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July WREN Feature - Sustainable Water Systems: Step One - Redefining the Nation's Infrastructure Challenge
A Report of the Aspen Institute's Dialogue on Sustainable Water Infrastructure in the US
Recommendation 1: " the...community must redefine "water infrastructure" as one
that integrates built infrastructure components with the protection and restoration of its
supporting natural watershed infrastructure ...."
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WREN has Opportunity Grants available, small grants to community groups to carry out local watershed education projects. Projects must be completed by September 30. Maximum funding per project is $300.
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Marcellus Shale and Water Policy Issues - July 23 Webinar
sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension
presented by
Charles Abdalla, Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Penn State University. More info at: http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/Events.htm
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Chesapeake Bay and Public Health
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has released a report, "Bad Water 2009: The Impact on Human Health in the Chesapeake Bay Region," linking water pollution and public health in the Chesapeake Bay Region. According to CBF President, Will Baker, "these findings represent a further indictment of government agencies charged
with enforcing clean water laws."
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See the Best Television PSA's
Check out the People's Choice Awards, selected at the 5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach. |
