Water

How Bartram’s Mile is turning a vacant riverbank into accessible greenspace

Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC) expects a recreational pier along Bartram’s Mile to be open for use by summer 2022,…

5 years ago

Overbrook Environmental Education Center’s new project: from Brownfields to a ‘Green New Deal’

This Philly style “Green New Deal” underscores how much sustainability can inform tangible solutions to issues plaguing this community and…

5 years ago

Eco-Explainer: What is Porous Pavement?

Want to learn more about a no-brainer, effective method of addressing stormwater? Keep reading! Technology that mitigates the impacts of…

5 years ago

Meet: Philadelphia City Rowing (PCR), the local nonprofit teaching children about water & the sport of crew.

Kids can learn not only sport, but how to keep the waterways clean Even when people want to go outdoors,…

5 years ago

Green City, Clean Waters celebrates 10 years with continued education

Philadelphia Water's program to promote green stormwater infrastructure has been in progress for a decade. One Philadelphia program dedicated to…

5 years ago

Eco-Explainer: How storm drain markers connect our streets to our waterways

Simple plaques help raise awareness of how street litter can enter our rivers Litter on our streets doesn't just stay…

5 years ago

Mural Arts & Phila Water debut new mural in North Philly to encourage drinking tap water

Murals are strategically places to reach communities with tap water skepticm Tap water is healthy, sustainable, and affordable is the…

5 years ago

Win for our Waterways: PennEast Pipeline canceled

Pipeline was slated to go through natural resources in our Delaware Watershed Another one bites the dust and the watershed…

5 years ago

How to bring children into the sustainability conversation

Several organizations in Philadelphia make sustainability easy, even for children. Here's how to utilize these resources. On the surface, sustainability…

5 years ago

Delaware River Festival returns Sept 24th to October 3rd

Events will be both online and in-person to reach a wider audience this year. The Delaware River Festival is back…

5 years ago