LWV DelCo Environmental Clearinghouse
Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
Bring the kids for fun events to celebrate Earth Day at Rose Tree Park in Media or GreenHorn Gardens at Arlington Cemetery in Upper Darby on Saturday., April 18. Both events feature food, fun activities for kids and educational activities for adults. As the Artemis II flight has just vividly reminded us, we need to continue to learn how to care for the only home human beings have.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced that Delaware County is still on a drought watch declared last October, meaning that residents are encouraged to conserve water but are not required to do so.
Radnor Township residents are debating whether the township commissioners should adopt an ordinance phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers as Lower Merion did last December. Radnor residents can make their opinions known at a town hall planned for April 23.
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.
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 sponsor of the Stop Trashing Our Air Act tabled the bill after it became clear Thursday that it would not get enough votes to pass in Philadelphia City Council or to withstand a veto by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker who opposes the measure. The legislation would have banned the city from continuing to send trash to the Reworld incinerator in Chester.
