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This nominee prioritizes environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic prosperity but also influences and inspires broader groups of people to adopt these principles. Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards highlights and celebrates these community changemakers. Join us to honor them and announce the recipient at the SustainPHL Awards...

Here’s more about the changemakers Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards highlights and celebrates these community changemakers. Join us to honor them and announce the recipient at the SustainPHL Awards on October 19th at the Academy of Natural Sciences.  Gary Downing Happy Happy Cleaning, led by...

Neighbors revived the site at South Philadelphia High School in 2016. Today, there’s more food than they have hands to harvest. Patti Tahan beckoned neighbors into the community garden she stewards on a muggy August morning in South Philadelphia. Bordered...

…Drumroll for the latest list of sustainability changemakers SustainPHL is returning for the 6th annual awards ceremony and celebration on October 19, 2023. Here is the full list of the nominees, from individuals using art to fight climate change, organize...

The story behind ‘Citywide’ setting a new standard for Hollywood At first glance, “Citywide,” a romantic comedy set in Philadelphia, might seem like just another low-budget film. But this unheralded work is poised to revolutionize Hollywood. “Citywide” stands as the...

The New Kensington Community Development Corp. is working to revive the farm, which was a community resource for 25 years before it succumbed amid labor unrest, infrastructure concerns, and financial disarray. In the year since Greensgrow suddenly closed last July,...

How Eric Dale and Julie Woodard are turning Philly’s waste into stunning installations A new installation combines puzzles and art from upcycled trash to connect visitors with their surroundings. Eric Dale and Julie “Juicebox” Woodard created Pockets of Light, installations...

Cultivating Generations of Intersectional Environmentalists For the past seven years, the Delaware River Watershed Fellowship has connected fellows to one of the 23 Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River (AWE) environmental education centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and...

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...