The Daily Item – SUNBURY — Sunbury’s Revitalization Inc. is one of eight grant recipients for the 2019 Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania Program from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Designed to provide community groups with paint and painting supplies, the program enables these groups to renew a community structure
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Trib Live – An organization that delivers midday meals to the elderly and disabled in central Westmoreland County will be able to improve the exterior of its headquarters thanks to Greensburg-based Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Tri-City Meals on Wheels is among eight grant recipients chosen from across the
Read more →PA Environment Digest -On July 23, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced eight community projects were recipients of 2019 Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania Program grants supported by a partnership with Behr Paint and The Home Depot Foundation. Designed to provide community groups with paint and painting supplies, the program
Read more →ABC 6 Action News – PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — “That, to me, was the biggest surprise. There really is an impact on the presence of litter and depressive symptoms or levels of stress,” said Theresa Soya, who is a research coordinator at the Penn Injury Science Center. She’s
Read more →PA Environment Digest Blog -Litter and trash along Pennsylvania’s roadways is not only unsightly, it can also be dangerous. Since 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has offered adoption programs for local residents, organizations, civic groups, and businesses to be part of the solution. The adoption program is an
Read more →ABC 6 Action News – Filthadelphia. Deserved or not, it’s a nickname that makes no one proud. And in 2019, Philadelphia is now making a concerted effort to combat the city’s notorious litter problem and its dirty reputation. “We need to try our best to shake that
Read more →Pittsburgh Post Gazette – In an ideal world, Allegheny CleanWays would not have to exist. The nonprofit dedicated to eliminating illegal dumping and littering in Allegheny County would not have a place in a utopia as everyone would respect the natural beauty of the area, making sure
Read more →Trib Live -Penn Hills administration said Monday it caught three men on video as they illegally dumped furniture, debris and garbage on Beechford Road. The men — Ricky Stallworth Jr. of Wilkinsburg, Aaron Evans of Pittsburgh, and Michael Smith of Carnegie — each face civil charges, along
Read more →Trib Live – Volunteers collected 11,300 pounds of trash from the Allegheny River and its shorelines during 16 cleanups held in June from Millvale to Freeport, according to the nonprofit Allegheny CleanWays. “We’re so pleased with it,” Hannah Samuels, volunteer and outreach coordinator with Allegheny CleanWays, said. “It
Read more →The Shippensburg News Chronicle – The Chambersburg Career Magnet School Environmental Club in Franklin County submitted the winning entry of the annual Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA video contest. Read Entire Article
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