Climate Change

January’s weird weather is another reminder that climate change is here. If you’re feeling weather whiplash, you’re not alone. Let’s recap January: During the second week of 2024, the city got drenched with flooded rivers, shut-down roads, and wind that...

Here’s the latest green news to catch up on: As COP28 comes to a close, nearly 200 countries approved a global pact at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels (not “phase out” as hoped), pledged $2.1 billion in funding...

What’s happening in local sustainability this week? Members of the Environment & Sustainability sub-committees of Cherelle Parker’s transition team have been announced, including Emily Shapira as co-chair, Jerome Shabazz as Vice Chair, Saleem Chapman, Katie Bartolotta, Devi Ramkissoon, and David...

September 21st at the Fairmount Water Works!

Junes in Philadelphia are increasingly hotter, so this past month was an exception. Despite temperatures rising (and even breaking the global temperature records this week), June was slightly cooler and wetter than normal, according to new data from Climate Central....

From disappearing shorelines to extreme weather events, we are witnessing the effects of climate change in real-time. As we look to the future, NLM welcomes Julie Hancher, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Green Phillyas she leads a discussion with Roland Wall, Executive Director of...

DEP declared Thursday a “Code Red” and Friday a “Code Orange” for Air Quality Action Day across the keystone state. Although the air quality isn’t as dangerous as it was a few weeks ago, smoke from Canadian wildfires is again...

ULI Philadelphia and AIA Philadelphia are pleased to offer a joint book club to read From the Ground Up / Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities, by Alison Sant. Island Press describes: “For decades, American cities have experimented with ways to remake...

A new study finds that most Americans understands that climate change is human-caused and think that individual choices make a difference. When it comes to climate, Americans mostly are on the same page – even if they’re quiet. The majority...