Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
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Featured Stories
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County Council Accepts Sustainability Commission’s Zero Waste Plan
The Delaware County Council has accepted the county Sustainability Commission’s zero waste plan that promises to work towards an 82% reduction in solid waste, increase the efficiency of the county’s waste disposal practices and reduce costs.
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September, 2025 Newsletter
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EPA to stop collecting greenhouse gas emissions data from big polluters
The EPA released a draft rule Sept. 12 to end its long-standing greenhouse gas reporting program for 8,000 emitters, such as power plants and iron and steel manufacturers, and to suspend reporting for the fossil fuel industry until 2034. These are the chief sources of information about methane and CO2 emissions, major contributors to global warming.
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Electric customers to pay $70 million a year to keep Eddystone power plant open
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is involved in a process to allow electric grid operator PJM to charge its ratepayers across 13 states an estimated $70 million a year to keep the Eddystone oil-and-gas power plant operating. The DOE ordered the plant, on the brink of retirement, to keep running for two three-month periods this summer and fall and it is unclear whether the order will be made permanent. The Trump Administration plans to order Forty coal plants across the country to keep operating as well.
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Bill McKibben – a thought for Sun Day: why Doomsday preppers ought to love solar
As environmentalists prepare for Sun Day, Sept. 21 (see article below), famed environmental guru and Sun Day founder Bill McKibben has an idea for doomsday preppers: instead of storing oil and gas, which goes bad or runs out after a couple of years, think about solar. Solar panels last for far longer and the energy can be delivered right to your roof, no drilling or refining necessary.
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Lobby Day in Harrisburg Sept. 29 more important than ever
Join PennFuture and Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania in an environment lobby day Sept. 29 at the capitol in Harrisburg. With the federal government clawing back,funding and cancelling clean energy programs, we have to depend on state government more than ever. Anyone can join. Fill out the registration form at bottom.
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Federal appeals court rules Trump can claw back $20 billion clean energy funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration was handed a win by a federal appeals court on Tuesday in its effort to freeze billions of dollars and terminate contracts for nonprofits to run a “green bank” aimed at financing climate-friendly projects. The appeals court said the dispute should be heard in a federal claims court that considers contract disputes.
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DOE orders oil-and-gas Eddystone power plant to keep running three more months
The Department of Energy has once again delayed the retirement of the Eddystone oil and gas-powered electrical generating plant, adding to concerns that the Trump administration aims to prevent any fossil-fueled power plant from closing during its term. The owner, Constellation Energy Corp., had planned toclose it in May.
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Clean energy is getting its own day of action – Sept. 21 in Philadelphia
Clean energy is getting its own day of action, Sept. 21, with more than 150 events planned around the country. Philadelphia will have its own event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Regiuster below. See you there!
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Trump Admin orders shutdown of nearly complete $4 billion wind farm off Rhode Island
The Trump administration on Friday ordered that all construction stop on Revolution Wind, a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is already nearly 70 percent complete and would produce enough electricity for more than 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut by next spring. The two states have vowed to fight the shutdown.
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Chester Lead-Free Task Force to test preschoolers for lead exposure this fall
The Chester Lead-Free Task Force is gearing up to offer lead testing at about 20 daycare centers throughout the city this fall. Working in conjunction with the Delaware County Health Department, the Task Force is focused on testing preschoolers generally children age 3 and younger) who were not born when the Delaware County Health Department conducted an extensive testing campaign in 2021 and 2022.
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Public has until Sept. 2 to comment on DOE report finding increased CO2 is ‘greening the planet’
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking public comment on its 151-page draft report finding that increased concentrations of CO2 emissions will contribute to the “greening of the planet” and make the oceans more acidic, but it is uncertain what negative affects, such as extreme weather and destruction of coral reefs, will have in coming decades. Read the Federal register announcement, the report and the critical comments of several climate scientists below.
Latest News
Loophole on Big Beautiful Bill allows tax credits for geothermal installers that they can pass on to homeowners — Canary Media 11-03-25
Every working LNG terminal in the U.S. has violated pollution limits — The Guardian 10-28-25
Data center uses giant battery to get online faster, provide grid flexibility — Canary Media 010-27-25
Federal shutdown hampers talks among PA, other states, on Chesapeake Bay cleanup — PA Capital-Star 10-22-25
U.S. 2025 extreme weather disasters costliest on record, totalling $101 billion — The Guardian 1-22-25
Trump forces delay in international plan to decarbonize shipping — Canary Media 10-20-25
Solar is next on Trump’s renewable energy chopping block — Canary Media 10-13-25
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Hurry! Tell your PA legislators not to trade a budget deal for RGGI — Sierra Club
Don’t make us choose betwen popcorn and pollinators — Environment America
Gov. Shapiro: Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’ and protect the Allegheny National Forest — Environment America
Ask your state senators to pass HB 504, the community solar bill, to save money on your electric bills — Clean Air Council
Tell MAHA Commission: phase out Glophosate — Environment America
Events
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