Read

New network of 76 air monitors throughout Philadelphia provides detailed look at air quality (WHYY, February 18, 2026)

Say it ain’t snow: Disaster declared as Philly faces blizzard (Billy Penn, February 22, 2026)

On state-level plans for data centers, and how they may impact the environment:
A quick guide to Pennsylvania’s data center debate (Technical.ly, February 16, 2026)
From Energy Use to Air Quality, the Many Ways Data Centers Affect US Communities (World Resources Institute, February 17, 2026)
‘Pennsylvania is perfect’ (New Internationalist, March/April 2026 issue)

Learn

Marine Debris Public Meeting
Tuesday, February 24 from 6 – 7 p.m.
Lovett Library, 6945 Germantown Ave
We invite you to join FOW and the Academy of Natural Sciences for a presentation on marine debris and the Academy’s upcoming study of microplastics in the Upper Delaware Estuary Zone.

Afrofuturism and Birds
Wednesday, February 25 from 4 – 5 p.m.
American Bird Conservancy, webinar
The Afrofuturism Collective, launched as a partnership between American Bird Conservancy and Re:wild in 2024, examines how stories, lifeways, technologies, and concepts from the African diaspora might influence biodiversity conservation and habitat stewardship.

Urban Plants Flower Differently: a Case Study Using Orange Jewelweed
Thursday, February 26 at 6:15 p.m.
Philadelphia Botanical Club, virtual meeting
Dr. Aiden Stanley will present his work on how urbanization alters the phenology, mating system allocation, and life history of orange jewelweed.