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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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A SEPTA bus is seen traveling down a street in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Transportation

After rider pushback, SEPTA delays ‘bus revolution’ until 2024

Some residents have voiced opposition to SEPTA's proposed changes, arguing they would negatively impact Black and brown transit riders the most.

3 years ago

A bus leaves the Midvale depot in Nicetown
PlanPhilly
Energy
Government
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA gas plant in Nicetown up for permit renewal

The first permit approval sparked intense opposition from residents and activists. Now some are calling for more air monitoring.

3 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA gets pushback on ‘Bus Revolution’ plans at City Council hearing

Opponents of the SEPTA ‘Bus Revolution’ said the plan would make it more difficult to use the transit system, especially for students and seniors.

3 years ago

File photo: Many trees were felled as part of the restoration and renovation of the Cobbs Creek golf course and community engagement center, as seen on Feb. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Sports

Cobbs Creek Golf Course zoning exemption gets commission approval despite opposition

Residents fear the zoning overlay could worsen flooding downstream of the golf course, but a state official and a developer’s contractor say that’s not likely.

3 years ago

Delaware County hosted an open house asking community members about plans for the new county park. (Courtesy of Delaware County)
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces

What’s next for Don Guanella? Delco still full steam ahead on push to turn it into county’s largest park

After a community feedback session, Delaware County officials are still marching forward with plans of opening the county’s largest park.

3 years ago

Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 most congested traffic cities in the world

Yeah, it’s rough out here. The 2022 Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard ranked Philly above Los Angeles and Washington D.C. for traffic congestion.

3 years ago

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U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell (center) stands with city officials and representatives of national fire safety organizations at a press event in Philly Wednesday. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Real Estate

U.S. Fire Administrator commemorates Fairmount fire in Philly, announces national strategy

The Fairmount fire, which killed a dozen people including nine children, is the type of tragedy U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell hopes to prevent.

3 years ago

People hold signs saying
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Changing Communities
Economic Development
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Race & Ethnicity
Real Estate

Majority of Chinatown businesses fear Sixers arena would ‘destroy’ the neighborhood

A majority of business owners in Chinatown have signed a petition formally opposing the project, which would sit feet from the neighborhood.

3 years ago

Rowhouses are seen overhead in Philly
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Government
Housing
Philadelphia

After more than a decade, Philly will reopen its waitlist for housing vouchers

The Philadelphia Housing Authority will randomly select 10,000 applicants to be on the new wait list for the federal subsidy. It’s expected to take 3-5 years to clear it.

3 years ago

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A compilation of development projects happening in Philly
Architecture & Design
Economic Development
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

9 Philly development projects you’ll hear a lot about in 2023

Parkland, apartments, office towers — it’s all happening in Philadelphia this year.

3 years ago

Construction along Route 1 in Bensalem
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads

Expect more lanes — and traffic — as U.S. 1 and I-95 reconstruction projects continue in 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is continuing construction on the major roads in Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties.

3 years ago

A view of the Chester Valley Trail.
Outdoors
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

A new major trail is opening in Montgomery County this winter — with other trail projects in the pipeline

The newly extended 22-mile Chester Valley Trail will connect Chester and Montgomery counties to Philadelphia.

3 years ago

File photo: The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia on June 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Health

Cancer-causing benzene will not be monitored at former PES refinery site in 2023

“One way of showing … that you care about the community is to keep monitoring to see if we're safe,” a nearby resident said.

3 years ago

A rendering of a proposed Sixers arena
Changing Communities
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Protests
Sports
6abc

Chinatown residents, supporters gather on Christmas to protest proposed 76ers arena

Dozens of Chinatown residents and supporters came out on Christmas to sing carols to protest against the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena.

3 years ago

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

Coming 2023: Delaware County’s first zero waste report. Will it address incinerator use?

Delco will make the report public in the first quarter of '23. The big question is what it will say — if anything — about the county’s use of incineration in Chester.

3 years ago

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