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Quick with a warm smile and a hug, 68-year-old Catalina Hunter may not seem like someone to fear. But the powerful polluters of Philly should be afraid—very afraid. For the nearly three decades she’s lived in Hunting Park, Hunter has...

After a traumatic experience, Jose Ferran Jr. fights tirelessly to make Hunting Park cleaner and greener, as well as healthier and kinder. His guiding principle: sustainability and mental health interventions are more connected than you might think. This is story...

Events create a lot of waste. Take large-scale events, like races – complete with disposable cups and bottles, post-celebration snacks, discarded warm-up clothing, and thousands of people – and you have the potential for significant waste. A zero-waste goal (which...

Hate getting those flyers that turn into litter? Philly has a program to stop them. Circulars, menus, and flyers can be an annoying nuisance. Technically, it’s illegal for vendors to put them in mailboxes, so they’ll often be tied or...

Zero Waste & Litter Cabinet released its two-year report today The City released its 2019 Zero Waste & Litter Report, two years after the cabinet shared its roadmap. In its report released today, the Cabinet boasts that of 31 recommendations...

Close your eyes (after you read the next sentence.) Now, picture someone holding a reusable bag. What stereotypes come to mind? There’s a good chance that you’re picturing a white, middle class, ‘green’ consumer. Trash Academy, a project of Mural...

Earlier this year, as part of a project by the Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity, 33 high school students in North Philadelphia took and shared photographs to document everyday life in their neighborhoods. While some of the young artists produced...

How will your life look in 2050? Climate change is expected to increase temperatures, raise sea levels, and bring on even more extreme weather. So what does it look like living in this climate changed world? This story is part...

Can we equate a few hot days to ‘climate change?’ Here are the stats showing how we experience climate change in the local region. This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen...