In April nearly 100 people showed up for a hearing titled The Sustainability of PGW. Renewable energy and climate advocates in Philadelphia had waited months for this hearing, after it was introduced by City Council’s Committee on Transportation and...

The Falls Township Supervisors called for a community meeting to discuss Elcon on April 30th at a local High School auditorium -- and it was packed. Representatives from Elcon were there, community members, other Bucks County residents, the folks...

From wonder product to planetary scourge, plastic has come full circle. How do we help kick the plastic habit?

By Jim Wylie With momentum building in southeastern Pennsylvania to set renewable energy goals, draft transition plans and take meaningful action, the West Chester Area Council Of Governments (WCA COG) has embarked on a regional planning effort...

As a fellow Sierra Club volunteer leader and member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2026, I understand that a sustainable and just future is one where all workers have access to family-supporting wages, fair work hours, and educational...

By Jim Kaff Locals know Tyler State Park as a great state park right here in Bucks County.  For those of us that live nearby it is an unbelievable asset.  A huge state park, 1,700 acres, with a river for fishing and boating and 25 miles...

By Jean MacFarlane, Marion Biddle & Meenal Raval -- Two women coursed thru the 2019 Philly Auto Show in search of all-electric cars, fully aware of the climate crisis and the need to reduce our emissions....

By Sondra Moore. There is a lot of bad news for anyone concerned with environmental issues. It’s easy to see how one could feel hopeless about what is happening. From the threat of a blue ocean event to the deforestation of Borneo to the...

By Sharon Furlong. Elcon Recycling Services, LLC has proposed building a plant that boils imported hazardous liquids containing between 300 and 590 types of toxins in order to oxidize the products. This proposed project in Falls Township, Bucks...

As we have seen, the youth-led Sunrise Movement, with support from NY’s Rep-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is pushing the Democratic Party to take a powerful stand on climate change and convene a Select Committee for a Green New Deal as soon as...