Topic: Climate Change
We Can Stop Trashing the Region’s Health
A clean air advocate urges support for Councilperson Jamie Gauthier’s efforts to stop Philly from burning trash
By Russell Zerbo
PA Cities Can’t Get Smarter Without Natural Gas
Technology solutions to Philly’s problems increasingly rely on AI, with its high energy demands. A former mayor urges local leaders to ensure we have what we need to make it work
By Michael A. Nutter
Brace Yourself for Hotter Summers, Bigger Allergies, Worsening Air Quality …
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
By Alex Bomstein
Philly Pays Millions to Pollute. Local Innovators Have a Better Way
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?
By Nicolas Esposito
AI Data Centers Haven’t Got a Friend in PA
Why do so many Pennsylvanians oppose Amazon (and other tech giants) building “innovation campuses” in their counties?
By Ethan Dodd
Four Ways Philly can Grow our Tree Canopy
The City’s ambitious Tree Plan will need an all-out effort to accomplish. Here, some ideas we could steal from elsewhere
By Courtney DuChene
Where Are the Trees We Were Promised?
Two years into the City’s first-ever Tree Plan, our leafy coverage has remained static. What happens now?
By Courtney DuChene
How To Celebrate Earth Day in Philadelphia
More than 50 years after the holiday began, there are more reasons — and more ways — than ever to combat climate change, right here in Philly
By Rosamelia Lara Sanchez, Christina Griffith and Lauren McCutcheon
“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
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