Tag: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PECO electric vehiclesUtilities

PECO’s EV Investment: Rebates, Charging Stations, and Savings Tools to Simplify Your Switch to Electric Vehicles

PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas delivery company and provider of energy to millions of customers in the Greater Philadelphia region, is on…

Bucks County and the Heritage Conservancy have filed a complaint against Kingdom Provisions, a Pipersville slaughterhouse.Pipersville

Odor in the Court: Bucks County Takes on Pipersville Slaughterhouse Over Smelly Practices

In what could be dubbed “Operation Clean-Up,” Bucks County and the Heritage Conservancy have filed a complaint against Kingdom Provisions, a Pipersville slaughterhouse, for…

At the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence (L-R): Tom Gilbert, President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council; Nur Ritter (with trophy), GNA Stewardship Manager; Jessica Shirley, Acting Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Brad Flamm (with plaque), WCU Director of Sustainability; and Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.Education

West Chester University's GNA Forest Fest Wins a 2024 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

West Chester University has been honored with a Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for “A Forest Festival Celebrating 50 years of the Robert B…

After more than 20 years of monitoring, researchers at Villanova say the university’s rain garden continued to be effective at soaking up stormwater and preventing pollution from entering waterways.Environment

Villanova 20-Year Study Shows Rain Gardens Can Control Storm Runoff

Villanova University researchers have been monitoring a university rain garden for 20 years and can now show that rain gardens are good at soaking up…

Industrial smokestacks in Chester.Weather

Experts Figure Out Why There Was a Strange Odor in Delaware County Last Week

Calls of a mysterious odor wafting through Delaware County began coming into the Delaware County Office of Emergency Management Monday morning.

Most described it as…

Stephen Strader of Villanova University. Stephen-Strader-Villanova.Montgomery County

Villanova Professor Says the Strange Smells in Montgomery County Are Not Dangerous

Residents in eastern Montgomery County have been reporting weird odors with no identifiable source, writes Deanna Durante and Emily Rose Grassi for NBC Philadelphia.

Many…

PECO Natural Drive Electric WeekUtilities

In Honor of National Drive Electric Week, PECO Continues Its Commitment to Cleaner Energy Solutions

Did you know that the average cost to charge an electric vehicle is three times less than fueling an internal combustion engine equivalent? With the…

Penn State Brandywine Director of Finance and Business Margaret Buban, left, receives a certificate of recognition from Delaware County Transportation Management Association Executive Director Tracy Barusevicius.Environment

Penn State Brandywine Installs Public-Use Electric Vehicle Charger

Penn State Brandywine in Media has a new electric vehicle charging station that is open to the public.

The university received a certificate of recognition…

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Delaware County One of Several Areas Facing Smoky Conditions. Here’s What to Know

Residents of Delaware County are facing smokey and hazy conditions today from a series of wildfires originating in Canada.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection…

This dirt lot in Darby could one day be the site of a next concept convenience store.Construction

Owners' Vision for Unique Convenience Store in Darby Delayed by Flood Concerns

The owner of a 1.7-acre dirt lot next to the Darby transportation center has a vision to turn 934 Main Street into a…

Members who negotiated the agreement with Broomall's Lake Country Club are (from left, bottom row) Linda Emory, interim president, Friends of Glen Providence Park; Marica Tate, vice president, Friends of Glen Providence Park; Robin Lasersohn, co-founder, Keep Media Green; George Tate, member, Friends of Glen Providence Park;, Lisa Johnson, board member, Friends of Glen Providence Park (form left, top row) Kevin Madden, Delaware County Council member; Stephanie Gaboriault, founding president, Friends of Glen Providence Park; Elaine Paul Schaefer, Delaware County Council member, Terry Rumsey, co-founder, Keep Media Green.Legal

40-Year Dispute Ends in Media With a Saved Park and More Parking

Negotiations have ended between Broomall’s Lake Country Club, Media Borough and Delaware County after a decades-long dispute.

As a result, Media’s Glen…

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility in ChesterEnvironment

New State Air Quality Regs Will Reduce Nitrogen Oxide at Covanta Plant in Chester  

There are new regulations to reduce air pollution from six trash incinerators in Pennsylvania, including the Covanta trash-to-steam plant in Chester known as…

electric vehicle being chargedEnvironment

Delaware County Welcomes Electric Vehicles Head On

A growing number of municipalities in Philadelphia’s collar counties are transitioning their gas-powered vehicles and investing in the infrastructure required to support electric…

An advertisement for Delaware County's Sustainability ConferenceEnvironment

Major Conference at Subaru Park in Chester Looks at Delaware County's Energy, Environmental Needs

Delaware County is coming together Thursday, April 21, for a vegan, zero-waste, admission-free meeting of the minds conference at Subaru Park in Chester…

Art card for social justice fair at Penn State Brandywine where Patrick McDonnell is speaking.Environment

PA DEP Secretary to speak at Penn State Brandywine April 1 at Social Justice Fair

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell will speak at Penn State Brandywine on April 1 about environmental racism and justice.

The event will…

East Coast Greenway extension map and photosEnvironment

Trail Extension Brings Chester Closer to Delaware River and East Coast Greenway

A planned East Coast Greenway that connects 450 towns for 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida will include Chester and the Delaware River, writes…

Post-Ida flooding of the Delaware RiverEnvironment

Hurricane Ida Confirms Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s Stance That the Waterway Is Both Risky and At-Risk

Even without the deluge caused by Hurricane Ida’s recent stomp across Bucks County, the Delaware River’s water levels have been rising. Keeping watch…

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It's Back. Mysterious Odor Again Permeates Delaware County Towns

That mysterious odor has returned here in Delaware County and now it’s also in Salem, New Jersey, writes Matt Bennett for patch. com.

Delaware…