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April is officially Earth Month, and the Philadelphia Office of Sustainability wants to talk to you to celebrate! (How sweet.) They’re kicking off a series of public engagement opportunities so you can help shape the next generation of Greenworks (i.e....

Keep Philadelphia came out with its annual 2015 report, citing 7000 pounds of trash collected (with 250 volunteers & 21 partner organizations). They helped students understand recycling & composting with 40 presentations reaching over 2100 elementary, middle and high school...

We hosted our first DIY Seed Bomb workshop last evening at United By Blue‘s flagship Old City location – and it was one for the books! Thank you to all who attended our lovely workshop. We had a chance to...

Want to plant a tree in your yard with a little help from Eagles (and sustainability) all-star Connor Barwin? TreePhilly announced a Philly “Tree Trek,” a social media contest in which one lucky winner will have Eagle player Connor Barwin help...

Ever since Mayor Jim Kenney was elected in November (or May…), there’s been a buzz about what he’d prioritize as Mayor. Former Mayor Michael Nutter created the Greenworks plan to make Philadelphia the most sustainable city in America. Would Kenney have...

Let’s face it: SEPTA delays can really mess up your day. Or at least, screw up your plans for being on time. The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management’s ReadyPhiladelphia alert system, which tells you about Refinery dangers too, now has stepped...

Want to give back to your community? We’ve got a day in April for ya. The Philadelphia Streets Department announced that registration for the 9th Annual Spring Cleanup Day is now open! You pick a project and can pick up supplies...

Philadelphia gained its first ever Complete Streets Commissioner this week, which means streets will be considered NOT just for cars, but bikes, pedestrians and public transit users. According to Randy LoBasso reported in the Bicycle Coalition blog, the Bicycle Coalition of...

The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) officially released the Local Economic Impact Report of the First Five Years of Green City, Clean Waters. Green City, Clean Waters is in year 5 of 25, with Philadelphia Water projected investments of $1.2 billion...