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Delaware
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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary announces new permanent executive director – News – Dover Post – Dover, DE
Gov. Carney signs plastic bag ban _ Delaware First Media
Carney Launches Initiative to “Keep DE Litter Free” – State of Delaware News
Pennsylvania
Philly Water Bar Kicks Off Delaware River Festival With Special Toast – Moose Gazette
Help Philly Water Department pick a shelter pup to promote poop-scooping
Putting mussels to the test _ Penn Today
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DEP Awards $700,000 To 17 Projects in Delaware Estuary, Lake Erie Coastal Zones
VIDEO: Student Street Artwork Serves as Reminder
VIDEO: Pottsville street art depicts message to protect local waterways
Cleaner Waters, Greener Philly
New Jersey
Permitting Process Underway for Ship Bottom Living Shoreline Project – By Gina G. Scala – Surf City, NJ – The SandPaper
Bay Journal – Article_ Atlantic white cedars helped to build nation, now need help rebuilding their population
Week-long ‘South Jersey Scrub’ to Begin This Saturday in Camden’s Gateway Park
NY, NJ, DE, and PA Waterways to Benefit from Infusion of Delaware River Basin Funds – Insider NJ
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Cape May summit to focus on Delaware River, Bay
Innovative ways to help communities prepare for storms
Delaware River conservation law may bring millions of federal dollars to state
One Step at a Time: Businesses Make a Difference for Clean and Plentiful Water
Plans to Replenish Salt Marsh in Little Egg Harbor Now Focus on Great Bay Wildlife Management Area
Summit on Delaware Estuary set for Cape May
Even if man-made, living shorelines protect marsh and wildlife
Photos of Nantuxent Creek before and after a living shoreline project planted marsh grass there
Bridgeton, community groups celebrate the Cohansey River
Workshop for SJ farmers on soil and water conservation
Oyster castles: A living shoreline project grows oysters not meant for eating
National / Watershed-wide
The hidden strengths of freshwater mussels
NFWF Announces More Than $6.9 Million in Grants to Improve the Health of the Delaware River Watershed
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Landmark water legislation shows America can still do big things
Bill Protecting Nation’s Estuaries Signed Into Law By President Obama
VIDEO: Watershed Workshops
LoBiondo Bill Protecting Nation’s Estuaries Heads to President’s Desk
New Life for a Living Shoreline: Restoring marsh grasses can help protect against coastal erosion.