WHYY News Climate Desk

Officials predict Delaware County, Pa., and Camden County, N.J., will fail to meet the new standard without further action to reduce pollution.

Members of the Sunrise Movement were urging President Biden to declare a climate emergency.

The program can pay for improvements that help Pa. homes adapt to climate change and lower their carbon emissions.

Pa.’s Democratic governor has sought to regulate natural gas development and embrace it at the same time, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.

Fort Mifflin sits right along the Delaware River. It’s one of many historic sites across the country at risk from climate change.

The Penn America Energy CEO is still bullish on building an LNG facility in Chester. He plans to meet public opposition with public engagement.

Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Rue Landau plan to evaluate whether the city is on track to meet its 2050 goal, and how to get there faster.

DCNR officials say they’re focused on ecological restoration for Big Elk Creek State Park.

A 27-mile stretch of the Delaware River in the areas of Philadelphia and Camden is not safe for swimming. UPenn researchers evaluate how to improve water quality.

An increasingly common scamming tactic is a phone call from a number with a fake caller ID that reads “PECO,” the company said.

Advocates are encouraged by the new mayor’s early plans to clean up the city. But some are skeptical about her pick to lead the efforts.

The newly approved offshore wind farms will be located about 40 miles off the N.J. coast and generate enough electricity to power 1.8 million homes.

Drexel researchers say self-heating concrete could replace road-damaging salt.

Companies must now notify the EPA if they want to resume the production of certain PFAS chemicals.

A 15-cent bag fee passed City Council, then died on Mayor Kenney’s desk. Proponents aren’t giving up, but the new mayor’s stance isn’t clear.