Sustainability

Legislation that comprehensively bans single-use plastic and paper bags along with foam products and plastic straws advanced in the New Jersey Assembly Thursday. 

With the right policies, Philadelphia’s development boom could be our Johnny Appleseed moment.

Traditional systems are designed to manage or redirect water. Natural solutions capture and absorb rains. The issue: predicting the unpredictable.

Energy issues in Pa. can be fiercely partisan, but a measure in the state legislature to encourage clean energy development is gaining support on both sides of the aisle.

Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.”

On the heels of a storm that destroyed property, displaced hundreds of people and flooded the region’s waterways, the timing is particularly relevant.

The spill is one of more than 100 across the length of the pipeline.

The fridges live on city streets and offer free food to anyone willing to open the door.

If you can find a car, the sanitation dropoff centers are now open seven days a week.

It’s the latest in a years-long string of beach replenishment projects in New Jersey that have spanned all four coastal counties.

The Borough of Chambersburg could soon generate a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy.

Tonnage is up across the city, with the Northwest and far Northeast seeing the biggest spikes.

“It’s important to conserve the environment, and collect data that would help us do that. But at the same time, it’s more important right now to stop the spread of disease."

Do our individual actions matter? While policy change is critical, our individual actions carry the social influence necessary to make these changes possible.

This relief money isn’t a bailout. It’s a bet on sustainable futures.