
Environment
Eastwick United launches grant program to fill another gap in Isaias recovery
More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.
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‘Where does it end?’: Philly water customers are concerned about proposed rate hike
The average resident’s bill would increase more than 20% by late 2024, under a rate increase the Philadelphia Water Department wants.
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PGW’s pipeline replacement plan will cost up to $8 billion and ignores climate impacts, study says
The report has a number of regulatory recommendations, which could help give PGW, the city, and ratepayers a more accurate accounting of the gas main replacement program.
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Biden issues first veto, taking on new Republican Congress
The veto blocks a measure that bans the government from considering climate change or potential lawsuits when making investment decisions for Americans’ retirement plans.
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World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said we must cut carbon pollution by two-thirds in the next dozen years.
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Delaware lawmakers want accounting of PFAS-containing foam at fire stations statewide
A resolution approved in the Delaware House aims to start the process of replacing the toxic foam with an unnamed alternative.
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Connecting with the Schuylkill, a walk to celebrate World Water Day
Visitors from all over the world traveled alongside the Schuylkill River trail to connect with nature and its importance.
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GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths
Thursday's hearing in Wildwood could be the beginning of an expected campaign by the GOP-controlled House to investigate the Biden administration’s clean energy plans.
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Boathouse Row going dark for eight months for lighting system overhaul
The $2.1 million dollar package is designed to fix lights that have been damaged by animals. The new system will feature state of the art technology.
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Community gardens say ‘unfair’ Philly Land Bank practice makes preservation harder
People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.
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Listen 1:08Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Activists say allowing oil company ConocoPhillips to move forward with the Willow drilling plan breaks Biden’s campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands.
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Don’t let PGW charge customers for warmer winters, residents tell utility regulators
In a hearing on the gas utility’s weather normalization adjustment, customers said the billing practice is unfair in the face of climate change.
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The first wiring map of an insect’s brain hints at incredible complexity
Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map could help scientists better understand the human brain.
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At the Philadelphia Flower Show, display gardens bloom
The show’s theme, “The Garden Electric,” is intended to conjure the “spark of joy while giving or receiving flowers.”
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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich to speak at West Chester University Saturday
Erin Brockovich is best known for her work in the 1990s that exposed more than 30 years of water contamination in Hinkley, California.
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