Climate Action Plan: Brighter Future Lancaster PA’s climate action plan sets out to make the city cleaner and equipped for climate change issues. By Sam Deacon Lancaster PA is creating a plan to help aid the very real…
Video Game Case Plastic: Should You Go Digital
by Charlie Duvall New video games come in all sorts of genres, but they all have one thing in common. They all come in a new plastic case. Could that case be harmful to the environment and, if so, should…
Green Streets and Alleys of Lancaster
by Theo Vela For over 17 years Lancaster City has undergone many renovations to help create a greener and more eco friendly environment around the city. I recently had the chance to research and get a first hand look on…
Single use plastic bags being removed from Wegman’s in Pennsylvania to help environment
By Owen Giblin The popular grocery store chain Wegmans has removed plastic bags from its stores to help the impact plastic bags are having on the environment. Photo of Wegmans in Lancaster In September of 2022, Wegmans stated that it…
Goodwill Bins Possible Move
By Melanie Hosterman Lancaster’s notorious Goodwill Bins may be moving out of the area, and donating can help you and our planet. There are seven Goodwill Donation store locations around Lancaster County, however, there is only one Goodwill Outlet…
Pervious Basketball Courts Help Lancaster Go Green
Three newly constructed courts manage millions of gallons of stormwater yearly. By Vanessa Anders Lancaster city has installed permeable macadam basketball courts at Brandon Park and Sixth Ward Park. The two basketball courts now capture and retain rainwater underneath the…
How Can We Shift to Clean Energy?
By: Jalen Nicholson-Bourn Renewable energy sources are available in all countries, and their potential is yet to be fully harnessed. 90 percent of the world’s electricity can and should come from renewable energy We have all heard that the fuel…
Storm Water in Lancaster, PA
By Megan Rapone Stormwater is water that follows a snow or rainstorm and it does not infiltrate the surface. The City of Lancaster has developed maintenance, design, and monitoring manuals in addition to an updated green infrastructure plan. Lancaster City…
Lancaster City is Going Green
Lancaster is taking initiatives to make the city a better, healthier place to live. By Elizabeth Goetz Lancaster City has been working on ways to be more environmentally friendly. There are multiple projects that help the city in their…
Pennsylvania Household Items & Waste Management
by Bomaly Castamby Pennsylvania waste management acts are in place to overwatch the rate at which PA takes care of the toxic waste problems that we all face. Lancaster has since created LCSWMA and has been managing waste for the…