Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
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Taylor Arboretum off Waterville Road, Nether Providence -
Footbridge over Crum Creek at Crum Creek Park, Swarthmore -
Dam and waterfall Crum Creek near Swarthmore Condos -
Creek in Delco Woods (Photo: DCOS) -
Green Creek in Clayton Park
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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Air Quality Monitoring Expands in Delco
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has awarded the Delaware County Planning Department $37,000 to install up to 50 air quality monitors to measure particulate emissions throughout the Chester-Marcus Hook area.
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Organization of the Month: Marcus Hook Area Neighbors for Public Health
Marcus Hook Area Neighbors for Public Health started out as a small group of residents meeting in a diner in 2020 who were alarmed by the lack of concern for air pollution in Marcus Hook, home to a large concentration of petrochemical industries.
Latest News
How to Help Your School District Go Solar — Canary Media 10-31-24
IRA Tax Credits Creating Flood of Clean Energy Investment — Canary Media 10-29-24
UN Says World Made No Progress on Quitting Fossil Fuel in 2023 — Energy News Network 10-25-24
Supreme Court Allows EPA to Proceed with Limiting Power Plant Emissions while Issue is Litigated 10-18-24
Myths and Fears about EVs — Can You Get There from Here? — Floodlight 10-17-24
Take Action
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Save the Starving Manatees: Expand Their Habitat — Environment America 10-31-24
Submit Program Proposals for 2025 Watershed Congress by Nov. 3 — Delaware Riverkeepers Network:
Tell the FTC to Ban Plastics Manufacturers from Misleading Consumers about Recycling
Tell DOE to Stop Funding Plants to Burn Plastics — Clean Air Council
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