2024 – LWV DelCo Environmental Clearinghouse

Delaware County Conservation District Leads Restoration of Stoney Creek

The Delaware County Conservation District (DCCD), led by Director Karen Wilwol, spearheaded an impactful restoration project at Moore’s Lake Park, also known as The Hollow, in Prospect Park. This large-scale planting effort, conducted in collaboration with the Borough of Prospect Park and the Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA), successfully enhanced the riparian zone of Stoney Creek with 170 newly planted trees and shrubs.

December, 2024 Newsletter

Organization of the Month: Solarize Delco

Got Sun? Solarize Delco can help you get solar panels for your roof. It is a non-profit, volunteer organization that advises Delaware Countians on whether their roofs are suitable for solar panels and how to go about getting them.

EPA Begins Final Phase of Haverford Superfund Site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its latest – and hopefully last – remediation effort at the Havertown Superfund Site on Nov. 19, aimed at collecting contaminants that have flowed […]

November, 2024 Newsletter

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.

October, 2024 Newsletter

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.

Curious About Solar?

If you have been thinking or even been simply intrigued by the idea adding Solar Energy to your home or business, you need to check this event out! The […]

Organization of the Month: Transition Town

Transition Town Greater Media is more than an environmental organization, it is also tackling economic and social issues on a local, hands-on scale in and around Delaware County’s seat.

Year: 2024