Nathan Boon

Environmentalist, city dweller, water guy. Views are my own.

[Nathan Boon @nathadon]

I'm in!
Bring your big rubber ducky: ‘Floatopia’ this weekend on Camden waterfront https://t.co/u8daQkNCvd via @phillyinquirer

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Philadelphia deserves a healthy environment, neighborhoods that are clean and green, a climate-ready future. For the next Mayoral administration, this is a good place to start: https://t.co/X6xHdv208H

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PAR Recycle Works, projects like this are the future of the environmental movement https://t.co/kaKJlRxaBa https://t.co/uZzJiomSDn

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PAR Recycle Works - champions for environmental sustainability and social impact via @gridphilly https://t.co/rRZvTJqUym

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[The Philadelphia Citizen @thephilacitizen]

62 sites that use toxic chemicals are situated within one mile of the Delaware River, potentially threatening vulnerable communities. @nathadon outlines what we must do to help us meet “fishable” and “swimmable” water quality standards.
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Water's Edge: Delaware River Watershed's challenges and promises for NJ https://t.co/A3QeNuZ3pB via @NJSpotlightNews

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Congratulations Head of the Schuylkill Regatta for another outstanding event - honored to contribute an article on watershed protection for the program this year - and to have the chance to cruise down the course stroking the Unive…https://t.co/mI0klAoxzp https://t.co/y7JpLf6U1q

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As new federal and state dollars start to flow for clean water and conservation we must center equitable access to nature alongside the restoration of our post-industrial landscapes. With a new blog post I explore some of these the…https://t.co/fnVNnkJj3m https://t.co/QsSgY1nwHH

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Urban Waters: Discovering the Hidden Beauty of a Jersey River https://t.co/EHFt7AUIs3 via @YaleE360

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"Heaven on Earth" - beautiful photos by sarahkaufmanphoto - and the water quality? swimmable! https://t.co/yvLbpDisLx
discovered via @HiddenCityPhila

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Public pools are a big part of the story for a swimmable Philadelphia - I'm excited to share a new blog post exploring pathways to safe and legal swimming access for our local rivers and streams. https://t.co/QsSgY15Vj7

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Progress worth celebrating, worth building on, 50 years after US Clean Water Act set the bar for "fishable, swimmable" water quality nationwide https://t.co/Y3TIkeR8yW
@BartramsGarden @StroudCenter @SchuylkillCtr via @PhillyInquirer

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powerful words via @PennFuture
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"Our connection to water is mystical. It is visceral. It is very real. Yet most Philadelphians are disconnected from the experience of water because our water quality remains so poor. We can’t play on it and many of us don’t drink it. And PWD expects us to keep paying more for it

[Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson @CouncilwomanKGR]

Today I introduced legislation to
address our city's declining tree
canopy and promote environmental
justice by closing loopholes in the
zoning code and creating a new Philly
Tree Fund 🌳

Read more about it here ⬇️

https://t.co/yeLnSq6iMD

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@Maykuth on @PhillyH2O sewers ca 1989... this really what we want to go back to? @SenBobCasey #SaveRoeVWade

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@FloodHydrology Nicely done tracking this down, I've looked myself for the citation numerous times - such a simple but powerful sentiment!

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Thank you @CouncilwomanKGR for helping us celebrate the green stormwater infrastructure community's incredible achievements of this past year and congratulations to all the finalists and awardees! @sbnphila @WilliamPennFdn @WaterCenterPenn