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Washington, D.C.’s compost pick-up pilot is small but promising. Philadelphia should do something similar
My last three columns have focused on ways that Philadelphia could launch or expand food scrap drop-off programs. And drop-off programs are the place to start. They build awareness, provide an option ...
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New book explores the 1950s transformation of Southwest Philadelphia and the social and environmental grassroots efforts that guided and opposed it
Will Caverly was one of the thousands of people who flocked to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum during the COVID-19 pandemic. And like most of those people, he didn’t know much about ...
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After a cancer diagnosis, a family meatball recipe brings mother and son closer together
Alphonse Pignataro, recently graduated from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), boarded a plane bound for Barbados. For the Elizabeth, New Jersey, native, this marked a moment of ...
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Editor’s Notes: Parks Need a Hero
Every year the Trust for Public Land releases its ParkScore ratings, and every year Philadelphians have something to be disappointed about: how little the City spends on its parks. ParkScore ranks the ...
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How recycling lost its way in Philadelphia and what can be done to get it back on track
In July 2020, after spending several months of the pandemic wondering whether her trash and recycling would be picked up, Sarah Ausprich was frustrated. When it was collected, Ausprich, a resident of ...
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In the last century, Pennsylvania and New Jersey battled New York City to control water from the Delaware River. With sea levels rising and droughts looming, another fateful ...
Most of the big brother–little brother act between New York City and Philadelphia is all in good fun. Eagles versus Giants, Mets versus Phillies, international metropolis versus city of neighborhoods ...
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Here’s what was — and wasn’t — mentioned in the Parks & Recreation budget hearing
On April 16, halfway through the City of Philadelphia’s annual budget hearings, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation answered City Councilmembers’ questions centering safety and the future of the ...
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Federal budget bill aims to sunset funding for electric appliances and cars by 2026
When Grid was planning a home electrification guide for the January 2025 issue, the universe threw us a curveball. Donald ...
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In 2022, PGW budgeted for a geothermal feasibility study. Three years later, they have nothing to show for it
What’s a fossil fuel utility to do in a rapidly warming world? That was the question posed by a study the City released jointly with Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the country’s largest ...
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Reckless developments put residents in floods’ path
Chris Deatrick’s girlfriend called him early in the morning on Thursday, September 2, 2021, pleading with him to leave his apartment at the Apex on Venice Island in Manayunk. Deatrick didn’t think ...
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Therapeutic psychedelics hold the promise of individual and communal healing
Earlier this fall, the future of psychedelics in Philadelphia looked promising. Colette Condorcita Schmitt, the founder of Decriminalize Nature Philadelphia, which advocates for expanded access to ...
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Philly is spending $2B+ to fix its sewage problem. But is Green City, Clean Waters working?
In the early 1700s, botanist John Bartram surveyed his farmland abutting the banks of the Schuylkill River in what is now Southwest Philadelphia and had an idea: build a garden for his beloved plants.