Philadelphia

Join us from 11AM-1PM for our kids’ drop-in craft! This month, we will be making corn husk dolls!

SEPTA’s board voted to adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2026 that will result in service cuts, higher fares, and curfews.  ICYMI: SEPTA is in a budget deficit, as Green Philly recently explained.  On June 26, SEPTA’s board voted to...

For some survivors, hiking and gardens offer deeper healing than pharmaceuticals. This story is the first in a series in collaboration with Love Now Media for the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative. The way survivors and co-survivors of gun violence are taught...

Local nonprofits and thought leaders are focusing on getting our relationship right with each other and the planet Philadelphia’s Earth Day history is decades old and strong. After all, Philadelphia held one of the largest first Earth Day gatherings in...

Come by to the Discovery Center and learn more about organizations within Strawberry Mansion, and neighboring communities, that are working to improve neighborhood and environmental issues. Resources given will focus on trash pickups, weatherizing the home, property services, community gardens,...

Employees fear the long-term impact of eliminating environmental justice programs. Jada Ackley believed that her position as an EPA Environmental Protection Specialist was a solid career choice. “You are told that federal employment is typically pretty stable,” said Ackley. Instead,...

You asked, so we delivered! Wondering how to get more involved in Philadelphia’s sustainability, climate, and environmental justice scene? Well, friend, much like our love for the planet, the options are endless ??! Below, we compiled a list of 10...

Green Philly checks in with neighborhoods and trash experts during the early days of Clean and Green’s new twice-a-week trash collection program. The city rolled out a new twice-weekly trash pickup pilot at the beginning of December. The goal of...

City council members held a hearing in October to understand the challenges of acquiring vacant lots through the Philadelphia Land Bank. One Kensington community garden shares its struggles of operating without land ownership. In Kensington, a chilly light rain poured...