Sophia Schmidt

After taking office, Parker promised to make Philly the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation.” Advocates for parks and youth sports have high hopes.

“It's anybody's guess as to whether we're on track for 2050,” one witness said.

PWD customers will foot the bill for a massive infrastructure improvement plan. You can learn more about it at a series of upcoming meetings.

Philly winters have been trending warmer. El Niño made this winter one of the city’s warmest and wettest on record.

Community solar lets renters and people who can’t afford large upfront costs go solar. A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers back it.

At issue are 48 mature trees, which the Fairmount Park Conservancy proposes cutting down to make way for athletic fields.

A pre-apprenticeship program will aim to help people become electricians focused on electric vehicle chargers.

Officials predict Delaware County, Pa., and Camden County, N.J., will fail to meet the new standard without further action to reduce pollution.

Members of the Sunrise Movement were urging President Biden to declare a climate emergency.

The program can pay for improvements that help Pa. homes adapt to climate change and lower their carbon emissions.

Fort Mifflin sits right along the Delaware River. It’s one of many historic sites across the country at risk from climate change.

Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Rue Landau plan to evaluate whether the city is on track to meet its 2050 goal, and how to get there faster.