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Washington, DC -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final Clean Air Act protections against methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry, a major win for climate and public health. These safeguards...

In the September 2022 Sylvanian I shared an issue occurring in Philadelphia where the city-owned gas company, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), was attempting to convince some large customers who currently get their heat from a steam loop / co-...

The work of thousands of volunteers to clean up the waste they see around them is benefiting our world beyond what can be seen, and unarguably there is less waste around us because of the dedication and idealism of these volunteers. These local...

Ayşe Uzun Pasternack, a member of the SPG’s Geodelphia team, was asked by Women In Geothermal (WinG) to accept the 2023 Women In Geothermal Courageous Award for Basak Ҫimen from Turkey, who could not attend the conference.

Last month Geodelphia celebrated World Geothermal Energy Day (WGED) with a rally at Philadelphia City Hall. The purpose of WGED is to celebrate geothermal energy and the people that make it happen, showcase projects around the world, and highlight...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Today, Governor Shapiro announced that he will be appealing a recent lower court decision that blocked the Commonwealth’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

A group of volunteers in southeastern PA, NJ and DE from Sierra Club and The Climate Reality Project have organized a project (based on the SC national Community Advocates program) that is aimed at engaging with local stakeholder groups that can...

Every year, on the first Sunday in October, hundreds of Pennsylvanians take to the forest for “A Walk in Penn’s Woods” day. According to the PA Forestry Association, “This day is a statewide coordinated event encouraging people across Pennsylvania...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Today, Governor Shapiro announced that he is directing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to begin formal rulemaking processes to start to rein in the hazardous and unchecked pollution of the fracking industry that...