Environment

“Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks” tells the story of fireworks from the earliest Chinese inventions to today’s choreographed pyrotechnic displays.

The dangerous heat is accelerating air conditioner use. Data centers could be directed to use their own backup power.

The legislation will create a tiered permitting system for development based on how critical a nontidal wetland is.

A coalition of conservation groups and artist Pete Angevine plan to plant 1,500 trees on a vacant lot.

Feels-like temperatures could reach as high as 110 degrees Wednesday through Friday. Storms could dampen July Fourth fireworks shows.

The annual Delaware River Sojourn has been drawing kayakers and canoers to the Delaware River for 31 years.

Residents struggling to pay their water and electric bills could be spared from shutoffs as temperatures rise.

City officials cut a deal meant to protect residents with the scrap metal company. It didn't. “We let them down,” EMR USA CEO Joe Balzano said.

CSAs allow food-sharing between farms and members through subscriptions. Here are some in and around Philly.

Residents say they hope transforming vacant lots into green spaces will help reduce illegal dumping and crime, while improving people's health.

Humans cause almost all of the state’s wildfires. Climate change is making them worse.

The lawsuit, filed by three Camden residents, claimed “noxious emissions” from EMR interfered with the use of their properties.

Amid a backdrop of steadily rising temperatures, the city's average from March through May tied a record set in 1921.

The company said the order to pause its scrap metal shredder has cost it around $10 million and will lead to layoffs if it continues.

PGW agreed to hold public meetings on reducing its carbon footprint. At the first meeting, there were lots of questions from the public but no answers from the utility.