WHYY News Climate Desk

Synthetic dyes are often petroleum-based and pollute waterways. At a former dairy farm in Lancaster County, Pa., flowers, plants and kitchen waste color clothes naturally.

A national nonprofit found Black and Hispanic households spend more of their income on energy than households overall.

The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers.

Trump said little about his plans, while Harris bragged about both clean energy investments and gas production.

Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if she is elected president, which she wouldn’t have the power to do.

Of the districts receiving money, the School District of Philadelphia, where damaged asbestos has repeatedly shuttered schools, received the maximum grant amount.

Dozens of large buildings and homes throughout the Philly region use geothermal. For the German Society of Pa., “it was a no-brainer.”

Rabbit Recycling, whose tagline is "Zero waste in a bucket," will recycle all your household trash for a fee.

Jiana Murdic is on a mission to get Black communities to embrace a plant-based diet and live Earth-centered lives.

The city argues the new rules make proceedings more efficient, but climate activists say they’re being shut out.

Philly libraries are used as cooling centers during extreme heat. But many have unreliable A/C.

“Dangerously hot conditions” are in the forecast. A Code Orange is also in effect due to poor air quality.

Fast fashion is creating more and more clothing waste. A PhD student at University of Delaware has a new and simple solution.

It will be the first time the Zero Emissions Bus Conference has come to the East Coast. Organizers say there’s growing interest across the country.

At the first in a series of workshops, Philadelphians raised concerns about illegal dumping, poorly maintained trees and air pollution.