Tomorrow Is World Toilet Day
November 18, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Forgive the toilet talk, but 40% of the world’s population—2.6 billion people—do not have access to adequate sanitation.
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Our Heroes: Awards For Cobbs Creek Protectors
August 11, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
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.
Read More →You’re Invited: Stormwater House
June 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Thinking about making your home greener but don’t know where to start? Wondering about the incentives and barriers to environmentally friendly improvements such as green roofs and downspout planters (pictured above)?
Read More →Life Aquatic: Mayfly
June 27, 2011 | Public Affairs
When the Philadelphia Water Department’s aquatic biologists investigate Philadelphia’s streams and rivers to take stock of the number and variety of species inhabiting our waterways (they call this process a bioassessment), they pay special attention to mayflies.
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