Sophia Schmidt

Forty additional city employees have been given authority to issue notices of violation against illegal dumpers. They hit the streets next month.

State officials say Pa. has not received its federal allocation for LIHEAP. Assistance could open on Dec. 3, if the funds begin to flow before then.

The fee is meant to encourage Philadelphians to bring their own bags. Parker’s administration worries it could hurt low-income residents.

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.