Topic: Climate Change

Is Philly Ready for Disaster?
Climate change, mass attacks and environmental catastrophes have caused death and destruction nationwide. Here’s how our city is preparing for the unthinkable
By Christine Speer Lejeune
The Return of Judith Rodin
The former Penn President just joined the Hilco advisory board. Here’s why she’s excited about the Bellwether District in Southwest Philly
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Clean and Green. For Real.
In the next in a series of policy recommendations for presumptive Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, a local environmental activist makes a plea for the planet — and Philadelphians who live on it
By Karen Melton
Sustainability Education for All Students
New Jersey is the first U.S. state to mandate climate change education in every grade and nearly every subject. Can a similar solutions-based curriculum help prepare Philly kids for a green future?
By Courtney DuChene
Ali Velshi on the Climate Crisis
MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says the climate crisis is here. We'd better deal with it.
By Ali Velshi
The I-95 Wake-Up Call
The message is clear, an environmental justice advocate says: We must Stop. Using. Fossil Fuels.
By Charles D. Ellison
The New Normal is Scary
The widespread resistance to evidence — facts! — and the undermining of educated responses alarms a long-time university president
By Elaine Maimon
Do Philadelphia’s Mayoral Candidates Care About the Environment?
Here’s why the managing editor of EcoWURD is doubtful about Cherelle Parker and David Oh
By Charles D. Ellison
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sustainability
Newish SBN Executive Director Devi Ramkissoon spent most of her career helping businesses in developing countries become engines of poverty relief. Here’s how she plans to do the same in Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Mayor’s Youth Climate Action Council
In L.A. and other cities, young people influence local climate policy and enact climate fixes — while learning what it means to be an engaged citizen. It’s time Philly joins the movement
By Courtney DuChene