Media Coverage

Media Contact: Diane Huskinson

See how Stroud™ Water Research Center’s freshwater science, environmental education, and watershed restoration work is being covered in the media.

• September 10, 2023: ‘So impactful’: Lehigh Valley teen water-tester takes on Saucon Creek, Lehigh Valley News.
• September 7, 2023: Paradise not lost, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• July 27, 2023: SCOTUS EPA decision could spell doom for Delaware’s wetlands. Here’s how, Delaware Online.
• June 5, 2023: Should new Chesapeake cleanup goals have a greater dose of reality? Bay Journal.
• April 26, 2023: Flooding at FDR Park lake renews criticism of renovation, WHYY.
• March 31, 2023: How the Stroud Water Research Center educates students and the public about watershed health, Green Philly.
• March 21, 2023: Stroud Center cultivates science-based evidence to drive healthy waterways, Stormwater Solutions.
• February 6, 2023: Agricultural experts urge farmers to capitalize on grants to stop manure’s impact on pollution, Lancaster Online.
• January 20, 2023: Cleaning up our nation’s waterways is proving harder than first thought, ABC2-TV.
• January 18, 2023: Conestoga River among 4 in running for 2023 Pennsylvania River of the Year, Lancaster Online.
• January 17, 2023: The heat is on: Warming water threatens aquatic life in Chesapeake Bay region, Bay Journal.
• January 14, 2023: Local Conservation Projects Receive Over $3 Million in Grant Funding, MyChesCo.
• December 2, 2022: Fallen Leaves: A Tree’s Gift to the Stream, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
• November 22, 2022: Michael E. Mann: Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence, The Almanac.
• November 22, 2022: Panel discusses Chester County water quality, The Daily Local.
• November 21, 2022: Penn professor Michael Mann wins 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence, The Daily Pennsylvanian.
• October 31, 2022: Rural farmers partner with government and institutions to prevent manure from entering waterways, Grid Philly.
• August 16, 2022: Stone mulch better than herbicide in riparian buffers, Lancaster Farming.
• June 15, 2022: The Schuylkill is clean but has a public relations problem, study finds, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• May 11, 2022: Brandywine-Christina watershed faces population boom, Delaware Currents.
• April 20, 2022: Streams in the Delaware River watershed face a variety of threats, Delaware Currents.
• April 1, 2022: Classroom on wheels: How Stroud Water Research Center is changing environmental ed, Green Philly.
• March 14, 2022: Could beets be an answer to Philly’s polluting use of salt for winter weather?, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• February 25, 2022: Warming streams pose threat to mayflies, study finds, Penn Live / Patriot News.
• February 24, 2022: Seeing the Pasture for the Trees: Agroforestry Slowly Showing Promise in Pennsylvania, Lancaster Farming.
• February 4, 2022: Road salt hazardous to the environment?, Smart Talk, WITF-FM.
• February 1, 2022: Experts explain how leftover road salt impacts water sources, Fox29-TV.
• January 29, 2022: Local plants, streams suffer from salt applied to roads, lots, sidewalks during winter storms, Lancaster Online.
• January 24, 2022: Regional roundup: what’s the true cost of road salt?, Radio Times, WHYY-FM.
• January 19, 2022: Nearly 2,400 more miles of Pennsylvania’s streams are impaired now compared to just two years ago, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• January 11, 2022: Winter road salt is making some Philly-area streams as salty as the ocean, enough to kill wildlife, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• December 21, 2021: New Method for Rainfall Simulation, Labroots.
• December 6, 2021: Delaware schools to boost environmental curricula, Bay to Bay News.
• November 8, 2021: Behind Ida’s destruction along the Brandywine: A 1,000-year downpour, a “choke point,” and a record crest, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• October 28, 2021: Tree planting at Manheim Township park aims to protect waterways and habitats, ABC27-TV.
• September 7, 2021: Conservation opportunity: A new focus on leased farmland. Chesapeake Bay Journal.
• July 30, 2021: This lab wants to help Delaware deal with PFAS contamination. Delaware Public Media.
• May 27, 2021: In Pennsylvania, agroforestry holds a key to cleaning up waterways and Chesapeake Bay. Mongabay.
• May 14, 2021: A Riparian Buffer Takes Root in Lancaster County. Lancaster Farming.