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As the city catches up on sanitation collections, recycling is still combined into the trash in many neighborhoods. Residents are upset. “The Streets Department is pleased to announce that trash and recycling will start on a regular collection schedule,” said...

If passed, the ‘Cumulative Impacts Bill’ will direct NJ’s DEP to say no to permits that would pollute and negatively impact communities of color. New Jersey passed an Environmental Justice / Cumulative Effects Bill  (A2212/S232) on Thursday. Although communities of...

Problems continue to pile up for the delayed trash pickups. Philadelphia sanitation workers state they’re not being paid the proper amount for overtime and some workers aren’t showing up due to the discrepancy. The city released another sanitation advisory the...

After the local spot for paddling suffered a spill on Monday, the state responds & SUP rentals stopped. Energy Transfer (owner of Sunoco) has spilled at least 10,000 gallons of industrial waste, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid into Marsh Creek...

PennFuture’s “A Green Stimulus and Recovery Platform for Pennsylvania” prioritizes green jobs, clean energy and nature-based businesses As we’re in the midst of a pandemic and already talking about how to move forward towards recovery, advocates are focusing on how...

COVID-19 has drastically impacted how we travel – regardless of by land, sea, or air. But how did Philly fare across modes of transit? You may have breathed a sigh of relief seeing that global carbon emissions dropped 17% during...

Philadelphia Water has good news to share—the city’s drinking water meets or exceeds all state and federal water quality standards. For those of you going plastic-free: you can keep on drinking that tap water. The Philadelphia Water Department released its...

The PES Refinery Site has been sold to a promising redeveloper. Community members still have questions about accountability, health, and equity before redevelopment.  On June 22nd, local residents and activists held a small demonstration outside the oil refinery in South...

Nonprofit mobilizes to send 35,000 boxes of produce from local farmers to residents in need weekly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box program awarded nonprofit regional food distributor The Common Market $5.7 million to purchase,...