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Read what happened this week in sustainability. Three large Philadelphia Water Department infrastructure projects just received $25 million from the state to manage high water events like the floods from this week. The funds are from ARPA, the COVID response...

Here’s the first weekly roundup for 2024 Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2024 with Philly’s first woman mayor. Four new city council members who are prioritizing illegal dumping, greener transit and reducing Philly’s carbon footprint. 2023 was Philadelphia’s second...

It’s a new year and time to harness our power to create positive, lasting change. As we emerge from the holiday season, we may be contemplating resolution and pledging to improve ourselves in one way or another. We’re also setting...

The latest sustainability news in Philly Paper bags will have a 15-cent fee in Philadelphia after approval of City Council. Paper bag usage has increased due to the plastic bag ban in the city. New Jersey’s projected offshore wind farm...

Here’s the latest green news to catch up on: As COP28 comes to a close, nearly 200 countries approved a global pact at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels (not “phase out” as hoped), pledged $2.1 billion in funding...

What’s happening in local sustainability this week? Members of the Environment & Sustainability sub-committees of Cherelle Parker’s transition team have been announced, including Emily Shapira as co-chair, Jerome Shabazz as Vice Chair, Saleem Chapman, Katie Bartolotta, Devi Ramkissoon, and David...

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,...