Philly

Meet the SustainPHL TD Bank Sustainable Communities nominees for 2023

This nominee prioritizes environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic prosperity but also influences and inspires broader groups of people to adopt…

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Feeding the Soul and the Community: Lower Moyamensing’s Urban Oasis

Neighbors revived the site at South Philadelphia High School in 2016. Today, there’s more food than they have hands to…

2 years ago

Lights, Camera, Sustainability! Fishtown Films’ path to a zero waste movie

The story behind 'Citywide' setting a new standard for Hollywood At first glance, "Citywide," a romantic comedy set in Philadelphia,…

2 years ago

Reviving Greensgrow: A Year After Collapse, a New Vision for Urban Agriculture

The New Kensington Community Development Corp. is working to revive the farm, which was a community resource for 25 years…

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$150k grant fund aims to build climate resilience for Philly’s Environmental Justice Advisory Commission

After a year spent defining its own structure, the commission is funding community-scale solutions for healthy foods and clean air,…

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Seeds of change: How Tulip Street Garden became a neighborhood oasis & pollinator protector

Joe Caltagirone turned a vacant lot into a community landmark. Now, he's on a mission to help pollinators like monarch…

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Climate trends: June was cooler and wetter than normal

Junes in Philadelphia are increasingly hotter, so this past month was an exception. Despite temperatures rising (and even breaking the…

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Cesar Andreú Iglesias Community Garden builds social ties. A million-dollar lien buyback can preserve spaces like these.

The city’s investment will help secure the future of 91 abandoned properties that stewards have turned into neighborhood anchors. Mara…

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Meet PA’s first urban composting on city parkland: Philly’s new public-private composting partnership

Parks and Recreation is teaming up with a local composting company to collect food scraps from 1 million meals served…

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Suburban nature store House Finch aims to make birding more sustainable

With zero-waste bulk seed and other offerings, the storefront brings hobbyists to Collingswood, New Jersey Birding may seem like a…

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