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20th Schuylkill sojourn to feature paddlers from 11 states
May 24, 2018

Dozens of paddlers are preparing for a week-long journey from Schuylkill County to Philadelphia in what will be the 20th year of the Schuylkill River Sojourn.

Berks teams with Reading Public Works to prevent storm drain pollution
May 24, 2018

Penn State Berks students teamed up with the City of Reading Public Works Department to implement projects that will inform residents about the harmful effects of dumping chemicals and litter into the storm drains leading into the Schuylkill River.

Schuylkill Center in Roxborough offers natural escape within the city
May 23, 2018
Meeting to review draft of Wissahickon Gateway Plan
May 23, 2018

The final public meeting on the proposed Wissahickon Gateway Plan will be held Wednesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Downs Hall auditorium at Jefferson University, 3243 W. Schoolhouse Lane, East Falls.

Comments Sought on Revised Long-Range Plan for the Delaware Estuary
May 18, 2018
Volunteers pitch in at pollinator garden along Schuylkill River Trail
May 6, 2018

More than 20 volunteers assisted in planting colorful flowers and shrubs Saturday in a pollinator garden along the Schuylkill River Trail in Pottstown.

City will use mussels as natural water-treatment plants
May 5, 2018

In a first for the nation, Philadelphia officials have launched the first city-owned mussel hatchery as part of an effort to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin.

Earth Week Pollution Prevention “Mixer” in King of Prussia
May 4, 2018

Montgomery County Conservation District and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s “Schuylkill Action Network” partnered with Simon Property Group to host an Earth Week Pollution Prevention “Mixer” event for the King of Prussia Restaurant, Food Service and Hospitality Community. The event was held at King of Prussia Mall on April 24 th and was attended by 50 individuals. Attendees included (but were not limited to) several hotel, restaurant facility and business managers from the King of Prussia area

DEP Levies Additional $355,000 Penalty Against Sunoco for Mariner East 2 Violations
May 3, 2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has levied a $355,622 penalty against Sunoco Pipeline LP (Sunoco) for violations of the Clean Streams Law that occurred during the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline between May 3, 2017 and February 27, 2018. 
 

City will use mussels as natural water-treatment plants
May 3, 2018

In a first for the nation, Philadelphia officials have launched the first city-owned mussel hatchery as part of an effort to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin.

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