LWV DelCo Environmental Clearinghouse
Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
Organizations and individuals from across Pennsylvania are invited to sign a letter to Governor Shapiro urging his participation in a statewide virtual town hall to share concerns about the fast proliferation of AI Data Centers across PA. The Better Path Coalition and No False Climate Solutions PA – coalitions that the Delaware Riverkeeper Network is a part of – are organizing the event.
Monroe Interstate Pipeline Company will again hold office hours at the Aston Township building on March 3 following a 378,000-gallon leak at its Chelsea Tank Farm in December.
The next office hours session is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 at the Aston facility at 3264 Concord Road.
Newlin Grist Mill in Glen Mills invites the public to its 250th celebration, with three packed days of historical fun this spring. Those attending can enjoy a selection of demonstrations, workshops, make-and-take activities, and talks on topics related to the trades that built America and fueled a revolution.
The Trump Administration has virtually stopped enforcing the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or the Superfund law, according to an independenct analysis of Envirnmental Protection Agency enforcement actions in the first full year of the Trump Administration.
The Trump administration moved today to overturn a key legal foundation of the federal government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. In a press conference at the White House, President Donald Trump hailed the move as “the single largest deregulatory action in American history.”
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released the draft Pennsylvania 2026 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment report, highlighting 67 miles of streams and 7,105 acres of public lakes restored since 2024. The report, including an interactive story map, serves as the biennial update on the health of streams and lakes statewide and is open for public comment.
Water resources expert Kate Hutelmyer, a water resources planner with the Chester County Water Resources Authority discusses the environmental impact of winter road salt on water quality and how we can deal it. The program was presented by the Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Devon, PA. Read more to watch the video.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission wants to hear residents’ thoughts on how trucks, trains, and other freight activities affect transportation, businesses, and daily life in Greater Philadelphia. The deadline is Feb. 13.
The Delaware County Office of Sustainability has just launched its Sustainable Communities Hub, a website to provide resources for the environmental advisory councils, shade tree commissions and other environmental committees of each Delco community or to inspire those communities that do not have such a committee to start one.
Monroe Energy’s tank farm in Aston, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships has leaked as much as 278,000 gallons of gasoline into the groundwater at the site since last summer, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection disclosed Dec. 23.
