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They say kids are our future, and Philadelphia schools are proving it: last month, they raised $28,536 for student-created green projects. On May 16, Mayor Kenney announced that Philacycle awarded the impressive total to 13 Philadelphia public, private, and charter...

Last Thursday, the Sustainable Business Network’s (SBN) GSI Partners hosted its third annual Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony. Held at FringeArts, this year’s ceremony featured keynote speaker Marc Cammarata, Deputy Water Commissioner for Planning at the Philadelphia Water Department. (SBN)...

SustainPHL is returning in August! SustainPHL is Philadelphia’s annual sustainability awards and celebration hosted by Green Philly. Highlighting nonprofits, for-profits, civic/government and individuals, we want to hear about the people and organizations making Philadelphia a more sustainable city. Who’s the...

PennFuture announced its Green in ’18” campaign,  grassroots movement that aims to spur the gubernatorial candidates to prioritize environmental issues. Leading a coalition of 25 unified state environmental groups, PennFuture also created the first-ever Pennsylvania Common Conservation Agenda Pennsylvania Common Conservation Agenda, outlining popular, fiscally...

We have an exciting announcement! We’re all about living an easy, sustainable lifestyle so are going to celebrate how #ItsAlwaysGreenInPhilly the week leading up to Earth Day! Whether you cleaned your block for Philly Spring Cleanup Day on Saturday, use...

Remember that whole “we’re staying in the Paris agreement” hype that Mayor Kenney preached last June? Apparently City Council DGAF. As Jim Saksa of PlanPhilly reported, City Council held a hearing on Monday to advance a bill that kills a...

Are you a female grad student? Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) of Greater Philadelphia announced its 2018 Scholarship Application. To promote leadership, achievement and professional development of women, SWEP provides 2 graduate scholarships ($3000/each) for women pursuing environmental careers. They...

The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)  named Forbidden Drive 2018 Trail of the Year. Forbidden Drive: Trail of the Year The Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee designates a Trail of the Year to help build support and raise awareness...

Step one of fighting trash: Knowing where it is. Yesterday, the City of Philadelphia’s Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet revealed a city-wide Litter Index, an indexed map of litter conditions on city streets, vacant lots, and other public properties. Philadelphia Litter Index...