Sophia Schmidt

The city’s average temperature tied for the third warmest on record from June through August.

The bright yellow box has become a place for people to swap plant cuttings and propagations.

In an open letter, a coalition of homeless people, advocates and service providers called for a heat response similar to how the city handles cold.

Kensington High School students will travel to a building 7 miles away on shuttle buses after an asbestos issue shuttered their school.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers says the district knew about the asbestos issue a month before telling students they’d need to relocate.

Last year, the School District of Philadelphia became the first in the country to be criminally charged over its management of asbestos.

Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens’ bus shelters will include shade trees, pollinator-friendly plants and air quality monitors.

The July 11 microbursts knocked out power, downed trees, flooded streets and basements and damaged cars and buildings.

North10 is helping contractors and households pay to dispose of waste legally, diverting thousands of pounds of trash from illegal dumpsites.

The incident occurred just days after a judge allowed EMR to restart its shredder facility following a fire there in May.

Anyone can contribute to the map of sites where tires, construction debris and other junk is dumped illegally.

One worker sustained life-threatening injuries and was in “critical, but stable condition” Tuesday, a county spokesperson said.