Environment

Baby Gear Group, now a B Corp, was named a Time magazine invention of the year by letting families rent strollers and other childcare essentials for a fraction of the cost and environmental impact. It’s now expanded across the region and country

A clean air advocate urges support for Councilperson Jamie Gauthier’s efforts to stop Philly from burning trash

“Birder Backpacks” at 20 Free Library branches take Philadelphians from the stacks to the trails

Ya Fav Trashman has given North Philly residents easy places to put their litter. Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference

After four years, Glitter has proven it can create jobs, clean neighborhoods, build community — and, even, reduce gun violence

A retired educator and school volunteer demands better — and greener — playgrounds for our students. Here, some ideas for getting there

The head of the Clean Air Council warns: If you think climate change is bad now, just wait until Trump’s EPA really gets going

A Texas-based corporation charges us $50 million a year to process trash and recycling. Could the City give a slice of that pie to local sustainable waste companies instead?

Just because the Philadelphia Zoo President and CEO represents a lot of firsts for America’s oldest zoo, doesn’t mean she doesn’t get Philadelphians — even if we like to fancy ourselves a species all our own

The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans