What you need to know about the Philadelphia plastic bag ban
This blog is a repost from the City of Philadelphia. Access the original post here. What you need to know about the City’s plastic bag ban June 23, 2021 | […]
Category: Policy
TTF Streamkeeper Testifies at Philadelphia City Council about Road Salt
Testimony for City Council Hearing on Issues Around Road Salting These past few months, we’ve paid a lot of attention to the impact of road salt on our waterways. Working […]
We’re a Census Partner Because the Census = Funding | Somos un Socio del Censo Borque el Censo = Fondos
By Susan Volz, Philadelphia Community Organizer Schools. Roads. Public assistance. Did you know the census determines how much money our communities get for these essential services? Did you know that […]
Advocating for Clean Water & Land at the 2020 Delaware River Watershed Hill Day
We are so pleased to share this blog from the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed about Hill Day, and proud that Cheltenham Elementary School was represented! By Gina Errico, […]
TTF supports Adoption of Cheltenham Riparian Corridor Ordinance
Cheltenham Township recently hosted two well-attended educational meetings as part of its process for reviewing a Riparian Corridor Ordinance. TTF’s Executive Director, Julie Slavet, expressed TTF’s strong support in favor […]
TTF agrees about Trees, Patrick Kerkstra!!!
Patrick Kerkstra, freelance journalist, wrote Simplest, cheapest route to a greener city in Insights, his urban affairs column in last Friday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. He applauds the City of Philadelphia’s goal […]
Working with Your Legislators
TTF’s Executive Director Julie Slavet spoke to a group of enthusiastic Arcadia students in Social Action and Social Change about developing relationships with their elected officials. Drawing on her experience […]
Community Members Help Shape the Lower Northeast District Plan
Did you know that in the last 10 years, the Lower Northeast was the 4th fastest growing district in Philadelphia? Or that in 1684, German settlers founded Frankford along the […]
Great Fracking Article in this Month’s Grid Magazine
This month’s edition of Grid Magazine has a fantastic cover story on natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Largely an interview with Iris Bloom from Protecting our Waters, the […]
Philadelphia City Council Calls for Ban on Gas Drilling
Remember when TTF attended that long day of Marcellus Shale hearings at Philadelphia City Council last year? Well, Council members are clearly following the Shale issue closely, as they just […]
Philadelphia City Hall Hearing on Marcellus Shale
After a day long hearing of expert testimony on September 28th, Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution supporting House Bill 2754, which was introduced by Representative Tony Payton (whose district […]
Update from PHS
Yesterday we wrote about some budget decisions that affect the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Vacant Land Stabilization Program. Today, we have an update from PHS President Drew Becher, and John Ball, […]
Help Save the PHS Vacant Land Program
Here at TTF, we are extremely committed to turning vacant lots into community spaces — especially gardens that can help manage stormwater! So we really, really do not want to […]
Help Preserve Pennsylvania: Take Action Now!
The PA Land Trust has announced that Governor Ed Rendell is proposing that Pennsylvania cut $132 million dollars out of the state budget’s environmental fund. This cut would essentially eliminate: […]
An Update from American Rivers
Please read the following press release from American Rivers regarding the press event that took place on Wednesday. Sarah was there representing TTF, along with the President of our Board, […]
Press Conferences June 2 on Gas Drilling Threat to Delaware River
Please read this important press release regarding an important upcoming event to protect the Upper Delaware River! While the catastrophic consequences from extractive industries’ arrogant behavior unfolds before the […]
Important Action to Protect the Delaware
PennFuture describes how you can take action to keep drilling from polluting Philadelphia’s drinking water supply. Regulations that would safeguard our drinking water and public health have cleared one hurdle […]
Victory for Pennsylvania’s Forests and Waterways!
Thank you to our local House Representatives John Myers and Dwight Evans for voting to pass House Bill 2235, a bill to protect our forests and waterways from Marcelllus Shale […]
An Inspiring Message from PennFuture
PennFuture is leading the way on challenging the Marcellus Shale Drilling. Go PennFuture! Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is growing at a breakneck pace – often destroying […]
Water-Related Legislation News from PennFuture
We are always interested to learn of news in water-related legislation from our friends at PennFuture. Read all about it on their site here or sign up to receive email […]
The Delaware River Basin Commission and the Marcellus Shale
According to the Delaware River Basin Commission, substantial efforts are being taken to protect water and environment from degradation during extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale deposits that […]
Delaware River Threatened
Please make sure to read this article about the proposed natural gas exploration in the Marcellus Shale and how it could seriously damage our drinking water! From the article: Philadelphians […]
Mexico City Bans Plastic Bags
From the article: Mexico City becomes the second large metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere to outlaw the bags. San Francisco in March 2007 enacted an ordinance that gave supermarkets […]
Should Nature Be Able to Take You to Court?
We just came across this really interesting article from the Boston Globe. An excerpt: Last February, the town of Shapleigh, Maine, population 2,326, passed an unusual ordinance. Like nearby towns, […]