Harry's Posts
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When It Rains It Pours — With Road Salt It Creates a Bad Brew
February 1, 2024
It's that time of year when we're all looking for ways to manage the snow that falls on our streets, walkways, and driveways. Road deicers are most often some forms of salt, which create an unsavory, salty situation in our streams.
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A New Year, a New Governor, a New Chance to Clean up the Chesapeake Bay
January 25, 2023
As one year ends and another begins, many of us have hope and optimism for the new year. In these early days of 2023, CBF is encouraged that momentum in 2022 can bring us closer to cleaner rivers and streams in Pennsylvania.
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Let Leaves Be: Hibernation Season Is Near!
November 3, 2022
Letting fallen leaves stay on the ground provides a plethora of benefits to water quality and wildlife, including winter cover for butterflies, bees, and other beneficial pollinators.
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A Cleaner, Greener Future for Pennsylvania Is Within Our Reach
May 10, 2022
State legislators have the chance to enact change by passing the Clean Streams Fund.
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Electrify Your Lawn Care to Help Save the Chesapeake Bay
May 6, 2022
Switching from gas-powered to electric lawn and garden equipment significantly reduces air pollution that contributes to smog—a major threat to human health—and the nitrogen pollution that harms waterways.
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Clean Water Bills Will Benefit Hunters, Anglers and Others Who Love the Outdoors
November 29, 2021
Legislation has been introduced in the PA House and Senate that could substantially improve our land and water resources.
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Salt for Snow and Ice: Effects on Waterways Not Very Nice
December 22, 2020
Just like too much salt in your diet can be bad for your health, too much salt on our roads and sidewalks can be bad for the health of our rivers and streams.
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Pennsylvania
November 23, 2020
The state is taking a stand against climate change and protecting human health, the environment, and the economy in the process.
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From Rooftops to Rivers: Solving Stormwater Woes With Local Solutions
May 4, 2020
You may not realize it, but the water we drink, shower and bathe with, as well as recreate in, was once stormwater.
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Caring Veteran Shares Healing Power of Water with Those Who Serve
August 2, 2019
Veterans and those who would like to honor them are invited to join us and Heroes on the Water for Veterans on the Susquehanna on Saturday, Aug. 24.
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Their View: State Needs to Step Up Support of Those Working Hard to Clean Up Rivers and Streams
July 9, 2019
CBF's PA Executive Director was featured as a Guest Columnist in Time Leaders, discussing PA's role in the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.
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What You Need to Know about Pennsylvania’s Clean Water Blueprint
May 10, 2019
Pennsylvania’s waters have been slowly improving, but the state is still falling far short of meeting its pollution reduction and local water quality goals.
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Runoff Fees Support Solutions to Local Pollution, Flooding
January 30, 2019
On behalf of the conservation community, I extend my sincerest apologies. Collectively we have failed you, the public, on communicating what science has shown us: that our stormwater infrastructure is failing and it's polluting the water we drink, fish and recreate in.
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Ten Million New Trees Can Stem the Tide of Rushing Waters
October 24, 2018
One of the most ambitious and challenging efforts to reduce the pollutant payload that flows into the Susquehanna, other Commonwealth waterways, and down to the Chesapeake Bay has taken root—the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership.
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Flood of 10 Million Trees Could Help Offset Impact of Future PA Deluges
September 20, 2018
Veteran newspaper photographer John Pavoncello has been eye-to-eye with all kinds of human drama.
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Pennsylvania's Ambitious Antidote for Polluted Streams: 10 Million Trees
May 16, 2018
Larry Herr's contribution is modest: 50 to 75 new young trees, a biological buffer for Silver Creek, which babbles through 76 rolling acres of his farm in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
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For Critters and Creeks, Salt is Bad Brew
January 29, 2018
Just like too much salt in your diet can be bad for your health, too much salt on our roads and sidewalks can be bad for the health of our rivers and streams.
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Invests in Clean Water Across PA
December 7, 2017
Investments from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and matching contributions offer key support for York County’s efforts to reduce polluted runoff and manage stormwater.
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Investing in Clean Water for Carlisle
November 22, 2017
When the former International Automotive Components factory site along Fairground Avenue in Carlisle is redeveloped into commercial and residential properties, a hotel, and a restaurant, the Carlisle Urban Stormwater Park will protect the vulnerable LeTort Spring Run from polluted runoff.
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National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Makes Important Investments in Clean Water for PA
November 14, 2017
In York County, the idea to create a stormwater authority is going from the feasibility stage to development of an actual business plan.
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Under the Microscope: Science the Source of Solutions
June 27, 2017
As a young boy, my curiosity about the woods, critters and water of the Back Mountain region of northern Luzerne County made for an exciting and formative time.
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What Chesapeake Bay Program Cuts Mean for Pennsylvania
March 29, 2017
It is labeled as the "Chesapeake Bay Program," but it means clean water for Pennsylvania. That's why we're alarmed by the proposed federal budget that would eliminate all funding for this critical program.
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Stand up for Clean Water
March 8, 2017
Now is the time for Pennsylvanians to stand up for clean water and let elected officials know they should make reducing pollution a higher priority.