Topic: Climate Change
Voting Green
Why aren’t our elected officials talking more about climate change and pollution? This election, WURD’s afternoon host says, voters should demand it
By Charles D. Ellison“The Trees are the Lungs”
On this Arbor Day, we celebrate the arborists who care for our trees
By Sabina Louise PierceWater—An Essay Contest
The Pamela & Ajay Raju Foundation, along with the Zoo, offers $15,000 to a student who can help solve our water crisis
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavySolar States
The growing B Corporation is bringing solar energy to houses and businesses throughout the region—and bringing blue collar Philadelphians into the green energy economy
By Quinn O'CallaghanRouse the (Hot) Masses
WURD’s afternoon host urges the city and its residents—especially minorities most affected by pollution—to start a real fight against climate change
By Charles D. EllisonRehka Dhillon-Richardson
The University City resident has turned her passion for the environment into a local girls climate summit and two trips to the U.N.—all by the age of 17
By Gillian McGoldrickPlant More Trees
Trees provide shade, reduce energy consumption and prettify our city. But still Philadelphians—and even the mayor himself—have made it harder to plant as many as we should. Why can’t we be more like D.C.?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy