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This week’s roundup in sustainability news COP28, the UN Climate conference, is happening now through December 12th in Dubai. This international meeting aims to close the gap between global climate goals and climate action. The meeting comes as the Earth...

What’s happening in local sustainability? Here’s a roundup of recent Philly news. The Philly Tree Plan is getting $12 million dollars, the largest investment into the city’s urban forest in almost 30 years, to put words into action from the...

We celebrated another incredible group of sustainability change-makers during last evening’s 6th annual ceremony. Last evening, we celebrated the 6th annual SustainPHL awards at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. We loved being at our Venue Sponsor’s local,...

…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...

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...

With the latest addition, the Schuylkill Center is now the largest preserved private property in Philadelphia. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has placed 24 acres of pristine green space in Upper Roxborough under a permanent conservation easement. This move...

Up to 10 businesses can participate with the potential to become SBN’s “Food Saver Champion” and win $5,000. Philly has a bold target to divert 90% of waste from landfills by 2035. Plus, approximately 250,000 Philadelphians lack access to nutritious...

After a year spent defining its own structure, the commission is funding community-scale solutions for healthy foods and clean air, water and homes. It’s been a year and a half since the Philadelphia Environmental Justice Advisory Commission was first convened...

Registered Block Captains can get a Visa gift card to add plants, paint or clean their streets. Can your block use a little sprucing up? The Streets Department is offering a Block Captain Beautification Grant for up to $500 to...