Catalina Jaramillo
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How Philadelphia built a neighborhood on toxic soil
Eighteen years after the EPA found hazardous materials in Eastwick’s soil, neighbors are cautiously optimistic about the future.
6 years ago
Listen 5:37Trump Administration officials promise more jobs at Philly Shipyard
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said two ship repair contracts will revitalize Philly Shipyard
6 years ago
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, Kenney will share the podium with national leaders such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Al Gore.
6 years ago
Philadelphia wants to ban highly polluting oils burned to heat buildings
These oils contain about 300 times higher amounts of sulfur and release more of several pollutants linked to asthma, and heart and lung diseases.
6 years ago
City to issue recommendations for developers eyeing PES refinery
While the report, due out in November, will explore strategies for shaping the site’s future, it won’t prescribe a favored outcome.
6 years ago
Philly initiative fights food injustice through urban farming, start-ups
The city is trying something different: a grant program to support initiatives led by the community, in areas where access to healthy food is most needed.
6 years ago
‘If you don’t act like adults, we will’: Hundreds of youth climate strikers surround City Hall
Many school students and teachers attended the march disregarding the School District of Philadelphia’s announcement that they would be marked as an unexcused absence.
6 years ago
Philly students will be marked absent if they join climate strike
The School District of Philadelphia says students attending the climate strike on Friday will be marked as absent, unlike in New York.
6 years ago
PES refinery site attracts 3rd suitor, nationwide developer Industrial Realty Group
Industrial Realty Group has met with Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. and the local Steelworkers union to discuss the South Philly complex.
6 years ago
Bonuses paid to PES refinery executives infuriate ex-workers and environmentalists
Laid-off employees, who got no severance pay, expressed outrage at the $4.5 million paid out to Philadelphia Energy Solutions officials pre-bankruptcy.
6 years ago
Swarthmore professor urges colleagues to cancel class for climate strike
Swarthmore College professor Lee Smithey urges educators around the world to cancel classes for a “global climate strike” on Sept. 20.
6 years ago
Rain garden in Strawberry Mansion holds water — and makes students safer
The $1.6 million stormwater project also includes a curb extension, new sidewalks, a pedestrian crossing, and six Americans with Disabilities Act ramps.
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