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Neighborhood Champion & Community Leader Kyle Shenandoah Remembered After Tragic Passing

On behalf of Green Philly and SustainPHL, we are heartbroken and saddened to hear about the sudden and tragic passing…

6 years ago

Youth #GOALS: 2019 Delaware River Fellows Build Urban Farm Directories, Fight Litter & More During Summer Program

The twenty-three fellows, hosted by centers in the Alliance for Watershed Education, shared projects to create a directory of urban…

6 years ago

Philly Makes Solar (More) Affordable, Mayor Kenney Signs 2 Clean Energy Bills to Celebrate Solar Week

Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed two clean energy bills into law halfway into the city's Solar Week. The bills…

6 years ago

PES Refinery Advisory Group Announces Public Meeting Dates

Committee Aims to Gather Testimony and Information on How Closing PES Facility Will Impact Philly This Wednesday, the City of…

6 years ago

Philadelphia Releases 1st Plan to “Beat the Heat” in Hunting Park

"Extreme heat is not just an environmental issue, but it is an issue of equity and social justice as well."…

6 years ago

Three Activists Arrested After 50-Foot Banner Hung From PECO HQ

Banner Posed the Question "Climate Is Changing: Why Isn’t PECO?" Last week, before activists were arrested at Philly's Democratic Party…

6 years ago

Climate Change Protest at PA Dem Party HQ Leads to Arrests

Sunrise Movement Activists Push for a DNC-Hosted Climate Change Debate Yesterday, eleven people were arrested in Center City by Philadelphia…

6 years ago

5 Things to Know about the 2019 Litter Index Report

Before "Filthadelphia" can shed its trashy reputation, city government needs to know what it's dealing with. Comparing data from 2017…

6 years ago

Explosion & Fire at South Philly Refinery this Morning

The explosion occurred at the same site where last week, City Council approved a new $60 million liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

6 years ago

“New” Plastic Bag Ban Bill Took 7 Years of Perseverance for a Likely Win

Clean Air Council Attorney Logan Welde didn't quit, and it may finally pay off. Councilman Mark Squilla introduced a single-use…

6 years ago