One Year Later: Questions, Health Repercussions & Environmental Racism Linger from Oil Refinery Explosion

5 years ago

The PES Refinery Site has been sold to a promising redeveloper. Community members still have questions about accountability, health, and…

Trump is slashing environmental regulations. Here’s what you can do about it.

5 years ago

Clean Air Council shares the problem and how to take action. This week city public health officials and advocates came…

Is it Safe to Swim in the Wissahickon?

5 years ago

Creek check: are rising temps luring you into the Wissahickon Creek? You should read this. During a “normal” year in…

Meet Bloody Bitches, the Period Poverty Nonprofit Improving Menstrual Equity and Advocating for Sustainability

5 years ago

Menstrual products are expensive and difficult to access for many communities. Two Temple University graduates are doing something about it…

Independence Seaport Museum Winner for its Delaware River Exhibit

5 years ago

The Independence Seaport Museum received a Special Achievement award in Interactivity from the American Alliance of Museums earlier this month.…

The Philadelphia Zoo is Attracting More Pollinators, One Native Plant at a Time

5 years ago

June 22nd-28th is National Pollinator Week, but Philadelphia Zoo employees urge visitors year-round to create natural spaces where pollinators can…

The Common Market is Donating $3.9 Million of Fresh Produce to Locals Facing Food Insecurity

5 years ago

Nonprofit mobilizes to send 35,000 boxes of produce from local farmers to residents in need weekly. The U.S. Department of…

How to *Safely* Clean Up Your Block During COVID-19

5 years ago

Tired of watching paper cups and plastic bags blow down your block? So are we. Amongst nicknames like “the City…

Can Virtual Cleanups Get Trash off Real Streets?

5 years ago

This story by Michael Butler originally published on Next City. Since 2008, Philadelphia’s annual citywide cleanup has helped people all…