Ideas We Should Steal: Safely Making Compost From … Poop?
Tyler Hendon can’t stop talking about how huge the produce is this year in Washington D.C.’s Franciscan Monastery Gardens. Listen to the audio edition here: They had a lot of luck with watermelon...
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When Estelle Vaughn talks about her childhood in the 1960s, it brings to mind A Very Brady suburbia. Listen to the audio edition here: She played kickball and jumped rope in the street with her...
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Guest Commentary: Packing for Climate Change
Last month, while sprinting down the corridor in Terminal A at PHL, I was struck that the last-minute effort to reshuffle what was in my family’s luggage might actually prevent us from making our...
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How to Fix Our (Somewhat) Sh**ty Delaware
In a story for The Citizen last month, I looked at what it would take to make Philadelphia’s rivers clean enough for swimming. The answer I heard over and over: Stop the sewage overflows. When it...
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Guest Commentary: Philadelphia, Park City
“Your city is electric,” a smiling man in a yellow Ecuadorian soccer jersey said to me as we flowed with a crowd into the stadium where Ecuador would play against Côte d’Ivoire. I have always loved...
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Citizen of The Week: Kadafi El-Kardah, Germantown’s “Drain Buddy”
Germantowner Sumanya “Sumi” Narra is familiar with busted up storm drains. When it rains, she’s seen the drains on nearby blocks fill with leaves and debris, creating puddles people have to jump over....
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What Do We Do About All the Trees We Just Lost in the Microburst Storm?
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A Trash Policy That Changes…Nothing
On July 10th, the City of Philadelphia announced it had selected ReWorld — the corporation that operates the incinerator in Chester, PA — along with Waste Management and Republic Services, to manage...
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Guest Commentary: Philly Trash Doesn’t Have to Burn in Chester
Philadelphia City Council has a chance in September to improve air quality, reduce environmental injustice, and move the City in a healthier direction. Last week, the City announced plans to award...
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Ideas We Should Steal: Make our Rivers So Clean, You Can Swim in Them
It was dark when Katie Pumphrey waded into the Chesapeake Bay at the southern end of Sandy Point State Park. Listen to the audio edition here: At 3:15am the water was an unseasonably warm 82...
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50+ ways to help fight climate change
We’re living at an intensely important moment. A time when our actions are determining the habitability — or inhabitability — of our home. (No pressure.) Of course, it’s already become much less...
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Guest Commentary: Clean Air is Patriotic
As a veteran of the armed services, I couldn’t be more excited for this year’s Fourth of July. But, as a lung doctor training in Philadelphia, I can’t ignore the extreme heat looming over this week,...
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From Putrid to Promising
When Lance Butler began his first job as an aquatic biologist at the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) in 1999, his company car stank of old grease and trash. His Ford Bronco rumbled to a stop on the...
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Business for Good: Ray’s Reusables x Bennett Compost
When Ray Daly founded her low-waste, sustainable living home goods operation Ray’s Reusables out of a van in 2020, Americans were already getting more eco-conscious. A 2020 McKinsey survey found that...
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Guest Commentary: How Nonprofits Can Fight Rising Energy Costs
At Share Food Program’s Hunting Park headquarters, huge energy-sucking refrigeration units are essential for delivering fresh, healthy food throughout the region. Share is one of the leading hunger...
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Ideas We Should Steal: Borrow Before We Burn
Forty drills sitting unused in 40 basements is a private storage problem. A drill that is maintained, cataloged, insured and shared by 400 neighbors is a public resource. The object is the same. The...
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Guest Commentary: Philadelphia Can Move Beyond Gas. Here’s How.
As Philadelphia heads into another summer, we already know what is coming: extreme heat, unhealthy air, and likely more wildfire smoke drifting into the city. By now, it should be clear that climate...
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Guest Commentary: School District, Don’t Eliminate What’s Working
In a day where school districts everywhere are searching for answers to declining enrollment, budget constraints, and shifting priorities, it can be very tempting to turn to a large-scale facilities...
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Your Guide to Earth Day Events and Volunteering Around Philly
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40 Urban Gardening Ideas for Your Philly Back Yard
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