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.
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Featured Stories
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Virtual Presentation of DEP Air Quality Monitoring Project -July 30, 7-8 P.M.
Register now for the DEP’s virtual presentation of its findings of the air quality along the I-95 corridor around Chester, Marcus Hook, Lower and Upper Chi, and Upland Township, July 30, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. The presentation will cover monitoring results from January to May of this year.
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PA Solar for Schools Renewed for 3rd Year, $25 Million in State Budget
Pennsylvania’s Solar for Schools program has been renewed for a third year, receiving $25 million in this year’s state budget to help schools utilize solar energy and cut costs.
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County Council to ask voters to okay debt to finance open space projects
Delaware County Council voted 5-0 to place a referendum on the November ballot asking voters whether they favor increasing the county’s debt by up to $120 million to finance land conservation projects, including protecting drinking water sources, preserving wildlife habitat, providing trails and parks and protecting natural aeras from development.
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Philadelphia plans to award a new four-year contract to Reworld incinerator
Despite heavy lobbying by Energy Justice Network, Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living and other environmental groups to ban trash burning at the Reworld Incinerator in Chester, the City of Philadelphia will seek another four-year contract with the country’s largest incinerator.
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Earthjustice responds to new rule that guts Endangered Species Act
Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration today (Friday, July 10) finalized a rulemaking that could open the door to widespread destruction of habitat for endangered wildlife. The rule reverses a 50-year understanding that the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects endangered wildlife from habitat destruction. Earthjustice responds to the change.
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DEP launches technical assistance pilot program for community and nonprofit organizations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Energy Programs Office (EPO) is launching an eight-month pilot program, Technical Assistance for Community Energy and Resilience (TACER), to help nonprofits and community-based organizations (CBOs) develop energy affordability, energy efficiency, and community resilience projects.
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New power plants for data centers would significantly increase PA’s air pollution
Data center developers in Pennsylvania plan to rely on at least seven new natural gas-fired power plants that would emit climate-warming gases equal to adding 14 million cars on the road every year, according to a new report.
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County gets $5 million in federal funds for composting, hazardous household waste center
Delaware County is planning to spend a nearly $5 million infusion of federal monies to open a countywide composting center in Chester Township and a household hazardous waste collection site in Broomall.
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Eddystone says it is not in talks for LNG Terminal
Eddystone is not in secret talks with any company seeking to build an LNG terminal, according to the borough manager in response to allegations raised by two environmental groups.
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House passes bill to end secret sweetheart deals on data centers
Just a week after anti-data center protesters descended on the capitol in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill 171-31 in June 30 to require developers of data centers to disclose ownership and hold public meetings in affected communities to qualify for millions of dollars in tax breaks.
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Delaware Riverkeepers looking for volunteer water pollution monitors
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Riverways Coalition are seeking enthusiastic individuals that are interested in adopting a section of a creek, stream, or river in the Philadelphia region for weekly monitoring. Volunteers will conduct visual assessments of Combined Sewer Overflow outfalls at their assigned sections.
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DEP Seeks comment on change in ambient air monitoring plans in Chester
The DEP has published its 2026 Air Monitoring Network Plan for the entire state and is seeking public comment, but Delaware Countians are likely to be most interested in pages 22 to 29, dealing with Chester’s air monitoring program, of the 161-page statewide report.
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Latest News
Lackawanna data center fight focuses on PA Constitution’s environmental amendment — PA Capital Star 10-05-26
Trump Administration is revamping rules to make it easier to build nuclear power plants — Canary Media 09-30-26
The Dirty Truth Report: Sierra Club gives U.S. Energy Companies an ‘F’ on clean energy again— 09-22-26
Trump’s $4 billion buyout of offshore wind projects spurs legal action by states — Canary Media 09=20-26
PA fines Beaver County Shell plant $15 million for benzene emissions — PA Capital-Star 09-19-26
Trump emergency order casts uncertainty over grid battery growth — Canary Media 09-10-26
Gary Indiana, 12-day power outage underscores effect of ending solar for all program — Canary Media 08-30-26
PJM wants data centers to bring their own power; Pennsylvania’s on it — Canary Media 08-21-26
Take Action
Listing of an action alert here does not imply endorsement by the League of Women Voters.
Comment now on proposed repeal of roadless rule in national forests — Sierra Club
Tell Congress to pass the Big Oil Profits Tax Act — League of Conservation Voters
Save the birds too – many species disappearing — Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tell the EPA not to hide data about air pollution from data centers — Sierra Club
Sierra Club can help your municipality deal with data centers
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