Lynne YoungAug 2, 20212 minA Day Without WaterBy Kenyatta Jelks, Jr., 6th Grade, Genesis Innovation Academy A day without water can be devastating. People use water every day for...
Lynne YoungAug 2, 20212 minImagine a Day Without Water EssayAn Essay by Donna Stephens, Proctor Creek Stewardship Council As a child I spent many weekends with my extended family in rural Alabama....
Lynne YoungMay 13, 20211 minExpectationsAn Entry in the Imagine a Day without Water Contest, April 2021. By: Kiamani Robey She climbed down the last two steps, one foot in front...
Lynne YoungNov 3, 20202 minResearch Highlight: Healthy Babies, Bright FutureOn Tuesday, October 19th, “Consumer Reports and The Guardian co-released Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) new study about lead in tap...
Lynne YoungNov 3, 20202 minWater EquityWater is life, a universal solvent. We use water to drink, grow our food, wash our hands, and flush our toilets. It is an essential part...
Lynne YoungJan 3, 20181 minGreen Infrastructure Plan (map)The following map locates proposed greenways, cisterns and detention vaults identified in the nine Conceptual plans developed as part of...
Lynne YoungSep 8, 20171 minThe Atlanta Watershed Learning Network Publishes First NewsletterAccording to Jason Dozier, a resident of the Intrenchment Creek Watershed, “The Atlanta Watershed Learning Network (AWLN) is bringing...
Lynne YoungJul 18, 20172 minStewardship Advocacy Training Unites Proctor and Intrenchment CreekYouth participants in the Atlanta Watershed Learning Network along with their instructors Community members who have learned to advocate...
Lynne YoungNov 9, 20162 minECO-Action Completes Green Infrastructure at AUC ProjectECO-Action recently completed a project that established a collaborative, educational framework for Green Infrastructure (GI) within the...
Lynne YoungApr 5, 20161 minGreen Infrastructure ConferenceCome join us on April 21st for the fourth in a series of events highlighting green infrastructure options at the colleges of the Atlanta...
Lynne YoungJun 8, 20151 minDownstream neighbors pooh-pooh Atlanta’s sewer systemFor the first time in 10 years, environmental rule-writers are reconsidering just how much Atlanta sewage should be allowed to wash...
Lynne YoungApr 11, 20151 minNext Steps toward Better Health for Proctor Creek NeighborhoodsWe know that there are environmental health challenges in the Vine City and English Avenue neighborhoods near Proctor Creek. So what can...
Lynne YoungMar 20, 20152 minECO-Action Hosts First Green Infrastructure Community Forum at SpelmanAfter a welcome to the event from ECO-Action Executive Director Yomi Noibi and a welcome to the Spelman Campus by Nataki Osborne Jelks,...
Lynne YoungMar 11, 20152 minUnderstanding the Relationship between Pollution and Poor HealthSince December, residents of the Vine City and English Avenues neighborhoods of Atlanta have been looking at similar issues and trying to...
Lynne YoungAug 19, 20141 minHERCULES Community Forum – October 11The Emory Health and Exposome Research Center: Understanding Lifetime Exposures (HERCULES) is a joint Emory and Georgia Tech project...
Lynne YoungJul 17, 20141 minEPA Awards over $179,000 to Promote Proctor Creek RestorationATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is awarding over $179,000 to three organizations for the...