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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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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MIPC sets virtual public meeting July 7 to update homeowners on jet fuel spill
MIPC will hold a virtual public meeting July 7 at 6 p.m. to update Aston, Upper Chichester and Bethel homeowners and the public on the current status of the Chelsea Tank farm gasoline leak last winter that spilled 378,000 gallons of fuel from one of its tanks.
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PennDOT publishes plan for Rt. 352 and Rt. 1 improvements
PennDOT has published its plans to reconstruct the intersection of Route 352 and Route 1 in Middletown and also to upgrade the Route 452 and Route 1 intersection, which is about a half-mile further west on Baltimore Pike. Together, the two intersections cause considerable congestion.
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Pa. bills would tie data center tax break to transparency, sustainability
Data center developers would be required to pledge transparency in Pennsylvania communities where they want to build in order to get a sales tax break on computer equipment, under legislation aiming to prevent secrecy around the massive computing hubs.
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Delaware Riverkeepers claim to have company’s secret plans for LNG terminal in Eddystone
Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) will hold a webinar Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. to disclose “secret corporate plans” to build a liquid natural gas export terminal in Eddystone. Register for the webinar below.
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Harrisburg Day of Action: Pennsylvania Is Not For Sale!
Food and Water Watch and environmental allies invite you to join environmentalists from around the state to lobby for a moratorium on data centers throughout Pennsylvania, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. June 23. Some buses and car-pooling will be available.
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Haverford launches curbside compost pickup July 13
Haverford Township will start collecting kitchen waste for composting July 13. It will distribute 900 free countertop compost collectors and 2,500 free 5-gallon buckets for curbside pickup at the township building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 14.
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New study: ‘Forever chemicals’ prevalent throughout Delaware River basin
The latest results of extensive field investigation and monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) shows contamination by PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” is both “widespread and persistent” in the Delaware River and selected tributaries.
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Portion of Heinz Refuge trail closed for year for flood repairs
A portion of the Wetland Loop Trail and part of the parking lot at the main entrance to the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge on Lindbergh Boulevard have been closed for 12 months to repair damage to the trail and the dike caused by Tropical Storm Isaias in 2020.
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Upcoming Delco Sustainability events – recycling yard signs and roadside cleanup
The Delaware County Sustainability Office is cosponsoring two upcoming events: The first is a campaign yard sign recycling opportunity May 29 and May 30 and the second is roadside cleanup in Trainer on June 13 in partnership with the NMS Watersheds Alliance to prevent roadside trash from flowing into Marcus Hook Creek.
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PennEnvironment: PA ranks abysmal 47th in U.S. for renewable energy growth
Pennsylvania ranks 47th in the nation for rate of growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade, according to new data released by PennEnvironment.
Events
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Latest News
Lycoming 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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