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Former Mayor Michael Nutter is representing gas industry interests that aim to drive a wedge between environmentalists and marginalized communities - Grid Magazine
In February, The Philadelphia Inquirer published — in print and online — an op-ed by former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Titled “We should support an affordable, inclusive energy transition,” ...
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New York, Boston and D.C. are doing it — it’s time for Philly to offer scalable solutions for food waste disposal
I started Bennett Compost 16 years ago with the goal of making composting easy and accessible for Philadelphians. From the moment we started, people asked, “When do you think Philly will offer ...
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Urban agriculture continues to suffer from lack of land security
In the summer of 2023, farmers and gardeners in Philadelphia had good reason to be optimistic. The City had just published its first urban agriculture plan, called “Growing from the Root,” which ...
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In 2022, PGW budgeted for a geothermal feasibility study. Three years later, they have nothing to show for it
What’s a fossil fuel utility to do in a rapidly warming world? That was the question posed by a study the City released jointly with Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the country’s largest ...
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Grid talks with professor and author Dorceta Taylor about how communities of color became ground zero for toxic industries
Why is it that low-income and communities of color bear the brunt of industrial pollution? And when environmentally hazardous facilities move into their neighborhoods, why don’t people leave? These ...
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Philadelphia’s LED streetlight rollout is an energy win that is not without its drawbacks
When he first saw workers changing out the streetlights on his block in Chestnut Hill, Timothy Breslin didn’t think much of it. He went to bed that night in the summer of 2022 without issue. In the ...
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Reckless developments put residents in floods’ path
Chris Deatrick’s girlfriend called him early in the morning on Thursday, September 2, 2021, pleading with him to leave his apartment at the Apex on Venice Island in Manayunk. Deatrick didn’t think ...
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In the last century, Pennsylvania and New Jersey battled New York City to control water from the Delaware River. With sea levels rising and droughts looming, another fateful ...
Most of the big brother–little brother act between New York City and Philadelphia is all in good fun. Eagles versus Giants, Mets versus Phillies, international metropolis versus city of neighborhoods ...
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A global climate debate heats up as a liquefied natural gas terminal looks for a home in Chester
The table was set, powerful people already gathered round and talking about the future, when Carol Kazeem walked in about 15 minutes late and popped the balloon. Kazeem, a first-term Pennsylvania ...
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How recycling lost its way in Philadelphia and what can be done to get it back on track
In July 2020, after spending several months of the pandemic wondering whether her trash and recycling would be picked up, Sarah Ausprich was frustrated. When it was collected, Ausprich, a resident of ...
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The city’s illegal dumping problem persists despite decades of efforts to curb it
To the south of 86th Street in Southwest Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood you can’t drive more than a few yards on the cross streets before you run into concrete barriers. “We had them put up the ...
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City initiative uses data and artificial intelligence to improve Philly’s infrastructure
Hoping to encourage the thoughtful development and deployment of new technologies across the city, the Kenney Administration formed the SmartCityPHL initiative within Philadelphia’s Office of ...