Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
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Featured Stories
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PECO Reliability Station under construction
The PECO Reliability Station on Sproul Rd. in Broomall is well under construction as appeal pends in PA Supreme Court. The station consists of two buildings at the intersection of Sproul Road and Cedar Grove Road that would receive natural gas from a new 11.5-mile gas pipeline, step down the pressure and convey it directly to end-users in the immediate area.
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DEP meeting on Penn Terminals fumigant permit draws little attention
A meeting to inform residents about plans by Penn Terminals to expand the use of pesticides at its Eddystone facility brought out only a handful of people and no one from Eddystone. Protesters complained that the meeting was not publicized, was not held in Eddystone and should have been a formal public hearing.
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SEPTA Cuts to regional rail will put 275,000 more cars on area roads
At a roundtable of elected officials and planning experts on SEPTA’s $213 million deficit, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission estimated that proposed cuts to regional rail and bus routes will put 275,000 more cars on the area’s already overcrowded roadways. That will add to air pollution and cost thousands of people to lose their jobs because they will be unable to get to work.
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CEO of LNG terminal project meets with Trump, says Delco sites still viable
The CEO of a company seeking to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near Philadelphia told Reuters on Wednesday he met officials at the White House this week to “provide intelligence” about the project in the works for years despite local opposition. He says Eddystone, Trainer and Marcus Hooks are possible sites.
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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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EPA’s own AI declares climate change real, manmade
EPA has a new generative artificial intelligence tool. And it believes climate change is dangerous. “Climate change is real and is supported by a vast body of scientific evidence,” it states in one answer. “It refers to significant and lasting changes in the Earth’s climate, particularly an increase in global temperatures, largely due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and industrial processes.”
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Radnor Wins Awards for Flood Reduction Project
Radnor Township and Meliora Design recently received the Public Projects Award and Audience Choice Award for “South Devon Area Flood Reduction: Revitalizing a Wooded Wetland Preserve in Radnor” at the first Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects & Innovation Showcase hosted by the Sustainable Business Network
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NEW DATA: PA ranks 49th in U.S. for renewable energy growth
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania ranks 49th in the nation for percentage growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade, according to new data released on Wednesday by PennEnvironment. The State of Renewable Energy 2025 documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.
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Trump Orders Eddystone Power Plant to Stay Open for the Summer
The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered another power plant, this time an oil and gas plant in Delaware County, to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electric shortfalls in the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid.
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Commentary: PA not doing enough to manage abandoned oil and gas wells
Pennsylvania is the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer, yet the commonwealth does not provide sufficient resources to its Department of Environmental Protection to properly regulate this industry. Gas wells are routinely abandoned, many drillers fail to report their drilling activity as required by law and drilling wastewater is illegally dumped on roadways. In the upcoming state budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania’s General Assembly must provide additional staffing for the DEP’s Oil and Gas Program to address these problems.
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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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May, 2025 Newsletter
Latest News
PennEnvironment hits milestone 40th plastic bag ban
Canary Media covers the devastation of the clean energy sector by the Trump Administration — Subscribe for free for daily reports.
$14 billion in clean energy investments, 10,000 jobs lost as Trump Administration rolls back IRA funding — E2 report
Startup’s efforts to recycle lithium car batteries ends in bankruptcy — Canary Media 05-28-25
Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn — The Guardian 05-23-25
Take Action
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Demand that Gov. Shapiro Join 15 other states in a lawsuit to protect our environment — Delaware Riverkeepers 05-07-25
If there was ever a time to contact our senators, it’s now to stop the repeal of clean energy incentives in the ‘big beautiful bill’ — Climate Reality
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
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