Sophia Schmidt

After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.

The event reinstituted its awards, The Billies, and celebrated some of its most engaging stories.

The money will help the utility improve the safety of its distribution lines and reduce climate-warming emissions.

The company has agreed to create a nonprofit to distribute at least $100,000 a year for community initiatives.

Electric vehicle owners say the city does not have enough public chargers, and the ones that do exist need to be maintained.

The Keystone Opportunity Zone extension, which still needs to be approved by the Board of Education, would stretch through 2043.

Electric buses don’t release tailpipe pollution, so they’re better for the climate and healthier for kids.

The federal agency claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to properly monitor a burst pipe that started the fire. The bankrupt former operator hasn’t admitted fault.

The Environmental Voter Project targets people who are passionate about climate and the environment, but rarely or never vote.

City sanitation crews have already collected tons worth of household items too big to put in the regular trash.

More than one in seven outdoor workers faced heat-related symptoms on the job last year, according to a survey by a research nonprofit.

Items eligible for pickup include refrigerators, large furniture, hot water heaters and even tires.