
WHYY News Climate Desk
Philly climate activists celebrate a rare win in their battle to reform PGW
A proposed settlement with PGW would lower the utility’s planned rate hikes, and force the natural gas provider to hold public hearings over climate impacts.
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Listen 1:19Grid operator PJM is under increasing scrutiny over rising electricity costs. Lawmakers want a clearer look at how the nonprofit operates.
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Listen 1:13400 trees and 12 new gardens: Nicetown-Tioga residents celebrate neighborhood greening initiatives
As part of the “Love Where You Live” program, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has helped transform 1.2 million square feet of land and plant 400 trees.
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Listen 3:11Electricity bills are going up in the Philly region. Who’s in charge of the grid, anyway?
A little-known organization called PJM Interconnection directs the flow of electricity. Here’s how its actions can impact your bills.
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Democratic state lawmakers recently passed a controversial bill to move the Delmarva Peninsula project forward, overriding the denial of a local land use permit.
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Listen 0:59The decision follows President Donald Trump’s move to block plans for offshore wind development.
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Listen 1:14Aging under a warming planet, how Philly is preparing to support its older population
An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.
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Listen 7:34Pennsylvania residents, firefighters support legislation to ban toxic firefighting foam
Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals has contaminated drinking water supplies across the U.S.
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Listen 2:29Residents fighting against Trenton-Mercer Airport expansion hit another roadblock
Environmental regulators denied a hearing request for a permit that would pave the way for construction at the airport.
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Listen 1:21New Jersey reaches billion-dollar PFAS settlement with DuPont, Chemours, Corteva
The settlement resolves lawsuits pertaining to toxic chemical contamination at four industrial sites.
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Listen 1:18PECO is offering $500 grants to help customers pay off overdue bills
The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.
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Listen 1:00EPA to clean up former Sherwin-Williams site in South Jersey where water and soil were contaminated
The paint manufacturer contaminated local waterways, groundwater and soil in Camden County with arsenic, lead and other metals.
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Listen 0:58Residential solar installers face a rush before end-of-year tax credit deadline
Residential solar tax credits were supposed to last for another decade. The Dec. 31 deadline has homeowners rushing to install and get their systems online.
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Listen 1:10South Jersey slaughterhouse discharges bloody wastewater into creek, according to the EPA
The EPA says the contamination from the Burlington Beef slaughterhouse could have been occurring for a year.
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Listen 1:11Pennsylvania legislation aims to protect homebuyers in flood-prone neighborhoods
Fewer than 2% of insured homes in Pennsylvania include flood protection.
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