Water

It wasn’t just you (and those springlike days) — climate change was here in February Climate change is making Philadelphia hotter and wetter. This past February was no exception. The average temperature was 3.8° above normal, and the 2.87 inches...

A proposed rule for the ‘forever chemical’ are stricted limits than the US EPA Want to give feedback to the state of Pennsylvania about what’s in your water? The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a comment period...

IPCC releases sixth assessment report on impacts of climate change on people & nature The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report today. The report discusses how human-induced climate change has...

Flooding and GSI make a big part of the programs. Everyone loves the Sphere. The six-foot-wide globe at the heart of Easton’s Nurture Nature Center is striking, even in a building full of environmentally-themed art, and tends to be the...

The unofficial theme was “We, not me.” In sustainability efforts, people often ask what “they” can do. However, they should be asking what “we” can do. Green Philly hosted our second annual virtual sustainability symposium, Climate Promises to Action, on...

Philadelphia has an ambitious goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Here’s how one company is working alongsize the city Carbon reduction is vital in the City to meet the Paris Climate agreement and lessen the impacts of climate change...

Program by Philadelphia Water & Delaware Estuary provide free storm marking drain kits There are over 72,000 stormwater inlets on Philadelphia streets, but many people still use them as trash cans. Litter, pet waste, chemicals and other debris can go...

News of the decommissioning of one of the nation’s largest oil refineries was a huge feat for community activists condemning the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) legacy polluter site for decades. Ambitious plans to rehabilitate and transform the 1300-acre site along...

PWD hosting virtual events in Feb & March to help customers get help Customers burdened by utility bills can get help from one city department. Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) announced a series of virtual events, #UtilityFairsPHL, in February and March...