For Earth Day: Climate Fixers: innovative climate solutions in the Philly region
Posted by WHYY on April 22, 2025
From adapting gardens and slowing down fast fashion to clean alternatives to natural gas, WHYY News profiles some innovative climate solutions in the Philly region.
From natural dyes to flax farms, organic sheep, native plants, geothermal and climate proofing our backyard gardens, Philadelphia-area residents and business owners are working on their own climate solutions as the world continues to heat up.
As NASA reports 2024 was the hottest year on record, climate scientists say the Philadelphia region will continue to get hotter and wetter.
But some local innovators have turned their passions for food, gardening, fashion and engineering into climate solutions.
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