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EPA Grant For Nebinger School
On April 26, 2012, George W. Nebinger School received about $278,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia Water Department and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) to transform the urban schoolyard into a new green space that manages stormwater and serves as an outdoor classroom for the school’s students. Additional grant money will be used to construct green stormwater infrastructure projects throughout the Bella Vista neighborhood. The school, located at 6th and Carpenter streets
Students learning about planting on Earth Day, George W. Nebinger School, Bella Vista, Philadelphia
in South Philadelphia, will serve as a model green school in the city. Check out the South Philly Review’s article for
green schools
more information.
Earth Day volunteers help plant flowers, George W. Nebinger School, Bella Vista, Philadelphia