Water

Tap water is safe for consumption according to the EPA amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The center’s LandLab program gives artists a chance to spotlight ecological stewardship through their creations. Metal chains, plastic straws and white foam are now part of the Schuylkill Center, the man-made materials shaped into aesthetically-pleasing installations that address solutions to...

Motor oil sticks to everything – even water! When poured down a gutter or a drain, oil can find its way to oceans, lakes, and rivers. It contains metal particles and other toxic substances, meaning it’s hazardous for plants and...

Americans throw away 70 gallons of paint every year, according to the U.S. EPA, and that wasted paint could be recycled into new products. By using one gallon of recycled paint, instead of buying a new one, 100 kilowatt-hours of...

The Delaware River Basin Commission is seeking members for its newest advisory committee. The Advisory Committee on Climate Change (ACCC), the DRBC’s seventh advisory committee, was established in December to help identify and prioritize threats to the Delaware Watershed due...

Agriculture makes up roughly 25 percent of the Delaware Watershed’s land cover. You may not be a farmer, but you can still influence how local agriculture impacts our local drinking water, according to a Pennsylvania nonprofit. The Rodale Insititute in...

You’ve heard the phrase. Here’s an explainer for what it means. A source of drinking water for upwards of 13 million people, the Delaware Watershed is imperative to Americans as far north as New York’s Schoharie County to the southern...

Yes, there are contaminants in Philly’s drinking water. There was a collective gasp around Philadelphia last month when a new Environmental Working Group report said “forever chemicals” were detected in a Philadelphia tap water sample. Of the 44 samples the...

We asked and you answered. Over the past week, Green Philly readers told us what they know – and what they want to know – about the Delaware Watershed. Here’s what we found out: Nearly 17% said they have “no...