Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
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Featured Stories
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Upper Darby schools to get $2.4M, three other Delco districts get solar grants
Pennsylvania has awarded grants totaling $22.5 million to 73 schools across the state to help pay for solar energy installations under thew Solar for Schools Program, the Commonwealth Financing Authority announced Tuesday. The Upper Darby School District will receive about $2.4 million for six schools and three other Delaware County districts – Rose Tree-Media, William Penn and Haverford – also were awarded grants.
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Fourth Annual Sustainability Conference – June 9-14
The Delaware County Office of Sustainability will be hosting the 4th Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference the week of June 9th – 14th, 2025, as a hybrid event! this year’s conference will blend the enthusiasm and energy of the previous events, while improving accessibility and casting a wider net to allow more community members to take part in the conference. Topics will be centered around the County’s six sustainability focus areas of natural resources, energy and efficiencies, transportation, zero waste, climate resiliency and health and wellness.
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May, 2025 Newsletter
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Trump may defund MACH-2 Hydrogen Hub
The Trump Energy Department has indicated that it plans to cut funding for four hydrogen hub projects in blue states while keeping three in red states. In Pennsylvania, that means axing the MACH-2 hub along the Delaware River that was supposed to be fueled by clean off-shore wind farms. Those projects are also being axed while the three remaining hubs will be fueled by fossil fuels.
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Urgent: Trump Admin. is cutting habitat destruction ban in Endangered Species Act
Public comment is urgently needed on the Trump Administration’s proposed rule change in the Endangered Species Act to eliminate habitat destruction as a covered harm.
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Op-Ed: PA DEP needs more staff to deal with urgent environmental problems
While the workload of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has increased dramatically over the past two decades, its staff has shrunk significantly to the point where the department can no longer adequately enforce Pennsylvania’s environmental laws and regulations.
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April, 2025 Newsletter
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Glenn ‘Hurricane’ Schwartz to be keynote speaker at 4th Annual Sustainability Conference
Former Channel 10 weatherman Glen “Hurricane” Schwartz will be the keynote speaker at the 4th Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference to be held from June 9 to June 14 this year. It will be a hybrid in-person and online conference.
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House environment committee approves bill to regulate ‘cumulative pollution’
The Pennsylvania House Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Committee voted HB 109 out of committee on a party line vote of 14 Democrats to12 Republicans April 7. The bill was the subject of a packed hearing in Chester in March.
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New documentary traces plastic pollution back to Pennsylvania and Louisiana
The documentary tells the stories of two states with a major stake in the plastics economy: Louisiana and Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania segment focuses on Beaver County’s Shell ethane cracker plant, a massive facility for manufacturing plastics that began operations in the fall of 2022.
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County will add trails to Delco Woods, keep BMX track
Delaware County has unveiled its much-anticipated plan to turn a tract once owned by the Philadelphia Archdiocese into the 213-acre Delco Woods, the newest, biggest park owned by the county.
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Marple Files New Appeal but PECO Reliability Station May Be Built Anyway
Marple Township and the two Marple residents who have challenged the construction of a PECO Reliability Station on Sproul Road are back in the Commonwealth Court with a new appeal asking it again to overturn the Pennsylvania Utility Commission’s approval of the project on environmental grounds.
Latest News
Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn — The Guardian 05-23-25
Wind, solar need to help meet tremendous demand for power over next 25 years, PA House committee told — PA Capital-Star 05-20-25
Federal judge orders Trump Administration to restore $176 million in environmental funding immediately — Inside Climate 05-20-2025
GOP budget bill contains massive poison pill for clean energy projects — Canary Media 05-16-25
PA Supreme Court hears suit on whether state can join 11-state carbon cap and trade consortium – PA Capital-Star 05-14-25
U.S. Steel seeks presidential pass to disregard Biden-era emissions standards | TribLIVE.com
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Congress must protect IRA clean energy tax credits in Pennsylvania
Tell your U.S. Senators not to roll back auto emissions standards. House has already approved — Climate Reality
Urge Congress to pass the Public Lands in Public Hands bill to prevent the selloff of our open spaces — Environment America 04-25-25
Ask Congress to pass Building Native Habitats Act to protect pollinators — Penn Environment 04-09-25
Tell PA Legislators to Enact Gov. Shapiro’s Clean Energy Plan — Penn Environment 04-02-25
Events
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