Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.6.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # ecoWURD Exploring the green divide. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://ecowurd.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Content](https://ecowurd.com/content/) - [The unearthed legacy of Harriet Tubman and the "Aunties"](https://ecowurd.com/2025/02/18/the-unearthed-legacy-of-harriet-tubman-and-the-aunties/) - [Chester City Council member works for all residents](https://ecowurd.com/2025/02/13/chester-city-council-member-works-for-all-residents/) - [Philly Thrive: people powered action](https://ecowurd.com/2025/02/06/philly-thrive-people-powered-action/) - [Environmental impact on newly-approved Sixer's arena](https://ecowurd.com/2024/12/18/environmental-impact-on-newly-approved-sixers-arena/) - [Kensington's community members works for revitalization and sustainability](https://ecowurd.com/2024/11/27/kensingtons-community-members-works-for-revitalization-and-sustainability/) - [Philadelphia's long dry-spell raises concerns](https://ecowurd.com/2024/11/20/philadelphias-long-dry-spell-raises-concerns/) - Philadelphia has been experiencing a drought for months. Little to no rainfall for a large metropolitan area such as Philadelphia could have serious issues if the issue continues to grow. P.O.C. hosted Lauren Casey, a meteorologist for Climate Central, on ecoWURD to detail what the drought exactly is, and what it could mean for Philadelphia Philadelphia has been experiencing a drought for months. Little to no rainfall for a large metropolitan area such as Philadelphia could have serious issues if the issue continues to grow. P.O.C. hosted Lauren Casey, a meteorologist for Climate Central, on ecoWURD to detail what the drought exactly is, and what it could mean for Philadelphia - [Beautification in Philadelphia](https://ecowurd.com/2024/11/12/beautification-in-philadelphia/) - [Local Legislative policies on affordable housing](https://ecowurd.com/2024/11/07/local-legislative-policies-on-affordable-housing/) - [Elves on Wheels: Creating urban green spaces with Black farmers](https://ecowurd.com/2024/10/31/elves-on-wheels-creating-urban-green-spaces-with-black-farmers/) - [EV's, public eco-friendly infrastructure and a refinery protesting: A conversation with Sophia Schmidt](https://ecowurd.com/2024/10/31/evs-public-eco-friendly-infrastructure-and-a-refinery-protesting-a-conversation-with-sophia-schmidt/) - [Environmental Impact and Immigration: A Conversation with Magybet Mendez](https://ecowurd.com/2023/11/16/environmental-impact-and-immigration-a-conversation-with-magybet-mendez/) - [Philadelphia Must Rethink Its Impact on Chester](https://ecowurd.com/2023/11/10/philadelphia-must-rethink-its-impact-on-chester/) - [New Documentary Explores Philadelphia's Struggle for Land Sovereignty and a Greener Future](https://ecowurd.com/2023/11/03/new-documentary-explores-philadelphias-struggle-for-land-sovereignty-and-a-greener-future/) - [Capturing Hope: Power Circle Mentors Inspiring Youth Through Nature and Photography](https://ecowurd.com/2023/10/26/capturing-hope-power-circle-mentors-inspiring-youth-through-nature-and-photography/) - [ecoFEST 2023: A Celebration of Environmental Justice](https://ecowurd.com/2023/10/14/ecofest-2023-a-celebration-of-environmental-justice/) - [Roishetta Sibley Ozane and The Vessel Project: A Beacon of Hope in Sulphur, Louisiana](https://ecowurd.com/2023/10/19/roishetta-sibley-ozane-and-the-vessel-project-a-beacon-of-hope-in-sulphur-louisiana/) - [A is for asbestos: The environmental challenges facing Philly schools](https://ecowurd.com/2023/09/22/a-is-for-asbestos-the-environmental-challenges-facing-philly-schools/) - [The Age of Preparedness: Securing Your Finances in the Face of the Climate Crisis](https://ecowurd.com/2023/09/01/the-age-of-preparedness-securing-your-finances-in-the-face-of-the-climate-crisis/) - [A Former Sugar Plantation Up in Flames: The Lahaina Wildfires](https://ecowurd.com/2023/08/25/a-former-sugar-plantation-up-in-flames-the-lahaina-wildfires/) - [From Heatwaves to Hydration: Philadelphia's Water Landscape Explored](https://ecowurd.com/2023/08/10/from-heatwaves-to-hydration-philadelphias-water-landscape-explored/) - [A Sizzling Summer: Philly Faces Extreme Temperatures](https://ecowurd.com/2023/07/27/a-sizzling-summer-philly-faces-extreme-temperatures/) - [Get to Know The New Host of ecoWURD: Tamara P.O.C. Russell](https://ecowurd.com/2023/07/26/get-to-know-the-new-host-of-ecowurd-tamara-p-o-c-russell/) - [Funding the Fight for Climate Justice: Local and Federal Grants Propel Environmental Initiatives](https://ecowurd.com/2023/07/21/funding-the-fight-for-climate-justice-local-and-federal-grants-propel-environmental-initiatives/) - [Where There is Fire, There Will Be Smoke](https://ecowurd.com/2023/07/07/where-there-is-fire-there-will-be-smoke/) - [Lessons at Sea: Capitalism, Climate Change and a Path Forward](https://ecowurd.com/2023/06/29/lessons-at-sea-capitalism-climate-change-and-a-path-forward/) - [Investing in Women, Investing in the Future: The Wise Fund's Vision for a Greener World](https://ecowurd.com/2023/05/09/investing-in-women-investing-in-the-future-the-wise-funds-vision-for-a-greener-world/) - [HOW DID "NIMBY" SUDDENLY BECOME THE NEW "N-WORD?"](https://ecowurd.com/2023/02/08/how-did-nimby-suddenly-become-the-new-n-word/) - [The Gentrification Problem: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing](https://ecowurd.com/2023/01/25/the-gentrification-problem-the-environmental-crisis-of-unaffordable-housing/) - [The Roots Run Deep: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing](https://ecowurd.com/2023/01/24/the-roots-run-deep-the-environmental-crisis-of-unaffordable-housing/) - [There Is No Cost to Live: The Environmental Crisis of Unaffordable Housing](https://ecowurd.com/2023/01/23/there-is-no-cost-to-live-the-environmental-crisis-of-unaffordable-housing/) - [Fixing Up Philly’s Homes: Charles Ellison for WHYY](https://ecowurd.com/2023/01/18/whyy/) - [Punishment Past Prison Walls: Environmental injustice in the Carceral State](https://ecowurd.com/2022/10/28/punishment-past-prison-walls-environmental-injustice-in-the-carceral-state/) - [THE “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT” IS NOW LAW. SO, HOW DOES IT HELP BLACK PHILLY?](https://ecowurd.com/2022/09/14/the-inflation-reduction-act-is-now-law-so-how-does-it-help-black-philly/) - [RACISM IN THE WATER](https://ecowurd.com/2022/10/03/racism-in-the-water/) - [PHILADELPHIA HAS AN AIR TOXIN PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT GOING TO DO TO FIX IT?](https://ecowurd.com/2022/09/08/philadelphia-has-an-air-toxin-problem-what-is-the-city-government-going-to-do-to-fix-it/) - [Want to end gun violence now? Let’s save Philly block by block](https://ecowurd.com/2022/07/20/want-to-end-gun-violence-now-lets-save-philly-block-by-block/) - [Here are steps Philly could take to cool urban heat islands](https://ecowurd.com/2022/07/11/here-are-steps-philly-could-take-to-cool-urban-heat-islands/) - [The gas prices conversation we should be having](https://ecowurd.com/2022/04/20/the-gas-prices-conversation-we-should-be-having/) - [Reclaiming Black land is challenging but not impossible](https://ecowurd.com/2022/04/19/reclaiming-black-land-is-challenging-but-not-impossible/) - [Black clergy: Churches can sway views on climate crisis](https://ecowurd.com/2022/04/13/black-clergy-churches-can-sway-views-on-climate-crisis/) - [Here’s how Black Philadelphia can help in the environmental justice battle](https://ecowurd.com/2022/03/09/heres-how-black-philadelphia-can-help-in-the-environmental-justice-battle/) - [Can old Philadelphia refineries be cleaned up and restored?](https://ecowurd.com/2022/03/10/can-old-philadelphia-refineries-be-cleaned-up-and-restored/) - [City Launches Environmental Justice Advisory Commission](https://ecowurd.com/2022/02/07/city-launches-environmental-justice-advisory-commission/) - [SOLAR POLICIES ARE FALLING BEHIND - SO, HOW DO WE CATCH UP?](https://ecowurd.com/2022/01/14/solar-policies-are-falling-behind-so-how-do-we-catch-up/) - [IS PHILLY’S “TAP” WATER PROGRAM WORKING?](https://ecowurd.com/2022/01/13/is-phillys-tap-water-program-working/) - [FIXING THE STRUGGLE SPACE](https://ecowurd.com/2022/01/20/fixing-the-struggle-space/) - [Ian Harris](https://ecowurd.com/2022/01/13/ian-harris/) - [Melissa Ostroff](https://ecowurd.com/2022/01/13/melissa-ostroff/) - [THE WATER BILLS ARE WAY TOO HIGH](https://ecowurd.com/2021/12/14/the-water-bills-are-way-too-high/) - [THE KEY TO APPROACHING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ON ALL THINGS GREEN](https://ecowurd.com/2021/12/09/the-key-to-approaching-frontline-communities-on-all-things-green/) - [ICYMI: Watch highlights, panels at ecoWURD’s 2021 Environmental Justice Summit](https://ecowurd.com/2021/10/19/icymi-watch-highlights-panels-at-ecowurds-2021-environmental-justice-summit/) - On Indigenous Peoples Day 2021, WURD Radio hosted its Third Annual ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit at Bartram’s Garden. - [BLACK MOTHERS NEED CLEANER & SAFER ENVIRONMENTS - IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH IMPERATIVE](https://ecowurd.com/2021/10/01/black-mothers-need-cleaner-safer-environments-its-a-public-health-imperative/) - [USING DANCE TO SAVE A RIVER](https://ecowurd.com/2021/10/01/using-dance-to-save-a-river/) - [TRACKING PHILADELPHIA’S AIR QUALITY](https://ecowurd.com/2021/09/28/tracking-philadelphias-air-quality/) - [GETTING RELIGIOUS ON CLIMATE CRISIS](https://ecowurd.com/2021/09/27/getting-religious-on-climate-crisis/) - [DO THE TRAINS STOP RUNNING? THE SHUTDOWN’S IMPACT ON MASS TRANSIT](https://ecowurd.com/2019/02/05/__trashed/) - [WE NEED MORE BLACK PEOPLE IN AGRICULTURE](https://ecowurd.com/2021/07/19/we-need-more-black-people-in-agriculture/) - [WHEN THERE’S NO CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, WE HAVE NOTHING](https://ecowurd.com/2021/07/16/when-theres-no-clean-environment-we-have-nothing/) - [A PREMATURE END TO EVICTION MORATORIUMS](https://ecowurd.com/2021/07/15/a-premature-end-to-eviction-moratoriums/) - [THE LACK OF BELIEF IN CLIMATE CRISIS IS JUST AS MUCH A THREAT](https://ecowurd.com/2021/07/14/the-lack-of-belief-in-climate-crisis-is-just-as-much-a-threat/) - [YOU CAN’T HAVE RACIAL JUSTICE WITHOUT FAIR HOUSING](https://ecowurd.com/2021/07/13/you-cant-have-racial-justice-without-fair-housing/) - [RUN OVER THE SYSTEMS: THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM](https://ecowurd.com/2021/07/12/run-over-the-systems-the-future-of-environmental-activism/) - [Pandemic Relief For Black Farmers Still Is Not Enough](https://ecowurd.com/2021/04/07/pandemic-relief-for-black-farmers-still-is-not-enough/) - Lloyd Wright, former Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the US Dept of Agriculture (retired), member of the Alcorn University Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center in Mississippi joined ecoWURD on Reality Check with Charles Ellison to talk about the plight of Black farmers and recent attempts by both the Biden administration and Congress to provide long awaited relief for them. - [PENNSYLVANIA IS “WAY BEHIND” ON SOLAR. HOW DOES IT CATCH UP?](https://ecowurd.com/2021/04/07/pennsylvania-is-way-behind-on-solar-how-does-it-catch-up/) - Sharon Pillar, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Solar Center joined ecoWURD on Reality Check with Charles Ellison to discuss how far behind Pennsylvania is in the race to become solar, as well as aggressive plans to make the state catch up. - [A BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT URBANISM](https://ecowurd.com/2021/03/29/a-blueprint-for-the-next-urbanism/) - [THAT ELECTRONIC & CLOTHING WASTE PILES UP. SO WHERE TO PUT IT?](https://ecowurd.com/2021/03/09/that-electronic-clothing-waste-piles-up-so-where-to-put-it/) - City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology Smart City Director Emily Yates joined ecoWURD radio on WURD’s Reality Check with Charles Ellison to discuss what the city is doing about rising - and largely unmanageable - electronic and clothing waste. - [THE WOMB IS THE FIRST ENVIRONMENT](https://ecowurd.com/2021/03/08/the-womb-is-the-first-environment/) - [A FRIDGE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S HUNGRY](https://ecowurd.com/2021/02/23/a-fridge-for-everyone-whos-hungry/) - [WILL THERE BE ANY MASS TRANSIT LEFT AFTER PANDEMIC?](https://ecowurd.com/2021/02/24/will-there-be-any-mass-transit-left-after-pandemic/) - [OLD SCHOOL FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMY VS. NEW SCHOOL CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY](https://ecowurd.com/2021/02/19/old-school-fossil-fuel-economy-vs-new-school-clean-energy-economy/) - [IN 2020, DID “BIG GREEN” BECOME LESS WHITE?](https://ecowurd.com/2021/02/12/in-2020-did-big-green-become-less-white/) - [ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IS THE TOP SOCIAL JUSTICE PRIORITY](https://ecowurd.com/2021/02/15/environmental-injustice-is-the-top-social-justice-priority/) - [CLIMATE ACTION CAN POWER OUR RECOVERY](https://ecowurd.com/2020/12/16/climate-action-can-power-our-recovery/) - [IN PANDEMIC, AN HBCU DOES IT BETTER](https://ecowurd.com/2020/12/07/in-pandemic-an-hbcu-does-it-better/) - [A DANGEROUS LACK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROTECTIONS](https://ecowurd.com/2020/12/04/a-dangerous-lack-of-infectious-disease-protections/) - [HOW FAST CAN A BIDEN PRESIDENCY MOVE ON CLIMATE ISSUES?](https://ecowurd.com/2020/12/03/how-fast-can-a-biden-presidency-move-on-climate-issues/) - [CRAFTING A BLACK-DRIVEN CORONAVIRUS AND CLIMATE “STIMULUS” AGENDA](https://ecowurd.com/2020/12/01/crafting-a-black-driven-coronavirus-and-climate-stimulus-agenda/) - [Penn to donate $100 million to Philadelphia school district to help public school children](https://ecowurd.com/2020/11/17/penn-to-donate-100-million-to-philadelphia-school-district-to-help-public-school-children/) - [BLACK ECOLOGIES IN TIDEWATER VIRGINIA](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/23/black-ecologies-in-tidewater-virginia/) - [WHAT IS “FROM THE SOURCE REPORTING?”](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/23/what-is-from-the-source-reporting/) - [LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/23/leadership-in-environmental-justice/) - [THE ECOWURD SUMMIT LAUNCH](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/23/the-ecowurd-summit-launch/) - [National Geographic Virtual Photo Camp: Earth Stories Aimed to Elevate Indigenous Youth Voices](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/12/national-geographic-virtual-photo-camp-earth-stories-aimed-to-elevate-indigenous-youth-voices/) - [ecoWURD Environmental Justice Summit 2020](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/09/ecowurd-environmental-justice-summit-2020/) - [THE PLAN FOR A 100 PERCENT CLEAN FUTURE IS SAVING NATURE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/03/the-plan-for-a-100-percent-clean-future-is-saving-nature/) - [WHAT SHOULD A PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AGENDA LOOK LIKE?](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/02/what-should-a-presidents-environmental-justice-agenda-look-like/) - [THE NEED FOR ABOLITIONIST TEACHING](https://ecowurd.com/2020/10/01/the-need-for-abolitionist-teaching/) - [PUBLIC LANDS & SAVING NATURE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/30/public-lands-saving-nature/) - [TOO MANY NATURAL GAS SPILLS](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/29/too-many-natural-gas-spills/) - [GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/28/green-is-the-new-black/) - [BLACK VOTERS ARE THE ECO-VOTERS CLIMATE ACTIVISTS ARE LOOKING FOR](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/21/black-voters-are-the-eco-voters-climate-activists-are-looking-for/) - [CANNABIS PROFIT & BLACK ECONOMY](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/17/cannabis-profit-black-economy/) - [THE NATURE GAP](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/17/the-nature-gap/) - [BLACK PEOPLE NEED NATURE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/17/black-people-need-nature/) - [WHAT IS TREEPHILLY?](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/16/what-is-treephilly/) - [IS AN OBSCURE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE IN HARRISBURG DOING ENOUGH?](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/16/is-an-obscure-environment-committee-in-harrisburg-doing-enough/) - [AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALISM’S RACIST ROOTS](https://ecowurd.com/2020/09/16/american-environmentalisms-racist-roots/) - [“THERE’S REALLY A LOT OF QUIET SUFFERING OUT THERE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/08/03/theres-really-a-lot-of-quiet-suffering-out-there/) - [IN PANDEMIC, MAKING SURE PEOPLE EAT & HOW HBCUs HELP](https://ecowurd.com/2020/07/10/in-pandemic-making-sure-people-eat-how-hbcus-help/) - [Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land](https://ecowurd.com/2020/07/22/farming-while-black-soul-fire-farms-practical-guide-to-liberation-on-the-land/) - [HEAT WAVES REMIND US CLIMATE CHANGE IS STILL HERE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/08/03/heat-waves-remind-us-climate-change-is-still-here/) - [URBAN PLANNING AS A TOOL FOR WHITE SUPREMACY](https://ecowurd.com/2020/08/03/urban-planning-as-a-tool-for-white-supremacy/) - [“WE NEED TO GET INTO THE SUPPLY CHAIN”](https://ecowurd.com/2020/08/03/we-need-to-get-into-the-supply-chain/) - [“AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW THAT GIVES YOU A VOICE”](https://ecowurd.com/2020/08/03/an-environmental-law-that-gives-you-a-voice/) - [WE’RE NOT DONE, YET - MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEEDED AT THE PES REFINERY SITE](https://ecowurd.com/2020/06/29/were-not-done-yet-more-accountability-is-needed-at-the-pes-refinery-site/) - “We are living in fear. I just want my family to live,” - [COVID-19 IS LAYING WASTE TO RECYCLING PROGRAMS](https://ecowurd.com/2020/06/25/covid-19-is-laying-waste-to-recycling-programs/) - [THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH EQUITY GAPS THAT COVID-19 EXPOSED](https://ecowurd.com/2020/06/25/the-philadelphia-health-equity-gaps-that-covid-19-exposed/) - [THE POWER OF NEW HERBALISM](https://ecowurd.com/2020/06/25/the-power-of-new-herbalism/) - [Philly’s Big and Dangerous Hot Mess](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/05/phillys-big-hot-mess/) - [🎧 Not Just Hotter Days Ahead… Costly Ones Too](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/06/not-just-hotter-days-ahead-costly-ones-too/) - [We Seriously Need More Black Climate Disaster Films](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/06/we-seriously-need-more-black-climate-disaster-films/) - [The Origins of ecoWURD](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/06/the-origins-of-ecowurd/) - [Are You Going to Drink That?](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/06/are-you-going-to-drink-that/) - [Hurricanes Always Hurt Black Folks the Most](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/15/hurricanes-always-hurt-black-folks-the-most/) - [Despite What You Heard, Black Millennials Do Care About the Environment](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/15/despite-what-you-heard-black-millennials-do-care-about-the-environment/) - [Philly’s Lead Crisis Is Larger Than Flint’s](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/15/phillys-lead-crisis-is-larger-than-flints/) - [🎧 “The Environment Should Be an Active, Living Experience”](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/19/the-environment-should-be-an-active-living-experience/) - [🎧 How Can You Solarize Philly?](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/20/how-can-you-solarize-philly/) - [That’s Nasty: The Cost of Trash in Philly](https://ecowurd.com/2018/09/27/thats-nasty-the-cost-of-trash-in-philly/) - [🎧 BREAKING THE GREEN RETAIL CEILING](https://ecowurd.com/2018/10/15/🎧-breaking-the-green-retail-ceiling/) - [🎧 SEPTA CREATES A GAS PROBLEM IN NORTH PHILLY](https://ecowurd.com/2018/10/18/🎧-septa-creates-a-gas-problem-in-north-philly/) - [ARE PHILLY SCHOOLS READY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?](https://ecowurd.com/2018/10/18/are-philly-schools-ready-for-climate-change/) - [WILL THE ENVIRONMENT DRIVE VOTERS TO THE POLLS? (PART I)](https://ecowurd.com/2018/10/18/will-the-environment-drive-voters-to-the-polls-part-i/) - [USING AFROFUTURISM TO BUILD THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT](https://ecowurd.com/2018/11/19/using-afrofuturism-to-build-the-kind-of-world-you-want/) - [RACIAL & ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO WILDFIRES](https://ecowurd.com/2018/11/20/racial-ethnic-minorities-are-more-vulnerable-to-wildfires/) - [NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTTS Philly Has a Cigarette Butt Problem](https://ecowurd.com/2018/11/19/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-philly-has-a-cigarette-butt-problem/) - [THAT CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT TRUMP DIDN’T WANT YOU TO SEE? 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