In 1728, John Bartram (1699-1777), a third generation Pennsylvania Quaker, bought 102 acres of land on the west side of the Schuylkill River from Swedish settlers and began systematically exploring the New World from Florida to New England,...

On July 17 th, West Chester Borough Council stepped up to the plate and hit a home run. Not to be deterred by a state prohibition on municipal regulations of single-use plastics, the ordinance was passed 4 to 3 after a serious debate about what...

Developed and produced by two local Sierra Club members and environmental activists, Meenal Raval and Tanya Seaman, Philly Talks Climate has just reached its thirteenth episode, How Active Transportation is a Climate Solution.

In June of 2017 when President Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change grandstanding “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh not Paris”, the Mayors of both cities reactions clearly demonstrated they were more united...

Kevin Little, who describes himself as an urban Afro-American educator, has been volunteering with the Sierra Club for several years and is a member of the SPG Executive Committee. Sue Edwards is a member of the SPG Executive Committee in...

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...