PFAS Levels Well Below EPA Guideline in Phila. Waters: A thorough study of PFAS in the city’s waterways is out.
October 30, 2020
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Watershed Protection Program Engineer Matthew Fritch
A nearly year-long Philadelphia Water Department study of PFAS in the city’s rivers and streams is out now.
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‘Drink More Tap’ Mural Making Waves at Cruz Rec: The water-themed murals are making local + national headlines.
October 6, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
Cultivating informative and creative outreach, Drink More Tap—our ongoing project—bridges art with education, spreading awareness about the benefits of drinking Philly tap: it’s healthy, sustainable, and affordable.
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Murals Promote Tap Where More Skeptics Live: PWD/Mural Arts projects started in 2019 get people talking about facts.
May 8, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
We partnered with Mural Arts Philadelphia to create works of public art with a simple theme: Drink more tap.
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2019 In Review: Tap Gets Its Cool Back: Tap regained sustainable appeal, while local efforts sought to build trust and bust myths.
January 2, 2020
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Brian Rademaekers
Tap water chic flooded the zeitgeist amid global outcry over an ever-growing tide of plastic litter filling our parks, streets, rivers, and oceans. Locally, we took on skeptics in city where 40 percent say they drink bottled water at home.
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Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Pre-Flush Philly: World Toilet Day and our messy journey to sanitation
November 22, 2019
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Public Affairs
Historian Adam Levine helps us flush out some interesting insights about the relationship between toilets and our evolution toward a metropolis that once topped 2 million poop-making people.
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Philly Water Bar Is Quenching Thirst for Facts About Tap: Tap skeptics are getting refreshed on the truth about local water
July 31, 2019
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Public Affairs
More than just free water, Philly Water Bar is helping people rediscover the extremely sustainable, healthy and affordable drink that’s on tap right in their homes. And we’ve already tipped our tap water cups with thousands of residents.
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Use salt and other ice-melts the right way!: Protect your furry friends and Philly waterways
November 15, 2018
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Brian Rademaekers
All deicers can be harmful to our water supply, the environment, and even pets when overused. So, what to do?
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