Trump Administration all but abandons environmental enforcement actions
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.
Environmentalists, AGs vow to fight Trump over cutting key climate change rule
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.”
How do our local streams measure up in the state’s water quality assessments?
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.
Organization of the Month – Habitat for Humanity, Montco and Delco Counties
Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program empowers women to strengthen communities by creating safe, affordable homes. Open to all, it fosters an inclusive space where women support each other through fundraising and hands-on building. Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program empowers women to strengthen communities by creating safe, affordable homes. Open to all, it fosters an inclusive space where women support each other through fundraising and hands-on building. The Clearinghouse supports it because it is great for the environment. Habitat and its ReStores reuse and recycle existing materials that would otherwise be tossed into landfills and incinerators.
A Winter Water Conundrum: dealing with the environmental impact of road salt
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.
DVRPC wants to hear your thoughts on truck and train freight traffic in your area
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.
Stop Trashing Our Air Act tabled – it couldn’t get the votes to pass
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.
The Sustainable Communities Hub is here! Use it to guide your town’s EAC or start one
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.