Category Archive: Citizen Science

Jul 12

Master Well Owners Network

Well, well, well… this is quite the deep subject: In rural Pennsylvania, over a million private wells serve about three and a half million people. The bad news is about half of those wells fail to meet at least one of the EPA’s safe drinking water standards. Diane Oleson of Penn State Extension says many …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/agricultural-runoff/master-well-owners-network/

Jul 07

Senior Citizens Become Citizen Scientists

Superhero Seniors spring into action to save the environment: In Pennsylvania, a volunteer group called The Senior Environmental Corps is helping protect and monitor water resources. “They actually have a vision of what was and what could be. They have so much experience that they can share,” says Melinda Hughes. Melinda Hughes is president and …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/water-conservation-2/senior-citizens-become-citizen-scientists/

» Newer posts