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Since 2008, Grid has provided our readers with insightful coverage of the most important issues of our time, including climate change and social justice, while showcasing Philadelphia’s role as a national leader. As the catastrophic effects of climate change become more real and part of our daily lives, the independent journalism Grid provides has never been more important.
To continue advocating for a more sustainable Philadelphia, Grid’s most recent editorial innovation is Sustainability Now: The Past, Present and Future. This series runs from Earth Day 2022 to Earth Day 2023 and dedicates each monthly issue to a sustainability sector (transportation, farming, energy, community) to look back on the last 12 years of Grid’s coverage of that sector and ahead to the next 10 critical years of addressing climate change in our city and on our planet.
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Search ArticlesAmbassadors take on illegal dumping and build community power
A new Park Ambassador program from Philadelphia Parks & Recreation is focused on keeping park spaces clean while building stronger connections with the people who use them. Funded by the William Penn Foundation, the two-year pilot places ambassadors at Mifflin Square, Tacony Creek, Cobbs Creek and Fairmount parks with the goal of reducing illegal dumping in and around the sites by 50%.
A long-awaited riverfront park in Bridesburg opens connections to nature and community
In the year since Borski Park officially opened along the Delaware riverfront in Bridesburg, it has been home to an exciting slate of events, including a five-day beer pop-up hosted by Parks on Tap, a weekly “silver sneakers” exercise class designed for older adults, and a patriotic bicycle decorating contest celebrating July 4. But for longtime Bridesburg residents Tony and Fran Coppola, it’s their hidden gem of tranquility.
Publisher’s Notes: Beyond the Fear
When we went to print last month with “APOCALYPSE NOW” splashed across the cover in 138-point type above a raging Canadian wildfire, I wondered if people would think we were being alarmist. Little did I know that the cover would prove timely. It wasn’t just the smoky air from those Canadian fires haunting us. It seemed like one climate-fueled crisis followed another: oppressive heat waves, unbreathable air, flash floods.
Grid #207: The Nature Issue
We often think of nature as something untouched: a world apart from our city blocks and neighborhoods, where we go to escape the pace of daily life, take a walk, appreciate wildlife or simply find a moment of quiet. But the landscapes we cherish are rarely separate from us. In reality, behind every thriving park, flourishing community garden and backyard forest are people committed to caring for them.
Philly’s Black indie film scene is robust. This club is getting the word out
When cinephile and Germantown resident Stephanye R. Watts entered the world of independent cinema, she discovered a troubling pattern. “I started to notice there were no other Black people in the theater, unless they were like 60-plus,” Watts says.
Philadelphia Energy Authority’s vice president discusses its successes and next steps
The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) manages green energy projects for the City and raises the money to make investments that will save electricity in the long run. The PEA is celebrating its first 10 years and looking forward to the next energy wins. Katie Bartolotta, the PEA’s vice president of policy and strategic partnerships, spoke with Grid about the PEA’s wins and its path forward. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
Plant species discovered in the well-trodden Pine Barrens
Along the sandy banks of the New Jersey Pine Barrens’ meandering streams, a small grasslike plant with clusters of white, star-shaped flowers bloomed unnoticed for millennia until botanist and Temple University professor Sasha Eisenman made a surprising discovery. This rare and endangered plant, previously unknown to science, is found nowhere else in the world but New Jersey. The plant was long assumed to simply be the northernmost population of a species called the coastal false asphodel.
City funds Zero Fare program for another year
The City of Philadelphia’s FY 2027 budget allocated $25 million for the Zero Fare program in Mayor Parker’s budget. The funding will allow the service to continue for 12 months, which means advocates will need to lobby again for the program in the next budget. “Transit riders should not have to balance paying for food, medical care, and transit fare,” said Stephen Bronskill, manager of the Transit Forward Philadelphia Coalition.
There’s a new, low-cost path to owning solar — with an even bigger discount in the region’s new “Energy Communities”
The 30% federal tax credit for going solar ended for homeowners in 2025, but it never ended for businesses. That’s the opening behind the Solar States Pre-Paid Lease. Here’s the idea. A qualified business owns the system long enough to claim the credit homeowners no longer can — and passes those savings into your price. You don’t front the credit or file for it — you simply benefit from it, as a lower price. What sets it apart from an ordinary lease is that it’s a path to ownership.
A disease threatens Philly’s beech trees, but residents can act now
Driving through the Main Line’s older neighborhoods, you’ll find American beech trees towering above you, with smooth gray trunks, thin bark, and some with carved initials from decades past. Their broad canopies shade properties that have stood for a century or more. These slow-growing, long-lived trees are irreplaceable and central to the character of many neighborhoods. Sadly, these stately trees are facing a serious threat called Beech Leaf Disease.