“We Are the Cavalry”

Bread & Roses Community Fund launched a new program to support grassroots groups fighting for climate justice. Chester environmental activist Zulene Mayfield explains why this work matters

By Charity Tooze
Ideas We Should Steal

Get City Pension Money Out of Fossil Fuels

New York City has divested three of its five municipal pensions from dirty energy — with stellar financial results. As Philadelphia works to fund our pensions, should we do the same?

By Courtney DuChene
Guest Commentary

Want a Stronger Philadelphia? Invest in Plants.

The President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society believes making Philadelphia greener isn’t just a matter of “nice to have”

By Matt Rader

Penn Bets Big On Green

The city's largest private employer is enacting an ambitious sustainability plan that could be a model for the rest of Philly — and the country

By Courtney DuChene
The New Urban Order

Will the Key to Climate Resilience be AI — or Dopamine?

How emerging tech can help cities fight climate change

By Diana Lind

Does Trump 2.0 Mean Game Over for the Climate?

Doomism will get us nowhere. Here’s what we can do to continue protecting the environment

By Courtney DuChene

PA’s Secret Weapon to Fight Climate Change

A bipartisan Philadelphia-based group is spreading the word about Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment in the hopes the 53-year-old law can protect our endangered environment today

By Courtney DuChene
Listen

Ali Velshi Inside Project 2025 and … Hurricane Helene?

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on the plan to gut FEMA and undermine our nation's ability to prepare for and recover from natural disasters

By Ali Velshi
The Citizen Recommends

The Kindred Podcast

It’s easy to forget that we humans are literal animals. Two Philadelphia-area sisters remind us, one audio episode at a time

By Courtney DuChene
Business for Good

Carbon Reform

Could a Philadelphia company’s clever carbon capture capsule transform how buildings breathe — and impact climate change?

By Courtney DuChene