and NewsWorks ran a piece earlier this week about PWD’s efforts to reduce stormwater and decrease flooding by implementing green technologies such as porous pavement.
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Yesterday, the 10 Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center interns who discovered and investigated a fish kill in Cobbs Creek (see our previous post) were presented with Watershed Hero Awards by the Philadelphia Water Department.
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