1. Environmental impact on newly-approved Sixer’s arena
  2. Kensington’s community members works for revitalization and sustainability
  3. Philadelphia’s long dry-spell raises concerns
  4. Beautification in Philadelphia
  5. Local Legislative policies on affordable housing
  6. EV’s, public eco-friendly infrastructure and a refinery protesting: A conversation with Sophia Schmidt
  7. Elves on Wheels: Creating urban green spaces with Black farmers
  8. Environmental Impact and Immigration: A Conversation with Magybet Mendez
  9. Philadelphia Must Rethink Its Impact on Chester
  10. New Documentary Explores Philadelphia’s Struggle for Land Sovereignty and a Greener Future
  11. Capturing Hope: Power Circle Mentors Inspiring Youth Through Nature and Photography
  12. Roishetta Sibley Ozane and The Vessel Project: A Beacon of Hope in Sulphur, Louisiana
  13. ecoFEST 2023: A Celebration of Environmental Justice
  14. A is for asbestos: The environmental challenges facing Philly schools
  15. The Age of Preparedness: Securing Your Finances in the Face of the Climate Crisis
  16. A Former Sugar Plantation Up in Flames: The Lahaina Wildfires
  17. From Heatwaves to Hydration: Philadelphia’s Water Landscape Explored
  18. A Sizzling Summer: Philly Faces Extreme Temperatures
  19. Get to Know The New Host of ecoWURD: Tamara P.O.C. Russell
  20. Funding the Fight for Climate Justice: Local and Federal Grants Propel Environmental Initiatives
  21. Where There is Fire, There Will Be Smoke
  22. Lessons at Sea: Capitalism, Climate Change and a Path Forward
  23. Investing in Women, Investing in the Future: The Wise Fund’s Vision for a Greener World
  24. HOW DID “NIMBY” SUDDENLY BECOME THE NEW “N-WORD?”
  25. The Gentrification Problem: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing
  26. The Roots Run Deep: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing
  27. There Is No Cost to Live: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing
  28. Fixing Up Philly’s Homes: Charles Ellison for WHYY
  29. Punishment Past Prison Walls: Environmental injustice in the Carceral State
  30. RACISM IN THE WATER
  31. THE “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT” IS NOW LAW. SO, HOW DOES IT HELP BLACK PHILLY?
  32. PHILADELPHIA HAS AN AIR TOXIN PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT GOING TO DO TO FIX IT?
  33. Want to end gun violence now? Let’s save Philly block by block
  34. Here are steps Philly could take to cool urban heat islands
  35. The gas prices conversation we should be having
  36. Reclaiming Black land is challenging but not impossible
  37. Black clergy: Churches can sway views on climate crisis
  38. Can old Philadelphia refineries be cleaned up and restored?
  39. Here’s how Black Philadelphia can help in the environmental justice battle
  40. City Launches Environmental Justice Advisory Commission
  41. FIXING THE STRUGGLE SPACE
  42. SOLAR POLICIES ARE FALLING BEHIND – SO, HOW DO WE CATCH UP?
  43. IS PHILLY’S “TAP” WATER PROGRAM WORKING?
  44. Ian Harris
  45. Melissa Ostroff
  46. THE WATER BILLS ARE WAY TOO HIGH
  47. THE KEY TO APPROACHING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ON ALL THINGS GREEN
  48. ICYMI: Watch highlights, panels at ecoWURD’s 2021 Environmental Justice Summit
  49. BLACK MOTHERS NEED CLEANER & SAFER ENVIRONMENTS – IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH IMPERATIVE
  50. USING DANCE TO SAVE A RIVER
  51. TRACKING PHILADELPHIA’S AIR QUALITY
  52. GETTING RELIGIOUS ON CLIMATE CRISIS
  53. WE NEED MORE BLACK PEOPLE IN AGRICULTURE
  54. WHEN THERE’S NO CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, WE HAVE NOTHING
  55. A PREMATURE END TO EVICTION MORATORIUMS
  56. THE LACK OF BELIEF IN CLIMATE CRISIS IS JUST AS MUCH A THREAT
  57. YOU CAN’T HAVE RACIAL JUSTICE WITHOUT FAIR HOUSING
  58. RUN OVER THE SYSTEMS: THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM
  59. PENNSYLVANIA IS “WAY BEHIND” ON SOLAR. HOW DOES IT CATCH UP?
  60. Pandemic Relief For Black Farmers Still Is Not Enough
  61. A BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT URBANISM
  62. THAT ELECTRONIC & CLOTHING WASTE PILES UP. SO WHERE TO PUT IT?
  63. THE WOMB IS THE FIRST ENVIRONMENT
  64. WILL THERE BE ANY MASS TRANSIT LEFT AFTER PANDEMIC?
  65. A FRIDGE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S HUNGRY
  66. OLD SCHOOL FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMY VS. NEW SCHOOL CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
  67. ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IS THE TOP SOCIAL JUSTICE PRIORITY
  68. IN 2020, DID “BIG GREEN” BECOME LESS WHITE?
  69. CLIMATE ACTION CAN POWER OUR RECOVERY
  70. IN PANDEMIC, AN HBCU DOES IT BETTER
  71. A DANGEROUS LACK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROTECTIONS
  72. HOW FAST CAN A BIDEN PRESIDENCY MOVE ON CLIMATE ISSUES?
  73. CRAFTING A BLACK-DRIVEN CORONAVIRUS AND CLIMATE “STIMULUS” AGENDA
  74. Penn to donate $100 million to Philadelphia school district to help public school children
  75. BLACK ECOLOGIES IN TIDEWATER VIRGINIA
  76. WHAT IS “FROM THE SOURCE REPORTING?”
  77. LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
  78. THE ECOWURD SUMMIT LAUNCH
  79. National Geographic Virtual Photo Camp: Earth Stories Aimed to Elevate Indigenous Youth Voices
  80. ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit 2020
  81. THE PLAN FOR A 100 PERCENT CLEAN FUTURE IS SAVING NATURE
  82. WHAT SHOULD A PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AGENDA LOOK LIKE?
  83. THE NEED FOR ABOLITIONIST TEACHING
  84. PUBLIC LANDS & SAVING NATURE
  85. TOO MANY NATURAL GAS SPILLS
  86. GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK
  87. BLACK VOTERS ARE THE ECO-VOTERS CLIMATE ACTIVISTS ARE LOOKING FOR
  88. CANNABIS PROFIT & BLACK ECONOMY
  89. THE NATURE GAP
  90. BLACK PEOPLE NEED NATURE
  91. WHAT IS TREEPHILLY?
  92. IS AN OBSCURE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE IN HARRISBURG DOING ENOUGH?
  93. AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALISM’S RACIST ROOTS
  94. “THERE’S REALLY A LOT OF QUIET SUFFERING OUT THERE
  95. “WE NEED TO GET INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN”
  96. “AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW THAT GIVES YOU A VOICE”
  97. URBAN PLANNING AS A TOOL FOR WHITE SUPREMACY
  98. HEAT WAVES REMIND US CLIMATE CHANGE IS STILL HERE
  99. Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
  100. IN PANDEMIC, MAKING SURE PEOPLE EAT & HOW HBCUs HELP
  101. WE’RE NOT DONE, YET – MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEEDED AT THE PES REFINERY SITE
  102. COVID-19 IS LAYING WASTE TO RECYCLING PROGRAMS
  103. THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH EQUITY GAPS THAT COVID-19 EXPOSED
  104. THE POWER OF NEW HERBALISM
  105. THERE’S NO RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
  106. ecoWURD Earth Day Summit
  107. ecoWURD Earth Day Summit 2020 Press Release
  108. Too Much Food At Farms, Too Little Food At Stores
  109. THE LINK BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION & COVID-19
  110. CORONAVIRUS REVEALS WHY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS STILL THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF OUR TIME
  111. FROM KATRINA TO CORONAVIRUS, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
  112. COVID-19 SHOWS A BIGGER IMPACT WHERE BLACK PEOPLE LIVE
  113. THE CORONAVIRUS CONVERSATION HAS GOT TO GET A LOT MORE INCLUSIVE THAN THIS
  114. MEDIA’S CLIMATE CHANGE COVERAGE KEEPS BLACK PEOPLE OUT OF IT
  115. “WE DON’T HAVE A CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS”
  116. PHILADELPHIA HAS A FOOD ECONOMY
  117. HOW URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN U.S. CITIES
  118. MAPPING THE LINK BETWEEN INCARCERATION & FOOD INSECURITY
  119. PHILLY’S JAILS ARE, LITERALLY, MAKING PEOPLE SICK
  120. ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit 2019
  121. ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit
  122. “We Can’t Breathe: Zulene Mayfield’s Lifelong War with Waste ‘Managers’”
  123. “Is The Black Press Reporting on Environmental Issues?” by David Love
  124. “The Dangerous Connection Between Climate Change & Food” an interview with Jacqueline Patterson and Adrienne Hollis
  125. “An Oil Refinery Explosion That Was Never Isolated” by Charles Ellison
  126. “Philly Should Be Going ‘Community Solar'” an interview w/ PA Rep. Donna Bullock
  127. “Is The Litter Index Enough?” an interview w/ Nic Esposito
  128. “How Sugarcane Fires in Florida Are Making Black People Sick” an interview w/ Frank Biden
  129. Philly Farm Social – Video and Pictures
  130. #PHILLYFARMSOCIAL GETS REAL IN THE FIELD
  131. THE LACK OF DIVERSE LEADERS IN THE GREEN SPACE Environmental Advocacy Organizations – especially the “Big Green” – Really Need More Black & Brown People in Senior Positions
  132. PLASTIC BAG BANS CAN BACKFIRE … WHEN YOU HAVE OTHER PLASTICS TO CHOOSE FROM
  133. WE REALLY NEED POLITICAL STRATEGISTS LEADING ON CLIMATE CHANGE – NOT ACADEMICS
  134. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN A MUCH MORE CLIMATIC WORLD
  135. A SMALL GERMANTOWN NON-PROFIT “TRADES FOR A DIFFERENCE”
  136. IS PHILLY BLAMING ITS TRASH & RECYCLING CRISIS ON BLACK PEOPLE?
  137. BUT WHAT DOES THE GREEN NEW DEAL MEAN FOR BLACK PEOPLE?
  138. HOW GREEN IS PHILLY’S “GREENWORKS” PLAN?
  139. The Future of Work in Philly’s Green Economy event recap #ecoWURD #phillyisgreen
  140. Bike-friendly cities should be designed for everyone, not just for wealthy white cyclists
  141. RENAMING “GENTRIFICATION”
  142. FOUR GOVERNORS, ONE URBAN WATERSHED IN NEED OF ACTION
  143. JUST HOW BAD IS THE AIR HURTING PHILLY’S BLACK FAMILIES?
  144. EcoWURD Presents:The Future of Work in Philly’s Green Economy
  145. IF YOU ARE LOW-INCOME OR HOMELESS, THE POLAR VORTEX IS LIKE A FORM OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
  146. NOT JUST FLINT: THE WATER CRISIS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
  147. DO THE TRAINS STOP RUNNING? THE SHUTDOWN’S IMPACT ON MASS TRANSIT
  148. BLACK WOMEN & THE TROUBLE WITH BABY POWDER
  149. A WHITE COLLAR CRIME VICTIMIZING NICETOWN
  150. IN NORTH CAROLINA, CLIMATE CHANGE & VOTER SUPPRESSION WORKED HAND-IN-HAND
  151. LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD GAIN THE MOST FROM GREEN ROOFS
  152. YOUR OWN HOOD: CLOSING THE GENERATIONAL GREEN DIVIDE IN BLACK PHILADELPHIA
  153. THE PRICE OF WATER: LITERAL & FIGURATIVE THIRST AT WORK
  154. THAT CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT TRUMP DIDN’T WANT YOU TO SEE? YEAH, WELL, IT’S THE LAW
  155. RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO WILDFIRES
  156. NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTTS Philly Has a Cigarette Butt Problem
  157. HOW SUSTAINABLE CAN PHILLY GET?
  158. USING AFROFUTURISM TO BUILD THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT
  159. UNCOVERING PHILLY’S HIDDEN TOXIC DANGERS …
  160. WILL THE ENVIRONMENT DRIVE VOTERS TO THE POLLS? (PART I)
  161. ARE PHILLY SCHOOLS READY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?
  162. 🎧 SEPTA CREATES A GAS PROBLEM IN NORTH PHILLY
  163. 🎧 BREAKING THE GREEN RETAIL CEILING
  164. That’s Nasty: The Cost of Trash in Philly
  165. 🎧 How Can You Solarize Philly?
  166. 🎧 “The Environment Should Be an Active, Living Experience”
  167. Philly’s Lead Crisis Is Larger Than Flint’s
  168. Despite What You Heard, Black Millennials Do Care About the Environment
  169. Hurricanes Always Hurt Black Folks the Most
  170. Are You Going to Drink That?
  171. The Origins of ecoWURD
  172. We Seriously Need More Black Climate Disaster Films
  173. 🎧 Why Should Philly Care About a Pipeline?
  174. 🎧 Not Just Hotter Days Ahead… Costly Ones Too
  175. Philly’s Big and Dangerous Hot Mess
Saturday, December 21, 2024
  1. Environmental impact on newly-approved Sixer’s arena
  2. Kensington’s community members works for revitalization and sustainability
  3. Philadelphia’s long dry-spell raises concerns
  4. Beautification in Philadelphia
  5. Local Legislative policies on affordable housing
  6. EV’s, public eco-friendly infrastructure and a refinery protesting: A conversation with Sophia Schmidt
  7. Elves on Wheels: Creating urban green spaces with Black farmers
  8. Environmental Impact and Immigration: A Conversation with Magybet Mendez
  9. Philadelphia Must Rethink Its Impact on Chester
  10. New Documentary Explores Philadelphia’s Struggle for Land Sovereignty and a Greener Future
  11. Capturing Hope: Power Circle Mentors Inspiring Youth Through Nature and Photography
  12. Roishetta Sibley Ozane and The Vessel Project: A Beacon of Hope in Sulphur, Louisiana
  13. ecoFEST 2023: A Celebration of Environmental Justice
  14. A is for asbestos: The environmental challenges facing Philly schools
  15. The Age of Preparedness: Securing Your Finances in the Face of the Climate Crisis
  16. A Former Sugar Plantation Up in Flames: The Lahaina Wildfires
  17. From Heatwaves to Hydration: Philadelphia’s Water Landscape Explored
  18. A Sizzling Summer: Philly Faces Extreme Temperatures
  19. Get to Know The New Host of ecoWURD: Tamara P.O.C. Russell
  20. Funding the Fight for Climate Justice: Local and Federal Grants Propel Environmental Initiatives
  21. Where There is Fire, There Will Be Smoke
  22. Lessons at Sea: Capitalism, Climate Change and a Path Forward
  23. Investing in Women, Investing in the Future: The Wise Fund’s Vision for a Greener World
  24. HOW DID “NIMBY” SUDDENLY BECOME THE NEW “N-WORD?”
  25. The Gentrification Problem: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing
  26. The Roots Run Deep: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing
  27. There Is No Cost to Live: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing
  28. Fixing Up Philly’s Homes: Charles Ellison for WHYY
  29. Punishment Past Prison Walls: Environmental injustice in the Carceral State
  30. RACISM IN THE WATER
  31. THE “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT” IS NOW LAW. SO, HOW DOES IT HELP BLACK PHILLY?
  32. PHILADELPHIA HAS AN AIR TOXIN PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT GOING TO DO TO FIX IT?
  33. Want to end gun violence now? Let’s save Philly block by block
  34. Here are steps Philly could take to cool urban heat islands
  35. The gas prices conversation we should be having
  36. Reclaiming Black land is challenging but not impossible
  37. Black clergy: Churches can sway views on climate crisis
  38. Can old Philadelphia refineries be cleaned up and restored?
  39. Here’s how Black Philadelphia can help in the environmental justice battle
  40. City Launches Environmental Justice Advisory Commission
  41. FIXING THE STRUGGLE SPACE
  42. SOLAR POLICIES ARE FALLING BEHIND – SO, HOW DO WE CATCH UP?
  43. IS PHILLY’S “TAP” WATER PROGRAM WORKING?
  44. Ian Harris
  45. Melissa Ostroff
  46. THE WATER BILLS ARE WAY TOO HIGH
  47. THE KEY TO APPROACHING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ON ALL THINGS GREEN
  48. ICYMI: Watch highlights, panels at ecoWURD’s 2021 Environmental Justice Summit
  49. BLACK MOTHERS NEED CLEANER & SAFER ENVIRONMENTS – IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH IMPERATIVE
  50. USING DANCE TO SAVE A RIVER
  51. TRACKING PHILADELPHIA’S AIR QUALITY
  52. GETTING RELIGIOUS ON CLIMATE CRISIS
  53. WE NEED MORE BLACK PEOPLE IN AGRICULTURE
  54. WHEN THERE’S NO CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, WE HAVE NOTHING
  55. A PREMATURE END TO EVICTION MORATORIUMS
  56. THE LACK OF BELIEF IN CLIMATE CRISIS IS JUST AS MUCH A THREAT
  57. YOU CAN’T HAVE RACIAL JUSTICE WITHOUT FAIR HOUSING
  58. RUN OVER THE SYSTEMS: THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM
  59. PENNSYLVANIA IS “WAY BEHIND” ON SOLAR. HOW DOES IT CATCH UP?
  60. Pandemic Relief For Black Farmers Still Is Not Enough
  61. A BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT URBANISM
  62. THAT ELECTRONIC & CLOTHING WASTE PILES UP. SO WHERE TO PUT IT?
  63. THE WOMB IS THE FIRST ENVIRONMENT
  64. WILL THERE BE ANY MASS TRANSIT LEFT AFTER PANDEMIC?
  65. A FRIDGE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S HUNGRY
  66. OLD SCHOOL FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMY VS. NEW SCHOOL CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
  67. ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IS THE TOP SOCIAL JUSTICE PRIORITY
  68. IN 2020, DID “BIG GREEN” BECOME LESS WHITE?
  69. CLIMATE ACTION CAN POWER OUR RECOVERY
  70. IN PANDEMIC, AN HBCU DOES IT BETTER
  71. A DANGEROUS LACK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROTECTIONS
  72. HOW FAST CAN A BIDEN PRESIDENCY MOVE ON CLIMATE ISSUES?
  73. CRAFTING A BLACK-DRIVEN CORONAVIRUS AND CLIMATE “STIMULUS” AGENDA
  74. Penn to donate $100 million to Philadelphia school district to help public school children
  75. BLACK ECOLOGIES IN TIDEWATER VIRGINIA
  76. WHAT IS “FROM THE SOURCE REPORTING?”
  77. LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
  78. THE ECOWURD SUMMIT LAUNCH
  79. National Geographic Virtual Photo Camp: Earth Stories Aimed to Elevate Indigenous Youth Voices
  80. ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit 2020
  81. THE PLAN FOR A 100 PERCENT CLEAN FUTURE IS SAVING NATURE
  82. WHAT SHOULD A PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AGENDA LOOK LIKE?
  83. THE NEED FOR ABOLITIONIST TEACHING
  84. PUBLIC LANDS & SAVING NATURE
  85. TOO MANY NATURAL GAS SPILLS
  86. GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK
  87. BLACK VOTERS ARE THE ECO-VOTERS CLIMATE ACTIVISTS ARE LOOKING FOR
  88. CANNABIS PROFIT & BLACK ECONOMY
  89. THE NATURE GAP
  90. BLACK PEOPLE NEED NATURE
  91. WHAT IS TREEPHILLY?
  92. IS AN OBSCURE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE IN HARRISBURG DOING ENOUGH?
  93. AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALISM’S RACIST ROOTS
  94. “THERE’S REALLY A LOT OF QUIET SUFFERING OUT THERE
  95. “WE NEED TO GET INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN”
  96. “AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW THAT GIVES YOU A VOICE”
  97. URBAN PLANNING AS A TOOL FOR WHITE SUPREMACY
  98. HEAT WAVES REMIND US CLIMATE CHANGE IS STILL HERE
  99. Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
  100. IN PANDEMIC, MAKING SURE PEOPLE EAT & HOW HBCUs HELP
  101. WE’RE NOT DONE, YET – MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEEDED AT THE PES REFINERY SITE
  102. COVID-19 IS LAYING WASTE TO RECYCLING PROGRAMS
  103. THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH EQUITY GAPS THAT COVID-19 EXPOSED
  104. THE POWER OF NEW HERBALISM
  105. THERE’S NO RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
  106. ecoWURD Earth Day Summit
  107. ecoWURD Earth Day Summit 2020 Press Release
  108. Too Much Food At Farms, Too Little Food At Stores
  109. THE LINK BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION & COVID-19
  110. CORONAVIRUS REVEALS WHY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS STILL THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF OUR TIME
  111. FROM KATRINA TO CORONAVIRUS, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
  112. COVID-19 SHOWS A BIGGER IMPACT WHERE BLACK PEOPLE LIVE
  113. THE CORONAVIRUS CONVERSATION HAS GOT TO GET A LOT MORE INCLUSIVE THAN THIS
  114. MEDIA’S CLIMATE CHANGE COVERAGE KEEPS BLACK PEOPLE OUT OF IT
  115. “WE DON’T HAVE A CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS”
  116. PHILADELPHIA HAS A FOOD ECONOMY
  117. HOW URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN U.S. CITIES
  118. MAPPING THE LINK BETWEEN INCARCERATION & FOOD INSECURITY
  119. PHILLY’S JAILS ARE, LITERALLY, MAKING PEOPLE SICK
  120. ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit 2019
  121. ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit
  122. “We Can’t Breathe: Zulene Mayfield’s Lifelong War with Waste ‘Managers’”
  123. “Is The Black Press Reporting on Environmental Issues?” by David Love
  124. “The Dangerous Connection Between Climate Change & Food” an interview with Jacqueline Patterson and Adrienne Hollis
  125. “An Oil Refinery Explosion That Was Never Isolated” by Charles Ellison
  126. “Philly Should Be Going ‘Community Solar'” an interview w/ PA Rep. Donna Bullock
  127. “Is The Litter Index Enough?” an interview w/ Nic Esposito
  128. “How Sugarcane Fires in Florida Are Making Black People Sick” an interview w/ Frank Biden
  129. Philly Farm Social – Video and Pictures
  130. #PHILLYFARMSOCIAL GETS REAL IN THE FIELD
  131. THE LACK OF DIVERSE LEADERS IN THE GREEN SPACE Environmental Advocacy Organizations – especially the “Big Green” – Really Need More Black & Brown People in Senior Positions
  132. PLASTIC BAG BANS CAN BACKFIRE … WHEN YOU HAVE OTHER PLASTICS TO CHOOSE FROM
  133. WE REALLY NEED POLITICAL STRATEGISTS LEADING ON CLIMATE CHANGE – NOT ACADEMICS
  134. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN A MUCH MORE CLIMATIC WORLD
  135. A SMALL GERMANTOWN NON-PROFIT “TRADES FOR A DIFFERENCE”
  136. IS PHILLY BLAMING ITS TRASH & RECYCLING CRISIS ON BLACK PEOPLE?
  137. BUT WHAT DOES THE GREEN NEW DEAL MEAN FOR BLACK PEOPLE?
  138. HOW GREEN IS PHILLY’S “GREENWORKS” PLAN?
  139. The Future of Work in Philly’s Green Economy event recap #ecoWURD #phillyisgreen
  140. Bike-friendly cities should be designed for everyone, not just for wealthy white cyclists
  141. RENAMING “GENTRIFICATION”
  142. FOUR GOVERNORS, ONE URBAN WATERSHED IN NEED OF ACTION
  143. JUST HOW BAD IS THE AIR HURTING PHILLY’S BLACK FAMILIES?
  144. EcoWURD Presents:The Future of Work in Philly’s Green Economy
  145. IF YOU ARE LOW-INCOME OR HOMELESS, THE POLAR VORTEX IS LIKE A FORM OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
  146. NOT JUST FLINT: THE WATER CRISIS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
  147. DO THE TRAINS STOP RUNNING? THE SHUTDOWN’S IMPACT ON MASS TRANSIT
  148. BLACK WOMEN & THE TROUBLE WITH BABY POWDER
  149. A WHITE COLLAR CRIME VICTIMIZING NICETOWN
  150. IN NORTH CAROLINA, CLIMATE CHANGE & VOTER SUPPRESSION WORKED HAND-IN-HAND
  151. LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD GAIN THE MOST FROM GREEN ROOFS
  152. YOUR OWN HOOD: CLOSING THE GENERATIONAL GREEN DIVIDE IN BLACK PHILADELPHIA
  153. THE PRICE OF WATER: LITERAL & FIGURATIVE THIRST AT WORK
  154. THAT CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT TRUMP DIDN’T WANT YOU TO SEE? YEAH, WELL, IT’S THE LAW
  155. RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO WILDFIRES
  156. NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTTS Philly Has a Cigarette Butt Problem
  157. HOW SUSTAINABLE CAN PHILLY GET?
  158. USING AFROFUTURISM TO BUILD THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT
  159. UNCOVERING PHILLY’S HIDDEN TOXIC DANGERS …
  160. WILL THE ENVIRONMENT DRIVE VOTERS TO THE POLLS? (PART I)
  161. ARE PHILLY SCHOOLS READY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?
  162. 🎧 SEPTA CREATES A GAS PROBLEM IN NORTH PHILLY
  163. 🎧 BREAKING THE GREEN RETAIL CEILING
  164. That’s Nasty: The Cost of Trash in Philly
  165. 🎧 How Can You Solarize Philly?
  166. 🎧 “The Environment Should Be an Active, Living Experience”
  167. Philly’s Lead Crisis Is Larger Than Flint’s
  168. Despite What You Heard, Black Millennials Do Care About the Environment
  169. Hurricanes Always Hurt Black Folks the Most
  170. Are You Going to Drink That?
  171. The Origins of ecoWURD
  172. We Seriously Need More Black Climate Disaster Films
  173. 🎧 Why Should Philly Care About a Pipeline?
  174. 🎧 Not Just Hotter Days Ahead… Costly Ones Too
  175. Philly’s Big and Dangerous Hot Mess

ecoFEST 2023: A Celebration of Environmental Justice

October 14, 2023
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On Monday, Oct. 9, ecoFEST took center stage at One Art Community Center in West Philadelphia to highlight the power of both small actions and grand ideas in the fight against environmental issues and the persistent challenge of environmental racism. By blending insightful discussions with engaging activities and artistic expressions, the event left attendees inspired and equipped to make a positive impact on the environment — whether through small daily choices or larger community actions.

Christa Barfield, CEO and founder of FarmerJawn Agriculture joined ecoWURD Magazine host POC for a keynote conversation where the two discussed Barfield’s business journey and how to create a greener future for Philadelphia. 

Watch the conversation:

POC led a panel discussion “A Promised Tomorrow: Nature as a Safe Haven from Violence” with Bria George, chief operations officer of I Love Thy Hood; Pili X co-founder of North Philly Peace Park; and Hakeem Devore founder of Inner City Peace Foundation.

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Plant and People leads “Plant Care 101,” a workshop that taught attendees everything they needed to know about properly caring for their houseplants.

Panelists and former fellows from the Alliance for Watershed Education Gere Johnson, Abdullah Ibn Abdul-kareem Idris and Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus pose for a picture with POC after their panel discussion “Voices of the Future.” The conversation highlighted the work that the Alliance for Watershed Education does and how the panelists utilized the program to create change and to inform their own environmental justice work.

Watch the conversation:

DecolonizePhilly led a workshop on how we create a land revolution in our city. Organized by Keyssh Datts, several community leaders and activist organizations came together to discuss land reform in Philadelphia and what justice looks like for our communities.

Ashanti Martin, General Manager of WURD Radio, speaks with Tonya Pendleton about ecoFEST and WURD Radio’s environmental justice work.

Tallboy performs a DJ set to close out ecoFEST.

To learn more about ecoFEST, watch our recap featuring interviews from attendees during the day: 

You can also read a recap from WHYY about ecoFEST: https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-ecofest-wurd-black-green-futures-wurd/

Dylan Lewis (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist and environmentalist from Philadelphia, PA. Her plays include small planet and the untitled missing museum play. She was a 2018 Delaware River Watershed fellow based out of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education and in undergrad worked as a program coordinator for The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University. She is currently the project manager of ecoWURD at WURD Radio.

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