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 Wetlands Protect Drinking Water and Prevent Flooding. Here’s How You Can Protect Them.
By Colleen McGuire
In Healthy, Resilient Rivers, River Restoration and Protection, River Science, Urgent Issues, Water conservation, Water law, Water policy
Posted April 17, 2025

Wetlands Protect Drinking Water and Prevent Flooding. Here’s How You Can Protect Them.

You have the opportunity to stand up for wetlands today by telling EPA just how beneficial and important wetlands are for our communities. The Clean Water Act (CWA) protects the “waters of the [...]

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 The Road to Clean Water: Putting Power into Advocates’ Hands
By Colleen McGuire
In Climate resilience, Community Events, Drinking Water, Healthy, Resilient Rivers, River Science, Strong Organizations & Leaders, Water law, Water policy
Posted December 10, 2024

The Road to Clean Water: Putting Power into Advocates’ Hands

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 Quite a Year for the Clean Water Act
By Colleen McGuire
In Urgent Issues, Water law, Water policy, Water Quality
Posted October 16, 2023

Quite a Year for the Clean Water Act

Every year, around the time of the Clean Water Act’s anniversary, we like to reflect on our nation’s most fundamental clean water law and showcase a few of the many ways water advocates have used [...]

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 Observation in the Basin – A Community Action Story
By Colleen McGuire
In Uncategorized
Posted November 21, 2022

Observation in the Basin – A Community Action Story

This guest blog was originally written by Dave Bell, a volunteer with Tookany/Tacony-Frankford partnership (TTF), and published on their website in December 2019. Dave updated the blog in [...]

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 A New Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual for a New Generation Clean Water Champions
By Colleen McGuire
In Healthy, Resilient Rivers, Water law, Water Quality
Posted October 4, 2022

A New Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual for a New Generation Clean Water Champions

Since 1999, The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual (Manual) has been on the shelves of thousands of water champions fighting to protect their waterways. It has been used by watershed leaders seeking [...]

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 49 Years of Clean Water Protections – Looking Toward the Future
By Colleen McGuire
In Water law, Water policy, Water Pollution, Water Quality
Posted October 14, 2021

49 Years of Clean Water Protections – Looking Toward the Future

The Clean Water Act is turning 49 and we have much to celebrate and much to look forward to in the year ahead. Let’s kick off the celebration by focusing on the wins of this past year and getting [...]

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 Putting Data to Action: Community Science, Partnership, and Advocacy for a Healthy Schuylkill River
By Colleen McGuire
In Education and Learning, River Restoration and Protection, Water policy, Water Pollution, Water Quality
Posted July 14, 2021

Putting Data to Action: Community Science, Partnership, and Advocacy for a Healthy Schuylkill River

This blog post was originally published by the Delaware River Watershed Initiative. Steps toward change happen with collective action. In late June, staff from Bartram’s Garden shared their [...]

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 The Clean Water Act in 2020: Celebrate the Successes Today
By Colleen McGuire
In Urgent Issues, Water law, Water policy, Water Quality
Posted October 14, 2020

The Clean Water Act in 2020: Celebrate the Successes Today

Par for the course in 2020, the Clean Water Act (the Act) has seen better days. As we mark its 48th anniversary on October 18, 2020, it is now more important than ever to keep fighting for our [...]

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 Onward! Keeping Up the Momentum in the Delaware River Basin
By Colleen McGuire
In Green Infrastructure, River and Water Organizations, River Restoration and Protection, River Science, Water policy, Water Pollution, Water Quality
Posted June 12, 2020

Onward! Keeping Up the Momentum in the Delaware River Basin

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