Sophia Schmidt

Philly wants to increase its tree cover to 30% in 30 years. A bill passed last week creates new fees for trees that are removed and not replaced.

The Greater & Greener conference brought close to a thousand park leaders and professionals from six countries to check out Philly’s parks.

If City Council approves the plan, the Philadelphia Energy Authority could buy energy from a 1.5 megawatt solar project to be built at Northeast Airport.

The upgrades happened on Amtrak’s Acela line, between New Brunswick and South Brunswick. New trains introduced next year will go 160 mph.

The city will open 50 of its 63 pools this summer — eight more than last year.

Hundreds of child and youth meal sites will open across the city this summer, most on June 21.

Community groups representing areas that endured refinery pollution for 150 years say they have not gotten a say in the redevelopment plans.

The start and end of Philly’s school years have gotten hotter. But as another school year ends, more than half of district schools still lack air conditioning.

At least three people were killed Saturday night and 12 others injured when multiple shooters fired at one another amid a crowd on busy South Street.

Speakers at the flag raising hosted by the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs called on the community to center the experiences of Black and brown trans people.

Residents of Philly’s Port Richmond section experienced what city officials called an “air quality emergency” Thursday due to smoke from a junkyard fire.

Bike and pedestrian safety advocates and a state senator urge the city to move ahead with or without buy-in from Councilmember Johnson.