Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
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Featured Stories
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Phila. City Council Committee OKs bill to stop sending city trash to Reworld incinerator
To watch the hearing before the Philadelphia City Council environmental committee on a proposed bill to stop sending its trash to the reworld incinerator in Chester, click on read more.
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November, 2025 Newsletter
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Delaware Riverkeeper Network Files Legal Challenge to Gibbstown LNG Permit
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) has filed a legal challenge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey of the decision by Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to extend, for a second time, its approval for the construction of the proposed Gibbstown LNG Export Terminal project on the Delaware River in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
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PA budget deal kills RGGI, raises electric prices and hurts clean energy
The state budget Governor Shapiro announced today represents a devastating, self-inflicted setback in addressing affordability, clean energy and pollution by walking away from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative without establishing an alternative approach, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania said reacting to the new state budget deal.
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Master Gardeners clean up plastic in Smedley Park to turn into benches
For those who take a seat on one of four benches that the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Delaware County have installed at Smedley Park, they’d likely never suspect that they’re sitting on thousands of pounds of recycled plastic bags, bubble wrap and stretchy plastic film.
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Dear Penn America: Nobody wants your LNG Terminal
A liquid natural gas export terminal would not be welcome anywhere in southeast Pennsylvania, community and expert speakers told the PA House Environment and Natural Resources Protection Committee Nov. 5. Committee Chair Greg Vitali said he called the hearing because of the fear that the LNG project is advancing out of sight of public scrutiny.
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The 2025 State of the Climate Report: The world on the brink
The world is hurtling toward climate chaos, according to a major new report published Oct. 29 by 13 prominent climate scientists in Bioscience, a forum of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now, and the window for mitigating the worst outcomes is rapidly closing, they warn.
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Why billions of gallons of raw sewage keep flowing down the Delaware River
Billions of gallons of raw sewage continue to flow down the Schuykill and Delaware Rivers from Philadelphia and Camden due to storm overflow days every year, according to a new report by Penn Environment. Activists want something to be done about it.
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October, 2025 Newsletter
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PA’s Data Center Boom: Moving Fast and Ignoring Environmental Concerns
$90 billion in investments could reshape the energy landscape in Pennsylvania, but community voices and renewable alternatives are missing from the plan. Data center projects are being aligned with fossil fuel energy sources, dramatically increasing greenhouse gas emissions, accelerating climate change and driving up energy costs for consumers.
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DVRPC to approve Delaware County Proposal to add 18 EV charging stations
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission will amend the Fiscal year 2025 Transportation Improvement Program for the region to include a $2 million plan to add electric vehicle charging stations to 18 Delaware County parks, libraries and county offices. The public can comment on the plan until noon on the day before the DVRPC’s next meeting, Oct. 23.
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Bill to protect PA native species of pollinators and other insects passes House
HB 441, a bill to protect more than 100 species of native insects, including many pollinators, passed the Pennsylvania House by a party-line vote of 102-101. It now goes to the Republican-controlled Senate. Write or email your state senators and ask them to support it.
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
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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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