Tuesday, 18 March 2014 15:45:00

Free screening of "Green City, Clean Waters" in Philadelphia this Thursday, followed by a panel discussion with TTF Watershed Partnership, Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners, and PowerCorps PHL. ...
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 11:30:00

InFill Philadelphia's Soak It Up! competition brought out some inspiring community designs. Our documentary captures the exciting process, which will be discussed further tonight at the Academy of the Natural Sciences! ...
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Thursday, 15 November 2012 13:30:00

Design professionals from around the nation are encouraged to enter Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! This is an interdisciplinary design competition promoting the creative, innovative use of green stormwater infrastructure in Philadelphia...
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Friday, 19 October 2012 16:15:00

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced their plan to provide up to $3 million to fund projects that advance green infrastructure efforts in Philadelphia....
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Tuesday, 25 September 2012 10:45:00

Last Friday, the Philadelphia Water Department showcased their work at their Soak It Up Cafe during Park(ing)Day. They demonstrated porous pavement, which was applied to Percy Street this year. Have you checked out our freshest video, "Percy Street Goes Green: Another Philadelphia First"?...
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Friday, 17 August 2012 11:00:00

U.S. EPA Awards $58,000 to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and its community partners to revitalize a Philadelphia-area watershed while creating a model green jobs training program....
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Monday, 30 July 2012 11:00:00

The Community Design Collaborative, in partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department and the US EPA Region 3, is hosting Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up!, an exhibition of best practices in Green Stormwater Infrastructure. ...
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Tuesday, 05 June 2012 09:30:00

June 5th Webinar at Noon, presented by the Pennsylvania Urban & Community Forestry Council. Featuring Vincent Cotrone, Extension Urban Forester, ISA Certified Arborist, Penn State Extension & the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management....
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012 12:15:00

At a recent meeting of self-described "stormwater geeks" facilitated by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Chesapeake Stormwater Network, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and Water Environment Research Foundation, discussions ranged far and wide. At the end of the day (two days, actually),they came back to the central theme: local implementation is what will get the job done......
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012 10:00:00

Yesterday saw another Philadelphia first, when U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, joined by U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz and city and federal officials, signed an agreement that represents a $2 billion investment in Philadelphia green infrastructure during an event at the Fairmount Water Works....
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