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 and information about what each of us can do to improve our own environment. Please let us know about environmental issues affecting your community through Contact Us.
Featured Stories
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January, 2025 Newsletter
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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.
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December, 2024 Newsletter
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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.
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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 […]
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November, 2024 Newsletter
Latest News
Farmers Fearful They’ll Never Get Federal Funds for Already Completed Solar Farm Projects — Floodlight 03-26-25John
Heinz Wildlife Refuge, Other PA Creeks and Lakes Loaded with Microplastics — PA Capital-Star -3-25-25
Children’s Climate Change Lawsuit Ends after 10 Years, Others Continue — ABC News 03-25-25
PA Making Progress Cleaning up Chesapeake Bay Watershed But Trump Policies Pose Setback — Baltimore Sun 03-20-25
After 17 Years of Wells Fouled by Fracking, Dimock to Get ‘City Water’ — PA Capital-Star 03-18-25
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Sign the Petition to Protest the Trump Admin’s Dismantling of EPA Climate and Health Protections
The Compost Pile — Resources for Community and Personal Composting
Is Investing in Some Solar, Tell It to Do More — Environment America 03-18-25
Help Make Sure PA Budget Prioritizes Environment — Clean Air Council
Events
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Follow Trump Admin Changes on Harvard Law School Regulation Rollback Tracker
Go to climate.gov for information on climate and climate change.