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Chester County homes on display during solar tour
Daily Local News, 7/19/19 WEST CHESTER — Chester County Ready for 100 Percent Renewable Energy joins the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and hundreds of clean energy-savvy installers and grassroots organizations throughout America to showcase thousands of solar-powered homes, schools, houses of worship, non-profits and businesses ― in Chester County and across the region–…
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Prepared statement by Prof. Ashlie B. Delshad for the Plastics Ordinance hearing, West Chester, 7/17/19… and more info
Borough Council approved the ordinance at an exciting and even dramatic hearing! Many thanks to the huge number of citizens who turned out to support the ordinance! Download the text of the ordinance here: https://wcgreenteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/plastic-bag-and-straw-ordinance-wc-for-7-17-19.pdf. One change was made: the effective date was moved from January 1 to July 2, 2020 (the day after the…
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West Chester Green Team’s first annual organic garden tour
On Saturday, June 29th, about 100 West Chester residents toured organic gardens in the WC borough. Gardens that were toured showcased vegetables, flowers, rain gardens, tower gardens, and much more. The goal of the tour was to educate residents about the many different types of gardens you can have, even in a small space. A…
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Home Depot, Lowe’s, and more remove harmful phthalates from flooring products
Success! – Home improvement retailers follow through on commitments to remove phthalates from flooring. The environmental organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF) celebrates this recent win in the reduction of phthalate use in home remodeling products. In 2015, SCHF secured commitments from home remodeling stores Home Depot, Lowe’s, Lumber Liquidators, and Menards to eliminate added…
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Harrisburg vs. West Chester
Please come to the West Chester hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, at Borough Hall, 401 E. Gay. St.! Be there no matter what! Just when West Chester Borough Council was poised to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags and straws, a state legislator (to help a friend who has a plastics…
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