Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
Welcome to the Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse. This website, sponsored and operated by the League of Women Voters of Delaware County, provides information about environmental matters in Delaware County and information about what each of us can do to improve our own environment. Please let us know about environmental issues affecting your community through Contact Us.
Featured Stories
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EPA Ordered Not to Enforce Past or Current Environmental Justice Directives
A four-page memorandum issued by Acting EPA Assistant Administrator Jeffrey A. Hall has largely reversed or reinterpreted prior enforcement policies prioritizing environmental justice, climate change and regulations of energy facilities.
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Save Marple Greenspace Objects to the Delco Woods Masterplan … and the Name
In a few weeks County Council will be presented with the Delco Woods masterplan. Save Marple Greenspace says there are problems with it and with the name.
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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Pick up Some Litter in Your Community — Register Now
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is thrilled to announce that registration is now open for Pick Up Pennsylvania, the state’s largest community improvement program! Register now and get free gear from PennDOT and a chance to win $500 in a before and after photo contest.
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Feature Video: What Can We Do About Plastics in Our Waterways?
National Geographic Explorer and Explorers Club Fellow Rachael Z. Miller tells us about her work to keep both macro and microplastic out of our public waterways, in a Zoom presentation recorded March 13 for the League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County.
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March, 2025 Newsletter
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Delco Health Department Launches Lead Poisoning Awareness Campaign
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) has announced the launch of “Lead-Free in 1-2-3”, a comprehensive awareness campaign designed to reduce lead poisoning in Delaware County. The campaign’s theme “Is Lead Lurking in Your Home?” seeks to educate residents on the dangers of lead exposure, encourage testing, and promote prevention strategies.
Latest News
John Heinz Wildlife Refuge, Other PA Creeks and Lakes Loaded with Microplastics — PA Capital-Star -3-25-25
Children’s Climate Change Lawsuit Ends after 10 Years, Others Continue — ABC News 03-25-25
PA Making Progress Cleaning up Chesapeake Bay Watershed But Trump Policies Pose Setback — Baltimore Sun 03-20-25
After 17 Years of Wells Fouled by Fracking, Dimock to Get ‘City Water’ — PA Capital-Star 03-18-25
House Environmental Committee Chair Greg Vitali Calls out Governor for Not Including Enough Environment $$ in Budget — Philadelphia inquirer 03-17-25
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Walmart Is Investing in Some Solar, Tell It to Do More — Environment America 03-18-25
Help Make Sure PA Budget Prioritizes Environment — Clean Air Council
Tell Our Legislators to Move to 35% Clean Energy by 2035 — Conservation Voters of PA
Environmental Integrity Project Calls on Public to Save Our Wetlands
Events
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Follow Trump Admin Changes on Harvard Law School Regulation Rollback Tracker
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