GreenPrint for Kensington, FDR & more

Catch up on the latest sustainability news:

Kensington kicks off greening and anti-displacement planning. On Tuesday, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation launched Co-Creating a GreenPrint for Kensington, a multi-week project to co-create an implementable greening plan with Kensington residents. Over the coming months, neighbors are invited to participate in learning sessions to build practical green skills – like how to prune street trees – and provide feedback on what greening should look like in the community. 

Judge rules lawsuit can move forward to stop FDR Park renovations. A group of residents in South Philadelphia are suing the city for FDR Park renovations that include the use of artificial turf athletic fields and the removal of heritage trees. The city argued that residents waited too long to sue and that the renovations are necessary to solve chronic flooding. WHYY

Housing ban at Hahnemann on hold. Councilmember Jeffery Young announced last week that he will not be advancing a bill to restrict housing development at the former Hahnemann hospital complex. The bill, which Young argued would favor job development, was met with controversy, especially as Mayor Parker’s administration moves forward with the extensive H.O.M.E. Plan. The Philadelphia Inquirer

AI cameras on SEPTA buses catch illegally parked cars. Cameras mounted on SEPTA buses are capturing cars that are illegally idled or parked in bus lanes or stops. The camera footage is reviewed by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which then issues fines to the offending drivers. Seven months into the program, NBC10 reports that people have paid over $4.3 million in fines to PPA. NBC 10 Philadelphia

Endangerment Finding repealed by Trump Administration. The EPA has lost its ability to regulate greenhouse emissions and fight climate change. The endangerment finding states that carbon dioxide, methane, and four other greenhouse gases threaten human health. “Deadly floods, droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes are harming our health, our communities, and our economy. This climate chaos plan is decimating the EPA’s ability to act when we need protections more than ever,” said Lawrence Hafetz, Clean Air Council’s Legal Director, in a written statement.

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