Tag: climate change

North Philadelphia: Mayor Kenney Announces Commission to Combat Environmental Injustice

April 13, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Mayor Jim Kenney and his administration have set forth a plan to tackle environmental issues impacting residents in Philadelphia’s underserved communities. The recent announcement of the city’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Commission gives hopes to

Art: Artists Create Tapestries About Climate Change Awareness For Exhibit

December 10, 2019Amber Denham

Jessie Jackson not only learned the high temperature in Philadelphia on the day her husband was born, but she also learned the high temperature in Philadelphia for every other day in 1980. She knows these

Fairmount: Block Captain Cleans Up The Neighborhood

September 25, 2017Michaela Winberg

Sam Holloschutz — born and raised in Philadelphia — is a board member at the Fairmount Civic Association and the chair of the FCA’s Neighborhood Improvement Committee. He’s also the block captain for the 800

South Philadelphia: Delaware River Deepening, Port Expansion Creates Concerns

May 11, 2016Daniel T. Pelligrine and

As the fifth largest seaport in the United States, the port of Philadelphia and its many active facilities along the Delaware River are key contributors to the city, region and nation’s economic growth. “The regional