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Let’s sail-ebrate the latest changemakers who are moving the region towards a sustainable, equitable place. Last evening was the 8th annual SustainPHL at the Independence Seaport Museum. We had an incredible group of nominees. Please read about their work in...

Catch up on the latest sustainability news: Community Farm gets closer to community ownership. The Philadelphia Land Bank has acquired dozens of community garden lots across the city, making them eligible for long-term preservation under community land trusts. Reinhard Street...

Philadelphia residents will not only vote on who will be the next district attorney, but also whether or not the state Supreme Court may uphold key environmental legislation.  DYK: Voter turnout in Pennsylvania was just under 55% during the 2022...

Catch up on the latest sustainability news: Transit advocates demand better SEPTA funding. On Tuesday morning, transit advocates, including Transit Forward Philadelphia, held a rally and demonstration at LOVE Park to demand better funding for SEPTA. This comes as SEPTA...

Part Two of Every Voice, Every Vote research revealed that Philly takes pride in community engagement but believes neighborhoods could use more support for local sustainability initiatives.  Think Philly needs more trash cans? So do 70% of Philadelphians surveyed. How...

The Green Building United Groundbreaker Awards celebrated local innovative projects using passive house, LEED and more. Rising energy prices, tariffs on construction materials, and cuts to energy-efficient solar and home tax credits have created new challenges for sustainable building efforts...

How Penn Treaty Park got its name may be legend, but the community’s commitment to honoring that story is very real. According to the tale, Pennsylvania’s founder, William Penn, met Chief Tamanend of the Turtle clan of the Lenni Lenapes, the...

Catch up on the latest sustainability news:  Fall Nature Challenge starts. The Academy of Natural Sciences is hosting a Fall bioblitz on October 11-13. The goal of the challenge is to document as many living species as possible. To participate,...

$90 billion in investments could reshape the energy landscape, but community voices and renewable alternatives are missing from the plan.  Plymouth Township voted against an AI data center in Conshocken last evening. Although the developer can bring up the project...