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Catch up on the latest in sustainability news: Trash cleanup group starts a new video series spotlighting community leaders. The first video in a series led by Trash Academy and Block by Block Philly features Joyce Brooks, a 79-year-old great-grandmother and...

How one neighbor’s loss reflects a citywide dilemma.  “SAVE MY TREE!” That’s what Nicole Fakhoury heard her two-year-old son crying and begging over the phone, over the sounds of a chainsaw. Fakhoury was at work last January when her babysitter...

Catch up on this week’s sustainability news:  Philadelphia Navy Yard is now the largest LEED neighborhood in the country. A 295-acre section with 77 buildings of the Navy Yard has received the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED-ND Gold Certification. This...

For some survivors, hiking and gardens offer deeper healing than pharmaceuticals. This story is the first in a series in collaboration with Love Now Media for the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative. The way survivors and co-survivors of gun violence are taught...

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is Green Philly’s latest Civic Catalyst. Read how Gauthier uses her role as a public servant to further sustainability initiatives in Philly.  Role: Third District City Councilmember representing much of West and Southwest Philadelphia. As part of...

Two years into the City’s first-ever Tree Plan, our leafy coverage has remained static. What happens now? This article is published in collaboration with the Philadelphia Citizen as part a project series for the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative. On a recent...

It’s Earth Week! Celebrate by catching up on this week’s green news: The Schuylkill Center of Environmental Education’s Toad Detour program has saved over 22,000 toads in 16 years. Volunteer opportunities are available for members of the community to serve...

Local nonprofits and thought leaders are focusing on getting our relationship right with each other and the planet Philadelphia’s Earth Day history is decades old and strong. After all, Philadelphia held one of the largest first Earth Day gatherings in...

Buying new jars instead of cleaning old ones. Driving personal vehicles for drop-offs. These former employees joined the startup for its green mission, but left disillusioned. Weekly deliveries from Amazon, Costco, and Walmart. Compost bins tossed in the dumpster. Plastic,...