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Nathan Boon

@nathadon

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

 Philadelphia, PA
Joined October 2011
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I'm in! Bring your big rubber ducky: ‘Floatopia’ this weekend on Camden waterfront inquirer.com/life/outdoors/f… via @phillyinquirer

Bring your big rubber ducky: ‘Floatopia’ this weekend on Camden waterfront

Floatopia is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 15 at Pyne Point Park in Camden with live music and free food.

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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: lnkd.in/e4ApX9Ju

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PAR Recycle Works, projects like this are the future of the environmental movement lnkd.in/eaJ2XS8v lnkd.in/eeRq7kRt

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PAR Recycle Works - champions for environmental sustainability and social impact via @gridphilly vimeo.com/824272891?ref=tw-s…
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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. ow.ly/m6JM50OfSBm

Guest Commentary: How to Keep Philly's Drinking Water Safe

Last month’s spill in a Delaware River tributary that feeds into Philadelphia's water supply was a close call. How can we keep our water safe?

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Water's Edge: Delaware River Watershed's challenges and promises for NJ njspotlightnews.org/2023/03/… via @NJSpotlightNews

Water’s Edge: Roundtable discussion Delaware River Watershed | NJ Spotlight News

Roundtable on “Water’s Edge: Trials and Tributaries of the Delaware River Watershed,” NJ Spotlight News' multimedia online project.

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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…lnkd.in/eWynadiQ lnkd.in/eehH7vAK
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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…lnkd.in/eVN2WhCx lnkd.in/gzw8ZVbZ
As new federal and state dollars start to flow for clean water and conservation we must center...

As new federal and state dollars start to flow for clean water and conservation we must center...

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...

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Urban Waters: Discovering the Hidden Beauty of a Jersey River e360.yale.edu/features/coope… via @YaleE360

Urban Waters: Discovering the Hidden Beauty of a Jersey River

Flowing through hard-pressed Camden, New Jersey’s Cooper River was long abused and ignored by area residents. Now, following the example of other urban restoration efforts, a campaign is underway to...

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"Heaven on Earth" - beautiful photos by sarahkaufmanphoto - and the water quality? swimmable! williampennfoundation.org/wh… 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. lnkd.in/gzw8ZVbZ

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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 inquirer.com/news/schuylkill… @BartramsGarden @StroudCenter @SchuylkillCtr via @PhillyInquirer
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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
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powerful words via @PennFuture inquirer.com/opinion/philade…

Philly water problems won’t be solved by continuing to raise rates

The Philadelphia Water Department has access to $1.4 billion to fix water infrastructure. Why is it dawdling?

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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://xitter.cf/t.co/yeLnSq6iMD
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Replying to @Maykuth
@Maykuth on @PhillyH2O sewers ca 1989... this really what we want to go back to? @SenBobCasey #SaveRoeVWade
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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
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Justice40 calls for more equitable investment on the part of the Federal Government - see how private sector thought leaders like Greenprint Partners are also picking up on this challenge in the clean water and green infrastructure space. Event next Tuesd…lnkd.in/gWwvG8ab

Justice40 calls for more equitable investment on the part of the Federal Government - see how...

Justice40 calls for more equitable investment on the part of the Federal Government - see how private sector thought leaders like Greenprint Partners are also picking up on this challenge in the...

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Great presentation slated with @USFWSNortheast @NFWFnews and @DelRivCoalition for next week's Philadelphia AWRA meeting. Register here: awra-pmas.memberlodge.org/ev…
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