Environment & Outdoors
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Trump EPA Head Stops by Oil Refinery in Trainer to Tout Energy Policies, Ignores Ethanol in Speech
EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler visited the Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer July 29, touting the Trump administration’s energy policy, but never mentioned ethanol, the reason he was invited, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The EPA chief took a quick tour of the refinery, owned by Delta Air Lines, and met with refinery…
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Community Transit’s New Electric Vehicle Is Eco-Friendly, Saves Money and Offers a Quiet Ride
Community Transit of Delaware County has added an electric car to their daily passenger service, according to the Daily Times. The zero emissions 2013 Tesla Model S runs on batteries and is recharged by plugging into a standard 110V outlet. “Community Transit vehicles travel thousands of miles on the road per year and we are…
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Chester Man Benefits From Free Solar Training in Philly’s Growing ‘Green’ Market
It’s all part of Czar McMichael Bey’s plan: Graduate from one of Philadelphia’s solar training programs, find a job in the growing industry, and then in 10 years, open his own company, writes Ellie Rushing for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 20-year-old from Chester made the first part of his dream happen late last month. Bey…
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Petrochemical Producer Teams Up With Philadelphia Union on Stadium Recyling, STEM Education
Petrochemical producer Braskem is partnering with Philadelphia Union to promote recycling and conscientious consumerism among the team’s fans, according to a release from webwire.com. In the recycling program, all cups and caps sold at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, will be made exclusively from polypropylene, which facilitates the separation of materials. The program will install…
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Tyler Arboretum in Media Partners With Aston Brewery at Friday Beer Gardens
After a successful inaugural run last year, Tyler Arboretum is again partnering with Aston-based 2SP Brewing Company to bring Tyler on Tap back to Media, writes Emily Adams for Main Line Today. Running every Friday through Aug. 23, visitors can enjoy the arboretum after hours, sipping brews, noshing on food and joining educational family-friendly activities.…
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Delaware County Announces Municipal Grant Program for Open Space
Delaware County Council has announced the inaugural round of its new municipal grant program for open space and recreation. The grant program, Delco Green Ways, will make funds available to municipalities for local open space and recreation projects throughout the county. This source of funding was a recommendation of the Delaware County Open Space Task…
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Philadelphia Pays $8.4 million Toward Cleanup of Clearview Superfund in Southwest Philly, Delco
The City of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $8.4 million in a lawsuit settlement toward the federal government’s cleanup of the Clearview Landfill, a Superfund site that contaminated a part of Delaware County and parts of the Eastwick section of Southwest Philly, writes Frank Kummer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The landfill was an unlicensed dump…
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Time for a Philly Swim in the Delaware? Not Yet, But River’s A Lot Cleaner Than It Used to Be
The Delaware River watershed was once so toxic it killed fish, and could be smelled by pilots from 5,000 feet up, writes Michaela Winberg for the Philadelphia Inquirer. But it’s been 50 years since the Clean Water Act was implemented. Today, experts note the river is the cleanest it’s been in decades, but not enough…
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Wallingford Students Change Drinking Straw Policy at Uno Pizzeria & Grill Restaurant Chain
A fourth-grade class at Wallingford Elementary School has changed a restaurant policy at Uno Pizzeria & Grill that will help the environment, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. UNO will now issue drinking straws upon request only at its over 100 stores. The policy change will save an estimated six million single-use plastic drinking…
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Delaware County Properties to Be Assessed for Spotted Lanternfly
The Delaware County Conservation District began working with the United States Department of Agriculture May 29 to assess properties in Delaware County for the Spotted Lanternfly. Lycorma delicatula, known as the Spotted Lanternfly, is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. The species was…
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At Bethel Springs Elementary, This Class Is For the Birds
Between rotting piles of yesterday’s cheesesteaks and Styrofoam containers, Brian “BQ” Quindlen stands, grinning. One man’s trash has become another man’s seagull –watching treasure, writes Oona Goodin-Smith for philly.com. Quindlen, a fifth-grade teacher at Bethel Springs Elementary School in Garnet Valley, brings avian education and bird-watching (or birding) to his students at Bethel Springs, taking…
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Delco Firm Seeks Second Facility As Demand for Its Recycled Glass Product Grows
A Delaware County company that turns old glass into a stone-like product for construction projects raised $10 million to open a second facility outside the region, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eddystone-based AeroAggregates turns recycled glass, often an undesirable product on the recyclables market that municipalities struggle to dispose of, into lightweight…
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Here’s How Dirty the Air Is in Delaware County
Delaware County residents are among the more than 40 percent of Americans living in areas with unhealthy air, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. After a period when air quality improved nationwide, there is now clear evidence that the air quality is worsening again due to several factors fueled by climate…
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Celebrating Earth Day in Delco
In honor of Earth Day, Delaware County Council joined members of the county’s Parks and Recreation Department, the Delaware County Conservation District, various friends groups of local parks, and students from Primos Elementary School to plant trees along the Darby Creek. On April 22, 1970, millions of people throughout the country came together to rally…
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Release of New Study Marks Milestone in Efforts to Clean Up Former Landfill in Folcroft
The release of a new study created for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marks a new milestone in cleaning up acres of a former landfill in Folcroft, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. Last week, the Remedial Investigation report for the former Folcroft Landfill and Annex Site was presented at the Delaware…
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As Recycling Changes, Local Manager Turns to Brochure to Re-Educate the Public
With recycling programs in the region facing new challenges, Sara Nelson, Delaware County’s recycling manager, is using a new brochure to teach residents how to recycle properly, writes Dana Bate for Science Friday. Local recycling programs have had to undo the decade-long habits of residents to once again find markets for waste amid stricter standards…
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Tyler Arboretum Clears Trees in Effort to Refurbish Rare Environment
Tyler Arboretum in Media has cleared rows of trees along Barren Road near Penncrest High School to recreate a rare environment, the Pink Hill Serpentine barrens, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “While it looks like we just cleared six and a half acres of woods, it was to bring back this unique ecosystem,”…
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Rare Mandarin Duck Native to Asia Finds Its Way to Ridley Park
A rare mandarin duck native to Asia recently found its way to Delaware County and has taken up residence in Ridley Park Lake, writes Taylor Horn for NBC Philadelphia. The chubby newcomer has puffy orange cheeks and gorgeous feathers that range from emerald to violet to royal blue. It’s possible that the duck is somebody’s…
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