Political progress has been made, but much work remains
Eight years ago, the new crop of mayoral candidates were like sustainability seedlings, just beginning to poke their soft green heads above the soil and move toward the light.
There were some unintended moments of comedy along the way. During a candidate forum, one of the candidates purported
The Sly Fox Brewing Company creates a special beer to benefit the Schuylkill River Trail
Southeastern Pennsylvanians who love nothing more than enjoying a cold, local beer in the great outdoors needn’t look further than Sly Fox Brewing Company of Pottstown to satisfy their thirst. In April, the brewery will release a new craft beer inspired
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Emerald ash borer beetles target ash trees, like this one at Fairmount Park’s Smith Playground. | Photo by Christian Hunold
Tiny green beetles are coming to kill our ash trees
You might expect something as scary as the emerald ash borer to be much larger than it is. The shiny green beetles from East Asia top out
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Rachel Rosenfeld, a citizen scientist, measures phosphate levels for Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association’s Creek Watch program near Valley Green Inn in Fairmount Park. | Photo by Christian Hunold
Volunteers wade in to monitor the Wissahickon
Rachel Rosenfeld crunched her way through the ice near the shore to get to where she could drop her thermometer
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FracTracker’s free mobile app gives users the power to share the impact of fracking As New York State’s decision to ban high volume hydraulic fracturing continues the conversation on the dangers of fracking to the environment, the public is actively moving forward in recording and sharing the effects of drilling throughout the United States. The FracTracker
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A new effort brings the mysterious mussel back to a Philadelphia waterway
The lack of mussels in the Tacony-Frankford Creek made the stream a desirable target for the reintroduction of the hardy Elliptio complanata species. | Photos by Brian Rademaekers
When you think of mussels in Philadelphia, your first thought might be of ordering moules-frites, Belgium’s signature
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An innovative project studies urban insect biodiversity
Isabelle Betancourt fished bugs out of Swann Fountain three times a week. | Photos by Jen Britton
"Most of the things I catch are drowning or dead,” says Isabelle Betancourt, curatorial assistant of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, as we stood next to Swann Fountain
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The continuation of the Office of Sustainability will be up to voters on Nov. 4 | Photos by Albert Lee
This Election Day, voters will decide whether Philadelphia's Office of Sustainability Will Stay or Go
When Philadelphians head to the polls on Tuesday on Nov. 4, they'll likely have their minds made up about whether they're pulling
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The marshy middle basin provides a hunting spot for herons and foxes. | Photos by Christian Hunold
The East Park Reservoir provides home for birds, and in 2017, a nature center
The pied-billed grebe flying south along the Atlantic Flyway can see the water in the East Park Reservoir right away, but you, looking at the embankments
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Fracking (and how to tax it) has been a major issue in the Pennsylvania governor’s race between incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett and his challenger, Tom Wolf, but what about all the other environmental problems you care about: Clean water? Bicycling infrastructure? Alternative energy? From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is hosting
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