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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...

It’s time to nominate those women making a difference in conservation! PennFuture opened nominations for its 4th Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards, which honors the accomplishments of five exceptional women in Pennsylvania. The awards will be on Thursday, April...

Soooo it seems that the entire city WILL shut down on Thursday due to Eagles fever. More importantly: the Streets Department is declaring a holiday schedule for Thursday. The residential trash and recycling will be delayed and is suspended on...

Last evening, the Office of Sustainability (OOS), Mayor Kenney and the sustainability community celebrated one year of sustainability at the Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest. (Sidenote: If you’re going to throw a green party in winter, why not host it at the...

Philly announced it was named to the top 20 cities competing for Amazon’s second headquarters. At first glance, Amazon in the city sounds alluring. 50,000 new high-skilled jobs (many over $100,000)! $5 billion invested in “the community” (i.e., building the Amazon...