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SEPTA’s Chief Innovation Officer and former Smart City Director talks sustainability and public transit SEPTA is at the center of tight state budget conversations. The mass transit agency is the largest in the state, averaging over 797,000 unlinked passenger trips...

Zero Fare’s success highlights the importance of free public transit for underserved communities. For many Philadelphia pedestrians, paying for public transportation can be a significant financial strain, limiting access to essential resources like employment, healthcare, and healthy food. The Zero...

In our latest Civic Catalysts column, Rep Rabb talks nerding out about cool science, vertical farming & holding greenwashers accountable. Role: State Representative for the 200th Legislative District of Pennsylvania. Rabb represents 68,000 constituents in four Philadelphia neighborhoods –Chestnut Hill,...

The next presidential administration could keep or cut critical programs that benefit Philly. Did you know that an estimated 13 million citizens care deeply about the environment but will skip the polls? This staggering number comes from the Environmental Voter Project, an...

More Philly students will be riding to school in clean buses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced nearly $17 million in federal investments in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) through the EPA’s Clean School Bus program. This...

Casey Kuklick, Deputy Director of the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives, lays out the office’s Fall 2024 plans.  In January, newly-appointed Mayor Parker released her 100-Day Action Plan for a “Safer, Cleaner, Greener Philadelphia,” which outlined a long-term Clean...

Discover how you can access federal support to tackle climate and environmental challenges In November 2023, the Biden Administration devoted approximately $2 billion in grant funding to support community-driven projects tackling climate and environmental justice challenges. While a significant amount of that...

Introducing Meet Your Civic Catalysts, a new series from Green Philly spotlighting sustainability changemakers in public office, their work, and how you can connect with them! Starting with (drumroll, please)… Get to know: Liz Lankenau Role: City of Philadelphia’s Interim...

The new nonprofit, founded by a rising senior at William Penn Charter School, runs initiatives to protect the planet and empowers a younger audience to pitch in. It was the thought of disappearing glaciers that pushed Elena Jadach to take...