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Money matters: Local activists walk for 5 days to ask Vanguard to stop investing in fossil fuels

Vanguard, headquartered in Malvern, is one of the biggest investors in coal, oil, and gas. Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT)…

4 years ago

DEP awards 2022 Environmental Education Grants in southeast PA

Local recipients include Riverbend Environmental Center & Stroud Water Research Center The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced grants to…

4 years ago

March was way warmer and drier than average.

Philly was the 8th warmest location out of 180 locations that Climate Central monitors Lions & lambs aside: it wasn't…

4 years ago

Classroom on wheels: How Stroud Water Research Center is changing environmental ed

Chester County’s Stroud Water Research Center is delivering a “Fresh Perspective” on bridging the environmental education equity gap. After five…

4 years ago

Plastic Bag Ban “officially” begins April 1st

After months of warning periods for businesses, the city will start issuing violations with penalties of $150. After a few…

4 years ago

As gas prices soar, EV chargers are popping up at a Wawa near you

EV chargers are popping up at Wawa, Sheetz & other statewide locations It's getting easier to go electric in the…

4 years ago

February was hotter & wetter than average

It wasn't just you (and those springlike days) -- climate change was here in February Climate change is making Philadelphia…

4 years ago

IPCC report a ‘dire warning’ about the consequences of inaction. (But we can still lessen impacts…)

IPCC releases sixth assessment report on impacts of climate change on people & nature The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

4 years ago

Introducing our newest team member

Harrison Mace joins Green Philly Green Philly is very excited to be growing and announce a new member of our…

4 years ago

Jefferson Students joined Solar Decathlon in China near the Winter Olympics

The 1,600 square-foot structure, which was ranked second in a previous review,  displayed as part of the competition near Beijing.…

4 years ago