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All posts tagged: Stormwater

Get Off Your Lawn

October 3, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

Delaware Riverkeeper Maya Van Rossum has One Great Idea for Philadelphia: Plant native shrubs and trees where possible on your lawn to absorb and filter stormwater runoff that can erode and damage creeks and streams. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer:

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Soak It Up Cafe: Now Accepting Reservations

September 18, 2012  |  Paul Fugazzotto

Join the Philadelphia Water Department at the Soak it Up Café for this year’s Park(ing) Day on Friday, September 21st from 9:30-5:00. Park(ing) Day is an annual, international event where metered parking spaces are converted into temporary public parks for the day.

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More from RIO+20!

July 5, 2012  |  Paul Fugazzotto

The spotlight is shining on Philadelphia at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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New Video: Philadelphia’s First Porous Street

June 22, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

Pass by the 800 block of tiny Percy Street near the Italian Market in South Philadelphia and you may not even notice that you’re in the presence of Philadelphia’s first street to be retrofitted with porous paving.

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