Environment
A Trash Policy That Changes … Nothing
The City’s former Litter Czar bemoans what could be a missed opportunity for real environmental and sanitation changes in Philly. Here’s how we can do better
By Nicolas Esposito
Philly Trash Doesn’t Have to Burn in Chester
Mayor Parker wants to renew the City’s waste contract with a notorious Chester incinerator. Can City Council be our “clean and green” hero?
By Russell Zerbo
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
50+ ways to help fight climate change
Taking action to protect our planet is the work of our lifetime. Ready to dive in? Here are 50+ ways you can actually make an impact.
By Katherine Rapin and Josh Middleton
Clean Air is Patriotic
A future pulmonologist sees the confluence of the country’s 250th and extreme heat wave in Philadelphia as a sign we need to reverse course on climate change
By Eric Balaban
From Putrid to Promising
How an ambitious, three-year-long freshwater mussels project transformed the smelly Manayunk Canal into an emerging fishing destination
By Ben Silver
Ray’s Reusables x Bennett Compost
The Northern Liberties-based refillery and the citywide food scrap pickup service are teaming up to provide drop-off composting
By Courtney DuChene
How Nonprofits Can Fight Rising Energy Costs
Local solar energy leaders urge nonprofits to take advantage of federal incentives before they end on July 3
By Emily Schapira and Sharon Pillar
Borrow Before We Burn
What if Philadelphia applied the Free Library model to household tools, vacuums, even party supplies? London’s Library of Things does it — saving Londoners millions
By Amanda Soskin
Philadelphia Can Move Beyond Gas. Here’s How.
The City's goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 can be reached with PGW's help
By Alex Bomstein