In separate but coordinated announcements Thursday, two Pennsylvania agencies presented seven grants totaling more than $1.23 million to local park, land, and watershed improvement projects.
Perkiomen Township Fire Company volunteers were among those responding Friday to a large spill of home heating oil that occurred around 8 a.m. near Montgomery County’s Central Perkiomen Valley Park in Schwenksville.
Public health officials are concerned about mosquito samples in West Pottsgrove that indicate a potential for West Nile Virus. They have scheduled mosquito adulticide spraying there for Wednesday from 8-10 p.m.
Trees Inc., the Pottstown agency that raised money for, planted, and maintains thousands of trees in the borough, won one of 15 awards presented Tuesday by Gov. Tom Wolf for "environmental excellence."
Pennsylvania conservationists and PennDOT are helping to launch clean-up campaigns this month to keep trash out of waterways. So far, 2021 has been a banner year for hauling junk out of local watersheds.
Boil-water advisories for Pottstown and North Coventry water customers were lifted Saturday, after two days of tests reviewed by state regulators confirmed it was not contaminated and safe to use.
It's illegal to drain a swimming pool to a storm sewer, because it can adversely affect a stream with chlorine or other chemicals. Pennsylvania officials have offered some pool-draining suggestions.
It's illegal to drain a swimming pool to a storm sewer, because it can adversely affect a stream with chlorine or other chemicals. Pennsylvania officials have offered some pool-draining suggestions.
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