LWV DelCo Environmental Clearinghouse
Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
While the workload of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has increased dramatically over the past two decades, its staff has shrunk significantly to the point where the department can no longer adequately enforce Pennsylvania’s environmental laws and regulations.
Former Channel 10 weatherman Glen “Hurricane” Schwartz will be the keynote speaker at the 4th Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference to be held from June 9 to June 14 this year. It will be a hybrid in-person and online conference.
The Pennsylvania House Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Committee voted HB 109 out of committee on a party line vote of 14 Democrats to12 Republicans April 7. The bill was the subject of a packed hearing in Chester in March.
The documentary tells the stories of two states with a major stake in the plastics economy: Louisiana and Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania segment focuses on Beaver County’s Shell ethane cracker plant, a massive facility for manufacturing plastics that began operations in the fall of 2022.
Delaware County has unveiled its much-anticipated plan to turn a tract once owned by the Philadelphia Archdiocese into the 213-acre Delco Woods, the newest, biggest park owned by the county.
Marple Township and the two Marple residents who have challenged the construction of a PECO Reliability Station on Sproul Road are back in the Commonwealth Court with a new appeal asking it again to overturn the Pennsylvania Utility Commission’s approval of the project on environmental grounds.
Only about 20 people came out for The PA Department of Environmental Protection’s workshop on its 2026-2028 Climate Action Plan on March 20 to help the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection develop the plan..
The Swarthmore Co-op has been operating a community composting program for the last two and a half years that keeps tons of food waste out of landfills and creates a rich loam for area gardeners.
A four-page memorandum issued by Acting EPA Assistant Administrator Jeffrey A. Hall has largely reversed or reinterpreted prior enforcement policies prioritizing environmental justice, climate change and regulations of energy facilities.
