Rosey Pasco 7/12/22 Rosey Pasco 7/12/22

Reviving, Restoring, and Reimagining Clean Water

After three years of postponing, it finally happened. The Choose Clean Water Coalition held a conference in Richmond, VA focusing on current issues involving Chesapeake Bay restoration. The intention was to advance future federal, regional, and local restoration goals.

Drew Robinson 3/25/22 Drew Robinson 3/25/22

Clean Water Advocacy in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Everyone wants it. It provides countless benefits to public health, local economies, and quality of life. With it, wildlife thrives, communities flourish, and anglers smile. I'm talking of course, about clean water.

Drew Robinson 10/21/21 Drew Robinson 10/21/21

Planting Trees and Fighting for Funding in the Keystone State

It might be the best way to clean our water. Planting trees along rivers and streams provides multiple benefits in the work to protect and restore our rivers and streams. Which is why the Coalition was excited to host its first on-the-ground restoration event in collaboration with PennFuture and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

Drew Robinson 10/14/20 Drew Robinson 10/14/20

Creative Civic Engagement During the Pandemic

As an advocacy organization active with state and federal policy, in legislatures, and the courts, PennFuture views participation in voting as strategic to the environmental outcomes we work toward. So we moved intentionally into democracy work to ensure that this aspect of our democracy is optimized.

Kristin Reilly 5/1/20 Kristin Reilly 5/1/20

How to Support Farmers in the Time of COVID-19

I have to say, one of the hardest adjustments I had to make when the shelter-in-place orders took effect (you know, other than not seeing my friends, family, and adding a canine co-worker) was not going out and doing my normal grocery shopping.

Drew Robinson 3/24/20 Drew Robinson 3/24/20

Pandemic Publicity: Tips and Strategies for Communicating in the Coronavirus Era

The global pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19 is disrupting nearly every part of daily life. During this stressful and troubling time, thoughts and concerns on the health of local water quality and the Chesapeake Bay are far from mind. But the work of the Choose Clean Water Coalition and its members goes on, presenting a challenge to strike the right balance in our communications by acknowledging the current health crisis while moving the fight for clean water forward.

Drew Robinson 3/16/20 Drew Robinson 3/16/20

Uncharted Waters: Coronavirus and the Choose Clean Water Coalition

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads and wreaks havoc across the globe, the Coalition and our 250 members are not immune from its impact. Organizations are cancelling or delaying volunteer events, services and programs are pausing to protect public health, and many groups are understandably anxious over the impact the economic downturn might have on fundraising efforts.