Philadelphia

Philly was the 8th warmest location out of 180 locations that Climate Central monitors Lions & lambs aside: it wasn’t just you: those warm days of March were above average. Philadelphia had an average temperature of 47.8°F, which was 4.2°...

Environmental non-profit CDP gave 95 cities a top score on climate action, including the city of brotherly love. With 2021 coming to a close with yet another pandemic surge, there’s good news on the climate front. The City of Philadelphia...

Enjoy the recap from our latest webinar In Philadelphia, 79% of carbon emissions come from buildings. Although much of that is municipal and business, that leaves a lot of opportunities to reduce our footprints at home. Green Philly hosted a...

City program, branded recycling, actually composts city resident’s leaves at the Fairmount Organic Recylcing Center City residents can compost their leaves through the City of Philadelphia in two ways this year. The bagged leaf drop-off is at specific locations on...

Businesses are often pushed to go big and expand. Zsa’s Ice Cream in Mount Airy chose a different path – and found surprising benefits. In 2011, Danielle Jowdy started selling her homemade, “seriously from scratch” ice cream at farmer’s markets...

Philadelphia’s pollution problem affects the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Here’s what can’t go down the city’s storm drains. Due to a combined sewer system, the streets often experiences overflow. That means local waterways are especially sensitive to pollution, which can...

Tiffin’s reusable container program was shut down due to an arbitrary requirement from the city. Circular Philadelphia advocated for a change to this health department rule. Reusable container programs are a huge step in a zero-waste world. Tiffin owner Munish...

Interesting and unusual menu items introduced to patrons at Ember and Ash. While many restaurants have adopted farm-to-table methods, Ember and Ash goes even further by challenging people’s perceptions of food and what it means to eat sustainably. Executive chef...

A glimpse of the Philadelphia Zoo’s adorable babies. In April, the zoo welcomed its first baby of the boom, a Francois Langur named Lei. The baby comes months after another birth in December, baby Quý Báu. Because the species is...