Clean Air Council asks activists what local action against methane looks like
The council held a panel to celebrate the House’s historic vote repairing Federal Greenhouse Gas Standards The House of Representatives voted in late June to restore federal standards for methane leakage from oil and gas facilities built since 2015. Clean...
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Local youth activist featured in Nickelodeon special on climate change
Sabirah Mahmud speaks about environmental racism in Earth Day episode A local youth activist (and former GP panelist) Sabirah Mahmud appears in a new Earth Day special, Nick News: Kids and the Impact of Climate Change. The special will explore environmental racism...
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How local artists can tackle climate change & bring more voices into the urban heat conversation
The Tyler School and The Trust for Public Land are teaming up through Heat Response PHL. Here’s how it’s working. Education is the first step to tackling climate change. Art is a form of education that everyone can understand, regardless of age, background, and previous level of environmental knowledge. Meet: Heat Response PHL, a new project...
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Supporting soil health and organic farming in the Delaware Watershed is a win-win-win for clean water, farmers, and local economies
Agriculture runoff is a major problem. The Rodale Institute & American Sustainable Business Council shares one simple way to protect our water. By Dr. Andrew Smith, Rodale Institute & David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council According to the EPA, agricultural...
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Breaking Down Barriers: How local environmental centers are bringing inclusion for underserved communities outdoors
AWE Centers to Participate in Delaware River Basin Urban Wildlife Community Engagement Program Focusing on building conservation partnerships with underserved urban communities The Nature Place, an environmental education center and the headquarters of the conservation organization Berks Nature, sits on...
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Eco-Innovations: How toolkits helped local schools understand their local watersheds.
The longstanding urban watershed program continues to take shape even in face of COVID-19 pandemic In an effort to not allow its award-winning urban watershed curriculum to fall short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, generous funding and the work of...
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Unlikely advocates: How local breweries are leading in Delaware River Watershed conservation efforts
Philly’s a beer town. Clean water means cleaner (and tastier) beer for you. Heroes wear capes. Sometimes, they drink beer. Two years ago, nearly 20 breweries from across the Greater Philadelphia Region, sent a joint letter to Congress in efforts...
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Swarthmore & local schools leading the way for renewable energy efforts
Colleges nationwide continue to energy & electric vehicle efforts, according to PennEnvironment 2020 has been a bad year, but there’s one good thing: colleges continue to trailblaze towards 100% renewable energy and other sustainable efforts. Six Pennsylvania colleges have been...
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Here’s how to support local green efforts this Giving Tuesday
Where to help fund sustainability & support local orgs Today is the day your inbox is flooded with pleas from local organizations to open your wallets and give. Here’s a few local efforts that help fund sustainability efforts. Rodale Institute...
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