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. Contact Us.
Featured Stories
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Save Marple Greenspace Objects to the Delco Woods Masterplan … and the Name
In a few weeks County Council will be presented with the Delco Woods masterplan. Save Marple Greenspace says there are problems with it and with the name.
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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Pick up Some Litter in Your Community — Register Now
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is thrilled to announce that registration is now open for Pick Up Pennsylvania, the state’s largest community improvement program! Register now and get free gear from PennDOT and a chance to win $500 in a before and after photo contest.
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Feature Video: What Can We Do About Plastics in Our Waterways?
National Geographic Explorer and Explorers Club Fellow Rachael Z. Miller tells us about her work to keep both macro and microplastic out of our public waterways, in a Zoom presentation recorded March 13 for the League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County.
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March, 2025 Newsletter
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Delco Health Department Launches Lead Poisoning Awareness Campaign
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) has announced the launch of “Lead-Free in 1-2-3”, a comprehensive awareness campaign designed to reduce lead poisoning in Delaware County. The campaign’s theme “Is Lead Lurking in Your Home?” seeks to educate residents on the dangers of lead exposure, encourage testing, and promote prevention strategies.
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Delco Residents, Activists Support Proposed Environmental Justice Bill
More than 80 people from all over the area turned out March 4 to support the passage of PA House Bill 109, which would require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to impose additional requirements when considering permitting requests from polluting industries in environmental justice areas.
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PA Climate Action Plan: Come to The Delco Workshop March 20
The PA Climate Change Plan Community Climate Conversations is a series of in-person workshops hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). These workshops are being held around the state. Come to the only one to be held in our area, March 20 in Chester.
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DEP Hears Public’s Complaints and Ideas over Marcus Hook Energy Transfer Permit
Concerned citizens filled the folding chairs at the Marcus Hook Community Center Feb. 18 to voice their opinions about air pollution emanating from the Energy Transfer Marketing and Terminals (ETMT) industrial complex there.
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DOE Extends Comment Period on LNG Export Terminals Until March 20
Press Release from the Action Network! This is a last call for submitting comments to DOE to STOP LNG Exports! Let’s build the record on truth and facts! When the […]
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February, 2025 Newsletter
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Environmentalists Take Monroe Energy to Task at DEP hearing
The people of the Chester-Marcus Hook industrial corridor are fed up with government permits that allow the polluting industries along the corridor to continue to spew high levels of pollutants into the air.
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January, 2025 Newsletter
Latest News
U.S. Steel seeks presidential pass to disregard Biden-era emissions standards | TribLIVE.com
‘It’s bleak’: Trump prepares to gut investments to… | Canary Media
Trump EPA has all but stopped enforcing environmental laws — Grist 05-08-25
New Jersey, other states suing over Trump wind ban — Canary Media 05-07 25
Plastics producers pushed ‘advanced recycling’ knowing its limitations, report says — The Guardian 05-06-25
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Tell your U.S. Senators not to roll back auto emissions standards. House has already approved — Climate Reality
Urge Congress to pass the Public Lands in Public Hands bill to prevent the selloff of our open spaces — Environment America 04-25-25
Ask Congress to pass Building Native Habitats Act to protect pollinators — Penn Environment 04-09-25
Tell PA Legislators to Enact Gov. Shapiro’s Clean Energy Plan — Penn Environment 04-02-25
Events
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