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A Plan For The Future Of The Ohio River
The Ohio River Basin Alliance has released a strategy to restore and safeguard the Ohio River Basin to make it clean, healthy, and productive. The goal is to unify communities along with state and federal partners to implement a regional strategy similar to what has been done to protect other great American environmental assets including Chesapeake Bay, Florida Everglades, Great Lakes, and Puget Sound.
The plan is the culmination of a decade’s worth of regional summits on the needs of the Ohio River Basin. But it’s really the beginning of a substantial collaboration necessary to complete the project, Stone said.
The plan outlines six goals, each of which is headed by a working group tasked with enacting it. To learn more about how the Ohio River Basin Alliance is working to combat the effects of climate change, click here.
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Allegheny County's proposed coke oven rules are a hot topic
U.S. Steel is challenging proposed rules that would further limit emissions from Allegheny County’s biggest source of hydrogen sulfide pollution, the Clairton coke works.
The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker contends the coke oven rule revisions proposed by the Allegheny County Health Department are more stringent than existing regulations for controlling emissions of sulfur compounds, and says the department has failed to justify the changes, either in terms of technical feasibility or environmental benefits, as required in a 2019 agreement that settled numerous environmental violations at the coke works.
In documents submitted at the health department’s Regulations Subcommittee meeting Sept. 22 and the Air Advisory Committee meeting Oct. 5, the company also stated the proposed regulatory changes don’t clarify monitoring and record-keeping ambiguities or include standardized procedures for inspection of coke oven doors.
The Air Advisory Committee, in a 5-4 vote, sent the proposed rules to the county Board of Health, which could vote at its Nov. 4 meeting to approve them for a 30-day public comment period.
Click here to view the full story!
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Historic roundhouse at Hazelwood Green being transformed into a technology center
A 133-year-old railroad roundhouse in Hazelwood is on its way to becoming the Pittsburgh location of a global entrepreneurship platform for economic development.
Leaders of the regional foundations that are working to redevelop the area, known as Hazelwood Green, toured the roundhouse Monday and heard from its designer that the project is on track for completion by spring.
The area on the Monongahela River was once a sprawling steelmaking complex.
“The first ribbon cutting at this site took place 133 years ago … oddly enough at the time of another recession in our nation’s history,” said Sam Reiman, director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
The roundhouse opened to service trains that were used to move steel and steelmaking materials made in Pittsburgh to the rest of the world, Reiman said.
Then, the steel industry was the new economy of the Gilded Age that was financed in part by Thomas Mellon, whose grandson started the foundation that’s now playing a big part in the redevelopment of the site, Reiman said.
Click here to read more!
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Virtual Event: The History and Value of Integrated Regional Water Planning
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's Water Resource Center is hosting a virtual event on November 18 at 12:00 PM. This event will be presented by Brown and Caldwell where they will discuss the history and value of integrated regional water planning. Brown and Caldwell will touch on topics related to flooding, pollution reduction plans, surface water quality, droughts, etc. This event is only an hour-long making it perfect for your lunch break. Make sure to register for the event by clicking here.
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Virtual Environmental Film Series Featuring "Run Wild Run Free: 50 Years of Wild and Scenic Rivers"
Phipps Conservancy and Botanical Gardens are hosting a monthly environmental film screening and discussion series. For the month of November, they will be screening "Run Wild Run Free: 50 Years of Wild and Scenic Rivers". This screening will take place on Friday, November 20th. Click the link here to read more about this screening and make sure to RSVP on their website!
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3RQ Virtual Roundtable Series
This series, hosted by Three Rivers QUEST, will consist of monthly online meetings where organizations are given a platform to speak about their current projects. During each session, 4 different speakers will give a short presentation on their organization’s work followed by a Q&A session. The purpose is to bring together those doing similar work, learn about new projects, and, most importantly, ask the question, “How did you do that?”
The sessions will be held on the first Wednesday of each month from December through February. Each session will take place from 2:00-3:00 PM. Click here to register for the upcoming events!
12/2/20 Info session on the WATERS database and mapping on the 3RQ website
1/6/21 Current Work of 3RQ Volunteer Groups Part I
2/3/21 Current Work of 3RQ Volunteer Groups Part II
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West Virginia Water Research Institute Seminar Series
This series, hosted by the West Virginia Water Research Institute, will consist of monthly online seminars, each focusing on current research pertaining to a particular topic. Presenters will consist of various researchers affiliated with WVWRI, many of whom will be undergraduate and graduate students involved in research projects. During each session, 3 speakers will give a short presentation on their research with a Q&A session following each presentation. The purpose of this series is to share current water-related research with interested outside organizations and the public. Click here to register.
The series is currently running from November to February, with events taking place on the third Wednesday of every month from 2:00-3:00 PM. The upcoming dates and topics are listed below:
12/16/20 USGS Research Projects
01/20/21 WV Brownfields Assistance Center
02/17/21 Acid Mine Drainage Research & Remediation
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George and Miriam Martin Foundation
The George and Miriam Martin Foundation tells prospective applicants to send a brief letter describing how a grant will help your organization preserve streams and wetlands. There are no deadlines and no formal grant guidelines. Grants have ranged from $1,000 to $200,000. Previous funded projects can be seen at http://themartinfoundation.org/grantHistory.htm
http://themartinfoundation.org/default.htm
1818 Market Street, 35th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa 19103
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For more information on available grants, visit our 3RQ website here, or click the button below!
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