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Breathe Philly is the city’s air-quality monitoring project. It provides real-time measurements, updated hourly.
Philadelphia ranked No. 4 worst city for asthma
After more than a decade, Philadelphia remains one of the most challenging places in the United States to live with asthma. more
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Shawmar Pitts, managing co-director of Philly Thrive, calls on Philadelphia City council members to enact a data center moratorium at a City Hall rally on Monday.
Phila. activists call for data center moratorium
The community opposition against artificial intelligence data centers across the country has spread into the heart of Philadelphia. more
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Ultratrax, which hosts trail-based endurance walks, has organized a benefit for the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
Outdoor walking event to support Schuylkill Center
A new company is hosting a race to raise funds for the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education later this month. And it’s not the running kind. more
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Kathleen Salisbury, director of the Ambler Arboretum at Temple University, presented at the “From Disturbance to Discovery: A Living Landscape Five Years Later” event on Sept. 1.
5 years later, community reflects on tornado
For Tammy Echevarria, printed photos of her current home in Upper Dublin Township didn’t constitute a basic necessity. That is, until a rare storm hit the region in 2021. more
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A PECO substation in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia.
PECO power lines in Montco raise fears
PECO Energy Company is seeking to build two major power lines in Montgomery County, a project that has been flagged by people who closely monitor data center development. more
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Staff, board members, and state Rep. Tarik Khan pose in front of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education’s visitor center. Holding the check are Khan (left) and Erin Mooney, executive director of the Schuylkill Center (right).
Schuylkill Center receives $500,000 grant
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has received a $500,000 state grant to improve its visitor center through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. more
Devil’s Pool is located at the confluence of Wissahickon and Cresheim creeks.
Crackdown at Devil’s Pool amid petition
The Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation and the Police Department started cracking down on illegal activity in Devil’s Pool on the weekend of Aug. 14, days after a Change.org petition began circulating. more
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Norristown resident Kaden Beegle protests data centers outside Upper Merion Middle School at the Aug. 13 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Upper Merion board denies hyperscale AI data center complex
The Upper Merion Board of Supervisors on Aug. 13 rejected a developer’s plans to build an AI data center campus bigger than the King of Prussia Mall or Philadelphia International Airport. more
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John F. McCloskey Elementary School in Cedarbrook is being considered for a geothermal energy system installation.
Study finds NW school is a fit for geothermal energy system
John F. McCloskey Elementary School in Cedarbrook and the neighboring Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center are viable sites for a clean energy system, a Pennsylvania-based firm has found. more
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Brian O’Neill defended his proposed data center to the audience at the Upper Merion Township Planning Commission meeting on July 27.
Developer doubles down on data center plans
Brian O’Neill understands why people are resisting his planned data-center projects in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. But the only input that matters to him is the law, he says. more
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On July 22, the Upper Merion Township Planning Commission held a second meeting dedicated to a cluster of data center proposals in King of Prussia.
Planners vote no on King of Prussia data centers
The Upper Merion Township Planning Commission last week voted against three data center proposals for King of Prussia, 10 miles upstream from Northwest Philadelphia. more
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Philadelphia was under a code purple air quality alert for particulate matter early last Friday due to dense smoke from wildfires. Smoky days “will be an increasingly frequent reminder that we need to take care of the environment,” said one expert.
Air quality improves as smoke clears, for now
Outdoor activities are now safe in the Philadelphia region again after a smoky couple of days last week, but the threat remains. more
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The Schuylkill Navigation System was leased to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company in 1870. Parts of the abandoned railroad still remain along the Manayunk Canal.
Manayunk Canal water quality improves after 80-plus years of stagnant flow
This year, as they walk along the Schuylkill River Trail, people are noticing a change. more
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Fort Washington State Park spans nearly 500 acres in eastern Montgomery County.
PA Senate bill sparks opposition from conservationists
Environmental groups are warning that new state legislation targeting some agencies’ ability to acquire land would jeopardize conservation efforts. more
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Experts say homeowners can make certain landscaping changes to reduce the spread of ticks.
What homeowners should know amid peak tick season
The start to summer means peak tick season. The warming temperatures, rising humidity and vibrant greenery are ideal conditions for the tiny arachnids. more
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Sana Garner and her son, Apollo, regularly visit Awbury Arboretum for its wheelchair accessible planter, bathrooms and paths.
Awbury Arboretum program awarded grant to expand inclusive outdoor programming
When Dr. Barbara Rolnick isn’t assisting patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Pediatric Primary Care in Roxborough, she tends to her plot at a community garden in Ardmore. more
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J. Larry Jameson, president of the University of Pennsylvania, spoke at the Morris Arboretum gala.
Morris Arboretum hosts its largest-ever fundraising gala
More than 500 people attended Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania’s Moonlight & Roses fundraising gala on Friday. more
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Cheltenham Township received a grant to install native trees along the Tookany Creek Parkway.
Cheltenham plans tree restorations at Tookany Creek
Tookany Creek Park in Cheltenham is an activity hub for both visitors and wildlife, offering a trail for bikers, woodlands for birdwatching and Tookany Creek for fishing. more
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Members of the MontCo Visibility Brigade, a community advocacy group, demonstrate before the Upper Merion Township Planning Commission meeting on May 27.
Upper Merion data center meeting draws hundreds
The scene at the Upper Merion Township building last Wednesday night was unlike a typical planning commission meeting. more
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Volunteers planted 12 trees around Cresheim Valley Apartments in Mt. Airy on May 3. They will plant perennials around the cement walls and install flowery bushes along the stairway railings.
Historic Cresheim apartments undergo beautification project
Cresheim Valley Apartments tenants and their neighbors are cultivating a new — and greener — chapter in the Mt. Airy building’s history. more
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