Sophia Schmidt

The update raises the plan’s price tag by $200,000 and spares North Philadelphia’s Ludlow Elementary School from recommended closure.

The coalition wants the Land Bank to give neighbors preferential rights to apply for vacant side yards and expand eligibility.

There are plenty of free opportunities to learn about nature, get active outside and volunteer to clean up your community.

Climate change makes balmy April temperatures twice as likely, according to a research nonprofit.

Households faced higher heating bills this winter, as natural gas prices rose faster than inflation over the past year.

The city is still evaluating the environmental impacts of burning trash versus landfilling it, the Office of Clean and Green director said.

Dozens of data centers are planned for the Philly region. Some lawmakers want to put up guardrails, while others want to speed their development.

The mobile air monitoring project aims to identify hot spots of pollution in four overburdened communities in New Jersey, including Camden.

Flooding has repeatedly battered parts of the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood, damaging homes, ruining cars and forcing evacuations.

A Philadelphia judge wrote that most of the work the residents object to is done, and future project phases only “endeavor to improve” the park.

The bill aims to shield households and small businesses from electric bill hikes caused by large data centers.

The bill would require scrap metal facilities to install heat detection equipment that could identify fires early, as well as develop fire safety plans.