Sophia Schmidt

Saturday’s event features a candidate forum, a play written by teens, and workshops on gentrification and jobs.

Over a week after a chemical spill threatened to pollute Philly’s drinking water, the city confirms the chemicals have not been found in the water.

A chemical spill endangered Philly’s biggest drinking water plant. Sea level rise combined with a drought could push salt toward that same facility.

The contamination threat is the latest in a series of disasters that underscore the need for infrastructure investments.

Philadelphia officials gave the all-clear Tuesday, after analyzing over 100 samples of water they feared could be affected by a chemical spill.

Officials say the city’s tap water is safe to drink until at least 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. They expect the contamination to clear by Thursday.

More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.

The average resident’s bill would increase more than 20% by late 2024, under a rate increase the Philadelphia Water Department wants.

Philadelphians earning below the federal poverty level spend nearly a quarter of their incomes on energy. An event Friday is designed to help.

People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.

In a hearing on the gas utility’s weather normalization adjustment, customers said the billing practice is unfair in the face of climate change.

The proposal includes a new crew to clean up illegal dumping and more street sweeping. But advocates say this doesn’t get to the root of the problem.