Courtney DuChene Special Projects Manager / Contributing Writer

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Courtney DuChene is a contributing writer and special projects manager at the Philadelphia Citizen. She holds a Masters in creative writing from the University of Michigan, where she focused on poetry and worked with the Detroit River Story Lab on their community journalism initiatives. Prior to that she was a journalist in Philadelphia, where she freelanced for various outlets, including The Citizen, and wrote for Philadelphia magazine and NBC10. She is passionate about finding solutions to environmental problems and highlighting stories from around the city.

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Stories by Courtney DuChene:

How to Fix Our (Somewhat) Sh**ty Delaware

The E. coli don’t lie. Philly’s biggest river seriously stinks. Here’s what the City can — and must — do about it

By Courtney DuChene
Citizen of The Week

Kadafi El-Kardah, Germantown’s “Drain Buddy”

How one local resident is bringing neighbors together to fight flooding, one cleanup at a time

By Courtney DuChene

What Do We Do About All the Trees We Just Lost in the Microburst Storm?

We asked the experts.

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

Make our Rivers So Clean, You Can Swim in Them

A partnership of organizations has made Baltimore Harbor swimmable again. Could Philly do that with the Delaware and the Schuylkill?

By Courtney DuChene
Citizen Recommends

The Promise of Democracy 250th Summit

Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham headlines a two-day deep dive into the state of our democracy, a must-attend for civic-minded Philadelphians

By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good

Perpay

A Philadelphia B Corp helps subscribers increase their credit scores simply by buying vacuum cleaners and iPhones

By Courtney DuChene

Building Bridges

The re-opening of a new rail bridge in Southwest Philadelphia will connect one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods to jobs and green space downtown. Will local residents be the ones who benefit?

By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good

Coblrshop for Your Vintage Glow-Up

What to do when your Eagle’s Eye cardigan or Rick Owens platform booties need a fix? A Fairmount entrepreneur has an increasingly convenient solution

By Courtney DuChene

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