Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Before the Clean Water Act of 1972, watersheds across the nation, including our own here in Philadelphia, were literal dumping grounds for industry, treatment plants and domestic households for generations. were unsanitary places before the Clean Water Act. Waterways across the U.S. Mike Servedio/ANS.
Academy of Natural Sciences
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
The character and culture of Philadelphia have always been linked to water. The rivers that gird the city are our gateway to the world, a source of drinking water, and, paradoxically, a site for waste disposal. The repulsive conditions of water in the Schuylkill and the Delaware were the stuff of legend by the mid-20th century.
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Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Useful Environmental Law Terms. Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment. Anything with this designation, of spilled in US waters, must be reported to the EPA.
Environmental Science
JULY 30, 2018
Facts about the environment differ depending where you get your information, but they are fascinating, and hopefully I got these right (US): 350 Billion gallons of water daily, 7% of all precipitation. 7% to homes of 258 Million people through 160,000 public water supplies, 40% to agriculture. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 2, 2022
In America, over half of our drinking water comes from nearby rivers and streams, with the average person using close to 100 gallons a day at home for drinking, bathing, washing the dishes and watering the plants. The Delaware River provides this needed water to over 15 million people. Reduce plastic waste.
Academy of Natural Sciences
AUGUST 29, 2022
From their respective disciplines, they’re converting industrial food waste into plastic, building electric vehicle batteries with domestic materials and helping vulnerable citizens adapt to extreme weather, to name a few. Schulman observed such a scenario at the Philadelphia Water Department in the late ’90s.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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