Water

The Water Department’s 25-year project will improve the pipes, treatment plants, and processes that residents rely on for safe drinking water. Not all neighbors are happy. Following a planning process and public listening sessions, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is...

Catch up on the latest sustainability news this week. It’s getting hot(ter) in here September. Despite what JD Vance said about “crazy weather patterns,” climate change continues to impact the US, from temperatures to supercharging Hurricane Helene’s destruction. This past...

Honorees include DRBC’s Steve Tambini, SBN’s Alex Cupo, and Hope Works. The Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin (WRA) celebrated the 2024 Water Resources Awards winners on September 12th. The 41st Awards Gala recognizes leadership, innovation, and excellence...

The latest sustainability news this week. $25 million boost for “Solar for Schools.” State and city leaders gathered at City Hall on Sept. 4 to mark the passage of the Solar for Schools Act, a grant program aimed at helping...

A new grant program can clean up deserted boats that pose environmental or safety hazards. A US Boat Foundation grant program seeks to ease the environmental impact caused by abandoned boats. This grant program could potentially help with efforts to...

Catch up on the latest sustainability news. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education announced its new Executive Director, Erin Mooney. Mooney was previously communications director of The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The Philadelphia Orchard Project created two high...

Access to water is a barrier for community gardens in the city. Local groups, professors and students are working together to find solutions and to help the gardens – and Camden – bloom. This article is republished in partnership with South...

Native plants are part of a collective solution to the expanding problem of stormwater mitigation in Philadelphia. Climate change and invasive species, however, are affecting their survival. Horticulturalists and scientists say planting native species and understanding their role in water...

Philadelphia is not directly next to the ocean…but still floods with high tides. How and why does this happen? What can we do to prevent and prepare for it? The National Weather Service issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for Philadelphia...