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A small group of concerned citizens make a big impact when they uncover decades of PFAS contamination at a 100 year old tannery. https://www.sciencemag.org//citizen-sleuths-exposed-pollut #ScienceMag #PFAS #CCRR #water #pollution #CitizenScience #advocates #Michigan #CEA #ScienceAndEngineeringForGood

About 30% of coal ash ponds are within 5 miles of a public drinking water source and around 80% are within 5 miles of drinking water well. https://e360.yale.edu//for-a-texas-ranching-family-toxic-c #e360 #CoalAsh #water #pollution #ClimateChange #CEA #ScienceAndEngineeringForGood

Scientists, policy makers, and environmental advocates talk a lot about resilience. But what does that really mean? #ensia #resilience #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://ensia.com/articles/what-is-resilience/

*Grant Opportunity* The mission of the Virginia Environmental Endowment is to improve the quality of the environment by using its capital to encourage all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and promote environmental literacy. The Endowment provides grants to nonprofit organizations for programs conducted in the state of Virginia and in the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys of Kentucky and West Virginia. The Virginia Program focuses on wate...r quality, land conservation and use, Chesapeake Bay environmental issues, and environmental education. The Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys Program focuses on research, education, and community action on water quality and the effects of water pollution on public health and the environment. The James River Water Quality Improvement Program supports organizations that work to improve the water quality of the James River and its tributaries in Virginia. The deadline for the James River Water Quality Improvement Program is June 15, 2019; the deadline for the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys Program is December 1, 2019. #grants #VirginiaEnvironmentalEndowment #waterquality #ChesapeakeBay #JamesRiver #KanawhaRiver #OhioRiver #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood http://www.vee.org/grant-programs-application/

Fight climate change from your yard and garden! #Audubon #climatechange #action #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://www.audubon.org//your-yard-stealthy-fossil-fuel-gu

*Grant Opportunity* The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is accepting applications for its Community Grants Program for outreach and education projects. NYSP2I will make awards of up to $20,000 per community-focused pollution prevention initiatives. Nonprofits and municipal agencies are eligible. The deadline to apply is May 31 (5pm). Application materials are available in the NYS DEC Drop Box. #grants #NYSDEC #NYSP2I #pollutionprevention #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://www.dropbox.com//di3t50/AAAfWXz6GW4zdD-ccMVZ-CbLa

Federal court rules AL coal company is violating the Clean Water AFederal court rules AL coal company is violating the Clean Water Act. Congratulations to Black Warrior Riverkeeper, one of CEA’s clients, on this win! #SELC #blackwarriorriverkeeper #environment #CWA #coal #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://www.southernenvironment.org//federal-court-rules-a

*Grant Opportunity* The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund is accepting proposals to restore and strengthen natural systems to protect coastal communities while enhancing habitat for fish and wildlife populations. Restoration projects should advance resilience goals (e.g. reduction of storm-surge impacts), conservation goals (e.g. creation of habitat for native species), and community goals (e.g. protecting critical assets). Living shorel...ine projects that advance both conservation goals and community resilience goals are also eligible. Eligible projects must be located in coastal communities, including the Great Lakes (HUC 8) and nonprofits, tribal and municipal governments, educational institutions, and commercial organizations. Awards are expected to be between $125,000 and $3,000,000. Pre-proposal deadline is May 20. #grant #NFWF #nationalcoastalresiliencefund #coasts #resilience #restoration #habitat #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://www.nfwf.org/coastalresilience/Pages/2019rfp.aspx

*Grant Opportunity* The California Wildlands Grassroots Fund supports small conservation organizations (budgets less than $150k) in the state that advocate for permanent protection, including restoration and stewardship, of intact wildlands on public and private property to preserve California’s wilderness and native biological diversity. Grants are capped at $7,500. Apply by May 15 for the summer cycle. #grant #CalWildlands #RoseFoundation #wildlands #conservation #biodiversity #grassroots #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://rosefdn.org/calwildlands

Researchers find cities are host to more unique species than previously thought, thanks to citizen science. #citynaturechallenge #iNaturalist #citizenscience #communityscience #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://www.calacademy.org//us-cities-host-more-regionally

*Grant Opportunity* The Southern Partners Fund is accepting proposals for general operating and capacity building for small to mid-sized organizations in the South to support environmental justice and restoration. Organizations with budgets greater than $350,000 are eligible for project support only. Grants will be between $5,000 and $15,000. Deadline to apply is May 9. #grant #southernpartnersfund #environmentaljustice #environmentalrestoration #capacitybuilding #genop #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood https://spfund.org/grants/grant-cycle/

*Grant Opportunity* The Landscape Conservation Catalyst Fund, an initiative of the Network for Landscape Conservation, accelerates the pace and effective practice of place-based, collaborative landscape conservation. The Fund seeks to build critical capacity and landscape conservation partnerships by supporting the key building block activities and collaborative processes. The General Catalyst Fund application process is open to all eligible landscape conservation partnership...s in the United States. The Indigenous Community Catalyst Fund application process is open to all eligible landscape conservation partnerships that are Indigenous-led and primarily serving Indigenous communities. One- or two-year grants of $10,000 to $25,000 will be provided. The pre-proposal deadline is April 26; full proposals will be due July 1. #grant #networkforlandscapeconservation #landscapeconservationcatalystfund #landscapeconservation #landtrusts #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood http://landscapeconservation.org/catalyst-fund/

Happy (belated) Earth Day! The theme of this year’s Earth Day is protecting species. A recent article published in PeerJ, the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, discovered that the Endangered Species Act has prevented the extinction of about 291 species since it was passed in 1973. That means it has saved more than 99% of species under its protection to date! On Earth Day, and every day, take a moment to appreciate the vast biological diversity on earth, and support biodiversity conservation! https://peerj.com/articles/6803.pdf #earthday #biologicaldiversity #peerJ #ESA #CEA #scienceandengineeringforgood