Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
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Featured Stories
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Aston construction waste processor asks DEP for permission to double capacity
John R. Savoy Enterprises, Inc. has applied to modify Solid Waste Permit #101226 to increase the daily waste limit of its Transfer Station and Recycling Facility, an existing Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Transfer Facility, located at 52 Concord Road in Aston, Delaware County.. The deadline for public comments is Oxt. 7.
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Large Trainer, Lower Chi crowd hear activists urge opposition to data center
About 100 people, many of them Trainer and Lower Chichester residents, turned out on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to hear activists present information about how they can oppose a data center proposed for their communities.
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Brookhaven Borough passes resolution to ban LNG terminals anywhere in Delco
The Brookhaven Borough Council Monday night unanimously passed a resolution declaring its opposition to the construction of an LNG export terminal anywhere along the Delaware River waterfront in Delaware County.
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Steven Tobin exhibit of sculptures inspired by nature at Tyler Arboretum Starting Oct. 16
Tyler Arboretum in Media will begin a year-long exhibition of the sculptures of renowned artist Steven Tobin beginning October 16.
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CRCQL launches last-ditch effort to dissuade Philly from signing new Reworld contract
Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) is asking Delaware County residents to call or email Philadelphia City Council to NOT approve a new contract with Reworld/Covanta incinerator to burn a portion of its trash and to pass the “Stop Trashing Our Air Act.” City Council previously failed to enact the bill to stop doing business with Reworld.
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PHS LandCare program improving vacant lots in Chester
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has expanded its nationally recognized PHS LandCare program into Chester, Pennsylvania, bringing its proven vacant land stabilization and greening model to Delaware County for the first time.
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Environmental justice communities press Feds over $3 billion in stalled funding
Plaintiffs are continuing to press the Trump administration in federal court to restore $3 billion in grant funding for environmental and climate justice programs that would benefit underserved communities, as a Sept. 30 deadline nears.
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Good News: Drought Watch ends in Delco
Due to above average rainfall in the last three months, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has upgraded Delaware County from “drought watch” to “normal.” Three other counties were also upgraded to normal and six counties, including Chester County, were upgraded from “warning” to “watch.”
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Father of PA Constitution’s environmental rights amendment dies at 89
On August 16, 2026, former state Sen. Franklin L. Kury, author of the Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, passed away at the age of 89. The amendment guarantees the people of Pennsylvania the right to clean air, pure water and preservation of natural, scenic and historic sites.
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Upper Darby approves comprehensive lead remediation ordinance
Upper Darby Township has passed a comprehensive ordinance creating a Lead Poisoning Prevention and Lead Hazard Control program to reduce childhood lead exposure in the township’s older housing. The ordinance addresses lead-based paint hazards in properties built before 1978 when lead-based paint was banned in the United States.
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Delco data center proposed for Trainer, Lower Chi
A commercial real estate developer is looking at a 24-acre site at the Congoleum plant in Trainer and Lower Chichester for a possible data center, the first time a proposed center has come up in Delaware County since data centers became controversial due to environmental and electric grid concerns.
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Gov. Shapiro signs data center executive order but critics say it falls short
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order that makes his voluntary guardrails for data centers mandatory. The new order distances the governor from project developers after months of mounting pressure to take action. “Starting today, (artificial intelligence) data center developers who want to do business in our commonwealth must respect our communities and abide by these stringent requirements,” Shapiro said. “And if they can’t agree to do that, well, they should stop considering Pennsylvania a home for their project.”
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Latest News
Gary Indiana, 12-day power outage underscores effect of ending solar for all program — Canary Media 08-30-26
PJM wants data centers to bring their own power; Pennsylvania’s on it — Canary Media 08-21-26
Watch out for radioactive brine being sold to use on our roadways — The Conversation.com 07-24-26
ICE withdraws appeal of environmental challenges to two abandoned immigrant warehouse projects in PA — PA Capital Star 07 22-26
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Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Comment now on proposed repeal of roadless rule in national forests — Sierra Club
Tell Congress to pass the Big Oil Profits Tax Act — League of Conservation Voters
Save the birds too – many species disappearing — Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tell the EPA not to hide data about air pollution from data centers — Sierra Club
Sierra Club can help your municipality deal with data centers
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