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Check out these orgs and places to get immersed in water. Today is World Water Day, to highlight the importance of fresh water by the United Nations. Here are 5 local ways to engage with our watershed through local organizations....

Urban farmer Amanda Staples promotes sustainability and land stewardship while sharing the bounty with neighbors at her Farm Stand and plant nursery in Northwest Philly. When Amanda Staples first set foot on the half-acre lot in Germantown, it was a...

Get local staples to your door, and then have the rest composted & recycled it Recycling is broken. Despite the Philadelphia Streets Department announcing that they are recycling again, residents often report a combination of trash and recycling during pickups....

After months of warning periods for businesses, the city will start issuing violations with penalties of $150. After a few introductory periods, Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban will be finalized on April 1st. The past 6 months (since October 1st) served...

EV chargers are popping up at Wawa, Sheetz & other statewide locations It’s getting easier to go electric in the commonwealth. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations are popping up across Pennsylvania due to $2.2 million from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...

As climate change brings more precipitation to Philadelphia, a resiliency plan is essential for one museum to keep future exhibits coming. A local museum on the front lines of climate change is already confronting rising waters. Pool: A Social History...

It wasn’t just you (and those springlike days) — climate change was here in February Climate change is making Philadelphia hotter and wetter. This past February was no exception. The average temperature was 3.8° above normal, and the 2.87 inches...

A proposed rule for the ‘forever chemical’ are stricted limits than the US EPA Want to give feedback to the state of Pennsylvania about what’s in your water? The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a comment period...

IPCC releases sixth assessment report on impacts of climate change on people & nature The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report today. The report discusses how human-induced climate change has...