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The council held a panel to celebrate the House’s historic vote repairing Federal Greenhouse Gas Standards The House of Representatives voted in late June to restore federal standards for methane leakage from oil and gas facilities built since 2015. Clean...

Local nonprofit’s board features local energy leaders The Energy Co-op recently held an election at their Annual Members Meeting to determine the latest Board of Directors. The new and returning board members will help guide sustainability efforts for the next...

FABSCRAP is recycling pre-consumer textiles, making them accessible to creative communities in Philadelphia this Fall The fashion industry is notorious for exploiting our planet’s limited resources. Between the 6.3 million tons of textiles wasted a year during the production process...

A glimpse of the Philadelphia Zoo’s adorable babies. In April, the zoo welcomed its first baby of the boom, a Francois Langur named Lei. The baby comes months after another birth in December, baby Quý Báu. Because the species is...

An independent board set the water & sewer rates for the next two years. Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board, an independent board that sets rates, announced that its rate has been finalized for the next two fiscal...

The city will start with signage, a lot of warning periods, until the ban takes full effect in 2022. After 16 years, the city of Philadelphia will finally see regulations on plastic bags. Starting July 1st, there will be a...

Live entertainment, food, and drinks on select weekends this summer Looking for ways to enjoy the outdoors this summer? Peddler’s Village debuts their new outdoor entertainment, Showtime Under the Stars, on June 25th and June 26th. The adult series will...

The mudhif is the first Iraqi guesthouse built outside of Iraq. The Schuylkill Center and U.S Veterans, with help from environmental artist Sarah Kavage and Iraqi designer Yaroub Al-Obaidi have built a mudhif in Roxborough. It’s the first Iraqi guesthouse...

Adults can enjoy the zoo with local beers & dinosaurs Philly’s back in action, with new beer gardens to enjoy. The Philadelphia Zoo is offering adults – whether with kids or friends – a Friday night out. The Friday Nights...