Sophia Schmidt

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.

TerraPower Isotopes will manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in developing cancer treatments.

The bills would require facilities like the EMR scrapyard in Camden to take fire safety precautions and come under new state regulation.

Philadelphia relies on libraries as heating and cooling centers, but they frequently close due to heat or air conditioning issues.

Parker’s $7 billion budget proposal would continue existing efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping and add funding for 125 cameras.

A school district leader told Lankenau students and staff that no final decisions have been made about closures during a press conference Wednesday.

The sponsor of the proposed incineration ban pulled the bill from a vote at the last minute in January once it appeared to lack support.