Photograph Courtesy of Delaware Riverkeeper Network An Upstream Battle By Emma Kuliczkowski This march, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other environmental organizations like the Clean Air Council, PennFuture, Environment New Jersey and Clean Water Action petitioned the Delaware River Basin Commission to increase regulations on pollutants discharged into the Delaware River for the sake of
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The Volta Way: June 2020 Dear Lois, How are you doing? Like so many, my small business has been closed since mid-March and I am finding myself contemplating how my identity had become so woven into my work. When my business partner and I first decided to close, we burst into a creative frenzy. It
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Bring Back The Ban Story by Siobhan Gleason A look behind Philadelphia’s postponement of its plastic bag ban. Single-use plastic bags are designed for a simple purpose: They carry purchased items from a store to a place of residence. After that they are no longer needed, but unlike paper bags, plastic bags do not quickly
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Photography By Drew Dennis: sec-ond.com Images of the violence in the city which followed peaceful protests during the day on Saturday.
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Photo by Nadine Rovner The Tide is Nigh By Francesca Furey With looming fears and anxieties brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, concerns about climate change or the health of local watersheds might seem secondary. That is an illusion. As Thomas Fuller, a 17th-century physician, wrote, “We never know the worth of water till the
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Since the shutdown of non-essential businesses, entrepreneurs are utilizing their resources to help healthcare workers.
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Photo by Versano Photography In the bag By Claire Marie Porter Fifteen-year-old Anna Welsh came up with the idea of starting her own company three years ago at a craft camp when she designed her first “little bag.” Welsh, who goes to Harriton High School, had been attending the camp at Handwork Studio in Narberth,
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Photography by Albert Yee Pick-Me-Up By Alexandra W. Jones Things didn’t go as planned on V Marks the Shop’s first anniversary. Instead of enjoying a laidback gathering with customers, vegan corner store owners Carmella Lanni and Carlo Giardina found themselves caught in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of March, busily filling
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Photography by Aubrey Abel Waterway Protection: Cleanup Time By Claire Marie Porter Alec Clelland grew up on the isolated, South Jersey peninsula of Delanco, without much to do but explore the shoreline of the Delaware River. Doing so, he encountered lots of garbage, and occasionally brought back some of the “treasures” he found. Despite aggressive
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I had low expectations for the fungus walk that the Philadelphia Mycology Club hosted last year in April. I showed up as part of the City Nature Challenge, an international urban citizen science event that connects people to nature while documenting urban biodiversity. I sit on the Challenge’s local organizing committee, and while we welcomed
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