Articles Written by Julie Hancher

The Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin (WRA) will celebrate at their Awards Gala on September 21st. The Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin (WRA) announced the winners of its upcoming 2023 Water Resources Awards, which...

With the latest addition, the Schuylkill Center is now the largest preserved private property in Philadelphia. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has placed 24 acres of pristine green space in Upper Roxborough under a permanent conservation easement. This move...

Up to 10 businesses can participate with the potential to become SBN’s “Food Saver Champion” and win $5,000. Philly has a bold target to divert 90% of waste from landfills by 2035. Plus, approximately 250,000 Philadelphians lack access to nutritious...

Registered Block Captains can get a Visa gift card to add plants, paint or clean their streets. Can your block use a little sprucing up? The Streets Department is offering a Block Captain Beautification Grant for up to $500 to...

Pop-ups over the next few weeks take visitors from bus stations to parks Want to explore parks this summer in style? Mural Arts and SEPTA have collaborated on a bus shelter poster campaign, “Getting to Green,” which encourages public transit...

Junes in Philadelphia are increasingly hotter, so this past month was an exception. Despite temperatures rising (and even breaking the global temperature records this week), June was slightly cooler and wetter than normal, according to new data from Climate Central....

Get rid of toxic waste like antifreeze, latex and water-based paints, lithium batteries and more. Need to get rid of hazardous materials? The City is hosting its next Household Hazardous Waste Event on Thursday, July 13th from 9 am to...

DEP declared Thursday a “Code Red” and Friday a “Code Orange” for Air Quality Action Day across the keystone state. Although the air quality isn’t as dangerous as it was a few weeks ago, smoke from Canadian wildfires is again...

Wildfires are also up in PA. Here’s what you can do to conserve water. After a record-breaking dry May, Pennslyvania is on statewide drought watch. As a result, the state is experiencing lower stream flows, dropping groundwater levels, and precipitation...