Sophia Schmidt covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.
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East Falls post office to reopen more than a year after Ida flooding
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It has been one year since the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, and Bucks counties with historic rainfall and strong winds.
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Listen 4:34Tree clearing for FDR park wetland sparks outrage
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Days before school starts, Philly district reaches deal to avert possible strike
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