Sophia Schmidt

The lots were once tangled up with privately held tax liens. The Land Bank can now transfer them to gardeners and land trusts.

Packing a go-bag ahead of time can help your family during an evacuation.

The municipality has invested millions to pressure cook sewage sludge, in hopes of cutting its climate pollution.

Advocates say minimum fees at private disposal centers can push contractors to illegally dump waste. A new voucher program aims to fill the gap.

The libraries closed due to cooling issues for a collective 3,900 hours — more than for staff shortages, July’s city workers strike or other building issues.

The arrangement is a way to sidestep Pennsylvania regulations that do not allow community solar in the state.

The city claims the companies knowingly deceive consumers into believing that plastic bags are recyclable, when, in fact, they are not.

The governor said PJM Interconnection has “months, not years” to make reforms that will keep costs down for consumers.

The proposal would require the city to rethink its waste disposal contracts after they expire next summer.

Philly residents in Brewerytown, Strawberry Mansion and Allegheny West can apply for a pilot program that aims to reduce energy burden and curb the cost of electric bills.

The city finished installing a second “cool pavement” test patch this summer. So far, results are mixed.

The nonprofit Discovery Pathways says equipment, including life jackets, boat paddles, fishing rods, kayak seats and power tools, was damaged.