Organization of the Month: Bike Delco
May is National Bike Month, which seems the perfect time to showcase Bike Delco as the Clearinghouse’s Organization of the Month.
Solarize Delco launches solar grant program for nonprofits
Solarize Delco, a nonprofit solar education and advocacy organization serving Delaware County, has launched a community grant program to help local nonprofit organizations go solar with grants to cover 50% of the costs of installation up to $20,000 per organization.
250+ onshore wind projects stalled as Pentagon freezes permitting
The Defense Department has stopped once-routine reviews that even wind projects on private land need to pass, jeopardizing a power source that could help meet skyrocketing demand.
New sections join Delco’s growing network of walking, hiking and biking trails
Two new walking trails have opened this spring in Delaware County and a 7.2 mile “cycling corridor” along Chester Pike will be opened May 30 to add to the county’s inventory of opportunities to get out of our cars and into the great outdoors.
Don’t Miss This Year’s Virtual Lobby Day for a Clean Energy Future
Join hundreds of concerned Pennsylvanians virtually on Thursday, May 28, for Pennsylvania’s largest annual citizen lobby day for a cleaner future! The best part is, you don’t have to travel to Harrisburg, you can do it right from your couch.
Brandywine Conservancy announces $100 million Expansion
The Brandywine Conservancy, which owns the Brandywine Museum of Art where the Wyeth family’s paintings are on permanent exhibit, has announced a $100 million expansion that will include a second museum, hundreds of acres of new public gardens and 10 miles of walking and biking trails.
Benzene vapors from Monroe fuel spill displaces Bethel family
MIPC LLC, which operates the Chelsea aviation fuel tank farm in Aston, has temporarily relocated a Bethel family living near the farm’s western fenceline due to “vapor intrusion” into the house. It is evaluating a second home for the same issue.
6th Annual Environmental Justice March Saturday, May 2
CRCQL announces its 6th annual ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE DAY MARCH & Caravan, happening THIS Saturday May 2 at 11:30AM. Caravan means those of you who cannot walk the 2.5-mile march route can drive in your cars behind the marchers.
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.