Partner Highlights
Can You Swim in Pittsburgh’s Rivers? A Pitt Researcher Gives the Honest Answer
If you have ever stood at the Point and wondered whether jumping in would be a great idea or a terrible one, you are not alone. That exact question made the rounds this spring when a newly drafted Steeler asked, on live television, whether it was safe to swim in Pittsburgh’s rivers or eat the…
Read MoreReading the Water: What Pennsylvania’s 2026 Integrated Report Means for Our Partners
Every two years, Pennsylvania is required to tell the EPA and the public how its waters are doing. That document is the Integrated Report, and the state just finalized its 2026 edition. To help our partners make sense of it, the H2O Water Network sat down with Dustin Shull of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…
Read MoreCasselman River Watershed Association: A Summer of Access, Trout, and Clean Water
One of our coalition partners is having a busy 2026. From new river access work to a 15,000 trout nursery operation to a fresh look at Coxes Creek, here is what the Casselman River Watershed Association has going on, and how you can be part of it. If you have ever launched a kayak in…
Read MoreTribune Investigation Traces Great Lakes Plastic Pollution Through Western PA and the Ohio Valley
A new Chicago Tribune investigation published May 31 takes a hard look at how plastic pellets and microplastics are piling up across the Great Lakes, and a good deal of the reporting lands close to home. The piece features Dr. Sherri Mason, the microplastics researcher who keynoted our Spring Confluence at Geneva College just days…
Read MoreNearly 300 Resources, One Front Door: Meet the New H2O Resource Library
We built a single front door for the funding, maps, training, and expertise that water and river groups need. It is live now with almost 300 resources, and it keeps growing.
Read MoreProtecting Watersheds Makes Economic Sense – Here Is What the Data Shows
Clean water is not just an environmental issue. It is an economic one. A new fact sheet from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency makes the case clearly: protecting healthy watersheds delivers measurable, documented financial returns to communities, property owners, businesses, and governments across the country. For the Upper Ohio River Basin – a region where…
Read MoreMeet the Scientist Who Is Changing How We Think About Plastic and Water
When Dr. Sherri Mason walks into a room, people pay attention. As one of the world’s leading researchers on microplastics in drinking water, she has spent years documenting something most of us would rather not think about – the tiny plastic particles that have made their way into our taps, our rivers, and our bodies.…
Read MoreWPCAMR Quarterly Board Meeting – May 13, 2026 in Clearfield, PA
If abandoned mine reclamation is part of your work, here is a meeting worth adding to your calendar. The Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation – WPCAMR – is holding its quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 10 AM at the Clearfield Conservation District in Clearfield, PA. What Is on the…
Read MoreSomething Big Is Coming to Geneva College on May 29
Mark your calendar. On May 29, 2026, H2O Water Network is bringing together water advocates, watershed groups, municipal water authorities, conservation districts, and community partners from across the Upper Ohio River Basin for one day at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA. It is called Spring Confluence 2026 – and it might be the most…
Read MoreEPA Is Asking for Public Input on Clean Water Act Funding Rules – Here Is How to Weigh In
If your community is navigating the cost of Clean Water Act compliance – and in the Upper Ohio River Basin, many are – the EPA wants to hear from you. Two public stakeholder webinars are coming up fast, and they are worth your time. What Is the Financial Capability Assessment Guidance? The EPA’s Clean Water…
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