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, Pennsylvania. Contact Us. Subscribe for free to our Monthly Newsletter.
Featured Stories
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Organization of the Month – Habitat for Humanity, Montco and Delco Counties
Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program empowers women to strengthen communities by creating safe, affordable homes. Open to all, it fosters an inclusive space where women support each other through fundraising and hands-on building. Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program empowers women to strengthen communities by creating safe, affordable homes. Open to all, it fosters an inclusive space where women support each other through fundraising and hands-on building. The Clearinghouse supports it because it is great for the environment. Habitat and its ReStores reuse and recycle existing materials that would otherwise be tossed into landfills and incinerators.
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A Winter Water Conundrum: dealing with the environmental impact of road salt
Water resources expert Kate Hutelmyer, a water resources planner with the Chester County Water Resources Authority discusses the environmental impact of winter road salt on water quality and how we can deal it. The program was presented by the Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Devon, PA. Read more to watch the video.
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DVRPC wants to hear your thoughts on truck and train freight traffic in your area
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission wants to hear residents’ thoughts on how trucks, trains, and other freight activities affect transportation, businesses, and daily life in Greater Philadelphia. The deadline is Feb. 13.
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Stop Trashing Our Air Act tabled – it couldn’t get the votes to pass
The sponsor of the Stop Trashing Our Air Act tabled the bill after it became clear Thursday that it would not get enough votes to pass in Philadelphia City Council or to withstand a veto by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker who opposes the measure. The legislation would have banned the city from continuing to send trash to the Reworld incinerator in Chester.
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January, 2026 Newsletter
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The Sustainable Communities Hub is here! Use it to guide your town’s EAC or start one
The Delaware County Office of Sustainability has just launched its Sustainable Communities Hub, a website to provide resources for the environmental advisory councils, shade tree commissions and other environmental committees of each Delco community or to inspire those communities that do not have such a committee to start one.
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Monroe Energy tank farm in Aston leaks 278,000 gallons of gasoline
Monroe Energy’s tank farm in Aston, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships has leaked as much as 278,000 gallons of gasoline into the groundwater at the site since last summer, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection disclosed Dec. 23.
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‘Bonkers’: DOI letter halts all five in-progress offshore wind farms
The Interior Department announced Monday it is pausing leases for all five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in America, citing unspecified issues of national security.
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Clean energy versus non-renewables: the fight goes on in Congress and the courts
The Trump administration’s anti-renewables policies have left gigawatts’ worth of new solar and wind projects strangled in red tape. So as Congress revisits energy-permitting reform, which it’s tried and failed to pass several times over the past few years, solar companies are taking a stand. A Dec. 4 letter from 143 of those companies to congressional leaders takes aim at one Trump directive in particular: A July order from the Department of the Interior that requires its head, Doug Burgum, to personally approve every decision the agency makes on renewable energy. In the five months since that change, Burgum hasn’t…
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Lower Merion is first in PA to ban gas-powered leaf blowers
Lower Marion Township in Montgomery County will be the first municipality in Pennsylvania to totally ban gas-powered leaf blowers, starting in 2029. Here in Delaware County, Transition Town Greater Media is building awareness and community support before seeking similar restrictions.
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Learn about DEP environmental grants: Maybe your project qualifies
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection administers 50 grant programs for environmental projects. 2025 grants are winding down, but you can get a jump on 2026-2027 grant requirements and qualifications. If you want to do something big or small to help the environment and you can get some financial help for your project, why not apply.
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DEP to hold hearings on pollution permitting for three Delco facilities Dec. 1 and 2
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is holding three hearings, one on Dec. 1 and two on Dec. 2, regarding permits for Monroe Energy, DELCORA and PQ LLC. All three hearings concern the issuance of continuing Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT III) permits for the control of air pollution released from the facilities.
Latest News
EPA to stop considering economic costs to human health of ozone, fine particulates — WHYY 01-13-26
Homer City, PA: a new power plant, data centers, jobs and environmental problems — Capital & Main 01-12-26
EV chargers, offshore wind farms score big wins in court against Trump Admin cutbacks — Canary Media 01-16-26
Offshore wind had a terrible 2025 – what can be learned? Canary Media — 01-07-26
SPEED Act passes House, iffy in Senate: would weaken environmental oversight of new projects — Inside Climate News 12-18-25
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Protest public land swap for data center near Limerick nuclear power plant Jan. 24 — State Sen. Katie Muth
Climate Action continues its work to educate about climate change – check out upcoming events
Gov. Shapiro invites applicants to apply for 2026 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence — DEP
Here’s a guide to electrifying your home before the tax credits disappear — Canary Media 11-20-25
Events
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