Chesapeake Bay Given 28 Out Of 100 In Health Report. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation this week released its 10th annual State of the Bay report, scoring the Chesapeake again this year a 28 on a scale of 100. Because the report showed no significant progress, CBF is challenging the federal Environmental Protection Agency to use its regulatory authority immediately to take aggressive new action to reduce pollution. (click here for full announcement)

Gateway to PA Trash Sweep. On April 4 nearly 45 volunteers, along with local sponsors, PennDOT and even 5 inmates from the Beaver County jail, helped cleanup a section of Beaver Creek in and around Lock 57 Park in Ohioville. Here Vicky Michaels, Executive Director of Independence Conservancy, a sponsor of the event, talks about the event and its accomplishments.

StormwaterPA Provides Solutions. The StormwaterPA website this week unveiled a new blog designed to share information about innovative ways to help reduce and manage stormwater.
Partnering with the Brandywine Conservancy Environmental Management Center, GreenTreks, Inc. will add a weekly post on issues related to stormwater management inviting readers to offer comments and their own suggestions.
Also this week, a new video case study was added to the site detailing a pervious pavement project at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia.
This online video shows how a permeable surface course and a stone bed to help encourage the infiltration rather than runoff of stormwater. For more information, visit the StormwaterPA website.

EnergyStar@Home. Click here to watch a series of seven online videos from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's EnergyStar@Home Program offering energy saving tips for every room of the house.
The first video features Tom Kraeutler, host of the Money Pit Radio Show, talking about simple things you can do around the home to save energy. Following automatically are videos on Energy Star appliances, home heating, kitchen appliances and ways to save electricity.
So take a look and start learning how you can save money and the environment! Visit the PPL Electric Video Center to watch more online videos on how to save energy.

Briefing On Green Project Reserve Funding. Paul Marchetti, PennVEST, provides a briefing on the Green Project Reserve "Green Infrastructure" Program that's part of the federal stimulus funding Pennsylvania is receiving. This is Part 1 of the Briefing. Click here for Part 2.
There is a May 18 deadline for submitting projects. More information will be available on the PennVEST website.
Documents From the briefing:
Green Project Reserve Summary
Green Project Reserve PowerPoint
Green Project Reserve Questions/Answers
EPA Green Infrastructure Fact Sheet
Overview Article On New Green Infrastructure Funding