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Delaware Riverkeeper Network seeks to join suit DHS has filed against state DEP

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Green Amendments For the Generations have filed a petition to intervene in a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has brought against the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The DHS brought the suit after DEP notified ICE that it could not operate two large warehouse facilities in Berks and Schuylkill Counties as immigrant detention centers without making needed modifications and securing multiple state and local approvals to address concerns about drinking water, wastewater, environmental, health, safety, and fire suppression.

PA House passes two bills to regulate data centers

The state House has passed two bills intended to help the state and local governments grapple with the impacts of data centers, as communities across the commonwealth continue to deal with the proliferation of the sprawling computer farms.

April, 2026 Newsletter

Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday in Upper Darby or Media

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.

Delaware County still on DEP ’drought watch’

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 considers phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers

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.

PA Resources Council hosts workshops for Earth Month

The Pennsylvania Resources Council, a statewide environmental organization dedicated to the vision of a Pennsylvania where nothing is wasted, will offer a variety of events this year in Delaware County to celebrate April as “Earth Month.” The events will include topics such as stormwater management, composting, waste reduction, landscaping with native plants, and sustainable lifestyles.

ICYMI -You can watch the League of Women Voters video on zero waste here

The League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County recently presented a webinar program on the concept of zero waste and what it means for mediating climate change. Presenter Alex Danovitch explained how we can move from a linear economy – the extraction of the raw materials, production of a product, and its distribution, use and ultimate disposal as waste and pollution – to a circular economy where we can keep reusing, recycling and transforming the components of a product to keep them out of incinerators and landfills. You can watch the program below.

PennEnvironment gives PA an F on solar panel permitting

A new report card gives Pennsylvania an F grade for how it governs rooftop solar permitting. The scorecard looked at state policies covering areas such as whether building codes are uniform across the state, whether homeowners associations are allowed to restrict solar adoption, permit fees, and what criteria is used to judge systems.

Gov. Shapiro joins suit to challenge EPA repeal of GHG endangerment rule

On March 19, Governor Josh Shapiro joined a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Rule that authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the emissions of greenhouse gases from power plants and vehicles into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.