• Climate Week at Penn

    Online

    Now in its sixth year, Climate Week at Penn offers opportunities for every member of the Penn community to learn about and act on the climate crisis. The theme for 2025 is “Hot Spots,” be they literal (wildfires and extreme heat) or figurative (political, cultural, interpersonal, or scholarly hot topics).

  • Where I Live and Breathe: Reflections on How Home Environments Influence Health

    Online

    Speaker Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), will provide insights related to identifying housing and household environmental factors that can influence health based on his more than 20 years of experience in conducting home-based studies in the greater Boston area.

  • Management and Prevention of Childhood Lead Exposure

    Online

    This webinar will provide an overview of lead exposure in children, including sources and impacts. The presentation will explain why universal screening for lead exposure is important, as well as the management of elevated blood lead levels.

  • Free Lead Testing and Community Event in Chester, PA

    Boys and Girls Club of Chester, PA 201 E. 7th Street, Chester, PA

    Bring your household items for instant lead contamination testing - completely free. Protect your family's health and learn how to reduce exposure at the Lead Free Community Expo.

  • Plastics in the built environment: Considerations related to artificial turf

    Online

    Many institutions and communities are engaged in decision-making about athletic fields and playground surfacing. Building professionals, planners, and designers often need to assess competing proposals for infrastructure. With increasing awareness of the need to reduce plastic use and pollution globally, it is important to consider the role of the built environment in contributing to the total burden of plastics. 

  • PGW LIHEAP DAY

    Esperanza Arts Center 4261 North 5th St, Philadelphia, PA

    This event will provide on-site assistance to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.  Income eligible households will be able to apply for up to $1,000 in assistance. This program is open to homeowners and renters. Applicants do not need to be delinquent to apply.