Environment
3 decades in the making, Delaware lawmakers pass measure to protect state’s wetlands
The legislation will create a tiered permitting system for development based on how critical a nontidal wetland is.
4 hours ago
‘Rewilding Philadelphia’ greening project brings pocket forest to Kensington
A coalition of conservation groups and artist Pete Angevine plan to plant 1,500 trees on a vacant lot.
2 days ago
Dangerous heat and a few thunderstorms are possible around Philadelphia on the Fourth of July
Feels-like temperatures could reach as high as 110 degrees Wednesday through Friday. Storms could dampen July Fourth fireworks shows.
3 days ago
The annual Delaware River Sojourn has been drawing kayakers and canoers to the Delaware River for 31 years.
5 days ago
Listen 2:20New program protects New Jersey residents from summer utility shutoffs
Residents struggling to pay their water and electric bills could be spared from shutoffs as temperatures rise.
6 days ago
Listen 1:11City 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.
7 days ago
Listen 1:10Community Supported Agriculture is big in Philly – here’s what it is and how you can get involved
CSAs allow food-sharing between farms and members through subscriptions. Here are some in and around Philly.
1 week ago
City of Chester fights illegal dumping with new greening initiative for vacant lots
Residents say they hope transforming vacant lots into green spaces will help reduce illegal dumping and crime, while improving people's health.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:22Humans cause almost all of the state’s wildfires. Climate change is making them worse.
2 weeks ago
The lawsuit, filed by three Camden residents, claimed “noxious emissions” from EMR interfered with the use of their properties.
2 weeks ago
Philadelphia had its 3rd-warmest spring on record. A hotter-than-normal summer could be coming
Amid a backdrop of steadily rising temperatures, the city's average from March through May tied a record set in 1921.
2 weeks ago
EMR sues city of Camden over junkyard license suspension after 2-alarm fire
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.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:08PGW 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.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:23The city suspended EMR’s junkyard license for the facility where the latest fire occurred, and will reevaluate the suspension next month.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:09In the AI era, New Jersey relies on humans and a 1911 invention to spot wildfires
Perched 100 feet above the Pine Barrens, a man in a tower uses a century-old system to stop fire in its tracks.
3 weeks ago
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