
Sustainability
Easttown Township bans plastic bags, as advocates push to eliminate Styrofoam across the ‘burbs
Easttown Township has become the seventh municipality in Pennsylvania — and the third in Chester County — to pass a plastic bag ban. More bans are on the way.
3 years ago
‘We’re all abuzz’: Media Borough nationally certified as a ‘Bee City’
The national initiative designed to save the bees has found a partner community in Delaware County. Media wants other communities to follow in its steps.
3 years ago
For the first time, electricity beat out natural gas to heat homes nationwide
For the first time, electricity beat out natural gas as a home heating source nationwide. Climate activists are pushing to retire fossil fuel in favor of heat pumps.
3 years ago
The “Seabin” trash capture devices will help the EPA, along with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, to gather important data on what types of plastics are in the water.
3 years ago
Listen 1:53Electric rates will rise for most customers in Pennsylvania June 1, and consumer advocates say switching to an alternative power supplier won’t be beneficial.
3 years ago
Advocates suggest recycling overhaul to address ‘growing waste crisis’ in Pa.
Proposals include a landfill ban on aluminum cans and more food waste composting programs.
3 years ago
New exhibition at Taller Puertorriqueño takes a deeper look at Puerto Rico’s struggles
Antonio Martorell, 83, installed a tropical forest inside Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia for an exhibition about the island’s woes.
3 years ago
Pa. among states to receive millions in federal funding to restore the Chesapeake Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $40 million to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
3 years ago
Delco to host public workshop series as it seeks a ‘path toward zero waste’
Delaware County is starting to update its 10-year Municipal Waste Management Plan — and it wants the community’s help to achieve an ambitious goal.
3 years ago
Weary of many disasters? U.N. says worse to come
A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says.
3 years ago
The Montgomery and Delaware counties Habitat will plant about 250 trees this Saturday in Pottstown, Norristown, Upper Darby, and Lansdowne for Earth Day.
3 years ago
Philly city government needs to take more action on climate change
In spite of efforts to preserve Philly’s natural environment, recent actions call into question whether city government is failing the climate challenge.
3 years ago
A brighter solar future could come to Philly via excess energy credits
Solarize Philly helps solar power users donate energy credits to install renewable power in areas where people can’t afford the cost of installation.
3 years ago
Biden finalizes rule restoring broad environmental review of big projects
A rule finalized Tuesday will restore key provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, a bedrock environmental law.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania’s plan fails to meet goal for reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, the EPA says
The agency says it will take stronger actions to curb water pollution in the state.
3 years ago