Environment
For years, Philadelphia has built rain gardens to prevent stormwater and sewage from entering waterways. Are those efforts enough?
24 hours ago
Listen 5:54The new technology aims to prevent microplastics from entering the Atlantic Ocean.
2 days ago
Vineland residents plan to sue data center over unpermitted natural gas engines
The data center in South Jersey was fined last month for operating natural gas engines without a permit.
3 days ago
Listen 1:07After 26 years beneath a tarp, the Franklin Slag Pile has been uncovered for excavation. The EPA will monitor air quality during removal.
4 days ago
Camden scrap metal recycler EMR awards first grant to community nonprofit following fires
The grant to Mighty Writers comes weeks after the city sued EMR, claiming the company violated an agreement to donate funds.
5 days ago
Listen 1:12Autumn is here, and leaves are falling. What should Philadelphia residents do with them?
Fallen leaves naturally fertilize the soil as they decompose, returning vital nutrients to the ground.
6 days ago
Delaware’s Mt. Cuba Center touts the benefits of native goldenrods
Goldenrods are not to be confused with ragweed. These fall-blooming native plants don’t trigger allergies and insects love them.
1 week ago
Listen 1:23Sunoco pipeline leak similar to Upper Makefield spill prompts federal directive
The order comes after Energy Transfer identified a 600-gallon crude oil pipeline leak in Michigan similar to the one discovered in Bucks County last year.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:57A network of air quality monitors grows in a formerly redlined area of West Philadelphia
The network will provide residents of formerly redlined areas of West Philly and Harrisburg real-time info about the air they’re breathing.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:07In Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood, plans for a temporary solution to flooding hit a snag
The issue with temporary HESCO-style flood barriers comes after a plan for a levee in Eastwick was deemed not viable.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:07SS United States gets date for its final voyage to the bottom of Florida’s coast
Okaloosa County has set the time range the historic ocean liner will be turned into the world’s largest artificial reef, after securing final federal approvals.
2 weeks ago
Delaware bans toxic firefighting foam used for fuel fires
The firefighting foam used to extinguish fuel fires has contaminated drinking water supplies nationwide.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:18Anglers warned to not eat PFAS contaminated fish from the Wissahickon watershed
Environmental regulators found high levels of PFAS chemicals in fish tissue sampled from the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:04Some beaches saw significant dune loss following the recent nor’easter. However, regular nourishment projects are almost fully federally funded.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:06PGW spends millions in ads with the MLB team. The utility’s CEO is in apparent violation of state ethics law for not disclosing the value of the accepted gifts.
3 weeks ago
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