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Land managers in the suburbs use fire to maintain healthy ecosystems. Why not in the city?
Last summer, someone set fire to one of the Whitby Meadows in Cobbs Creek Park. The blaze didn’t damage property or injure ...
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The Hard Work of Environmental Justice
At the Overbrook Environmental Education Center (OEEC), we know how hard it is to run an equity-centered community-based ...
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With a little political will, City Hall can curb the scourge of illegal dumping
On a drive through Tacony Creek Park in the spring of 2020, Lawncrest resident Dallas Herbert Sr. could barely get around ...
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Watershed fellows teach practical knowledge and artistic expression at environmental centers
On yet another wet weekend, a group of ten braced a downpour to walk along the trails of Strawberry Mansion’s Discovery ...
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Student-helmed docuseries investigates the systemic problems that lead to violence in their communities
When shootings skyrocketed in Philadelphia during the pandemic, teenagers were among those most affected. In the face of this ...
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More than 10,000 students in Philadelphia don’t have adequate housing. Funding and stigma can get in the way of them getting what they need
Before her mother died in 2020 at age 46 of heart failure, complicated by diabetes, lupus and lung disease, Lelache Word (aka ...
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Cli-fi novel depicts a dystopic flooded future from the perspective of a young mother
Being a mother is hard under the best of circumstances — now imagine caring for a toddler alone in the forest during an ...
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Overbrook Environmental Education Center is the local hub for organizations to secure environmental justice funding
As a child, Jerome Shabazz saw his father transform a vacant lot into a neighborhood garden that produced enough fresh fruit ...
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A new paddling program gets Philadelphians onto the Schuylkill, free of charge
On a dock where Wissahickon Creek meets the Schuylkill River, LandHealth Institute deputy director Mayci Shimon steadies ...
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Editor’s Notes: Hold Your Applause
I made the mistake of watching the presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump on September ...
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Resources for Environmental Justice Communities
Running a grassroots environmental justice organization can be difficult, but you don’t have to do it alone. Here are ten ...
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Walking group traverses the changing landscapes and diverse neighborhoods along the perimeter of the city
On September 6, a group of 18 gathered at the Delaware River waterfront with Walk Around Philadelphia. Setting off from ...