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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,...

Program allows shoppers to “round up” their purchases to the nearest dollar, with proceeds going to local causes. Are you a Philly organization that could use cash for your cause? West Philly’s Mariposa Food Co-op is opening its applications for...

Retrievr is SmartCityPHL’s first winner of the Pitch & Pilot challenge Looking to responsibly rid hard-to-recycle items like clothing, electronics and microwaves? There’s a new app for that. The City of Philadelphia announced a partnership with Retrievr. Residents can schedule...

The Trust for Public Land released its annual list of the country’s metropolitan park systems. As warmer weather and cabin fever draws local residents out of their homes during quarantine, only a handful of places remain open where people are...