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Environment

Hurricane Erin
Weather

New Jersey under state of emergency as Erin brings flood warnings to Jersey Shore and Delaware coast

The storm is heading away from the Mid-Atlantic coast, but is bringing high winds, big waves and coastal flooding.

10 months ago

Chris Rabb speaking at an outdoor rally
Science

Philly climate activists celebrate a rare win in their battle to reform PGW

The settlement with PGW lowers the utility’s planned rate hikes, and forces the natural gas provider to hold public hearings over climate impacts.

10 months ago

Listen 1:19
a water fountain in a school hallway
Education

Report: Many Pennsylvania school districts fail to address environmental hazards

Schools in southeastern Pennsylvania fail short on testing and remediating mold and lead.

10 months ago

Listen 1:02
Estelle Vaughn posing for a photo in the garden
Community

400 trees and 12 new gardens: Nicetown-Tioga residents celebrate neighborhood greening initiatives

As part of the “Love Where You Live” program, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has helped transform 1.2 million square feet of land and plant 400 trees.

10 months ago

Listen 3:11
Migrant farmworkers pick a vegetable crop on an early morning in Fresno, Calif., on July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Pulse
Health

As farmworkers face longer, hotter harvest seasons, their risk of heat-related illness grows

Agricultural workers in the U.S. are 35 times more likely to die from heat-related stress than people working in any other field.

10 months ago

Listen 12:08
Tony Michels
Community

In a 3-peat, WHYY News wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for its Climate Fixers series

The award-winning Climate Fixers profiled “innovative people working locally to cool the earth, heal the planet and help neighbors thrive.”

10 months ago

File: A view inside the control room at PJM Interconnection, which operates the electric grid for 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. (Courtesy of PJM Interconnection)
Science

Electricity bills are going up in the Philly region. Who’s in charge of the grid, anyway?

A little-known organization called PJM Interconnection directs the flow of electricity. Here’s how its actions can impact your bills.

10 months ago

Offshore turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm
Politics & Policy

Controversial Delaware offshore wind project in jeopardy as Trump administration pulls back on clean energy plans

Democratic state lawmakers recently passed a controversial bill to move the Delmarva Peninsula project forward, overriding the denial of a local land use permit.

10 months ago

Listen 0:59
an offshore turbine
Science

New Jersey energy regulators delay offshore wind infrastructure, cancel approval for Atlantic Shores project

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s move to block plans for offshore wind development.

10 months ago

Listen 1:14
Large fire with billowing smoke
Community

Camden City Council approves agreement with EMR to hold the company accountable for scrapyard fire. Residents are not satisfied

The memo of understanding announced last spring followed a massive fire at EMR’s Ferry Avenue facility earlier this year.

10 months ago

Listen 1:07
A factory sitting right on the banks of a river
Community

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania has killed 2. Here’s what to know

The plant, Clairton Coke Works, is one of four major plants in Pennsylvania owned by U.S. Steel, an icon of the domestic steel industry and American industrialization.

10 months ago

Blanca Maldonado standing outside her home
Community

Aging under a warming planet, how Philly is preparing to support its older population

An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.

10 months ago

Listen 7:34
Children cooling off in a public fountain in LOVE Park
Weather

Feel sticky this summer? That’s because it’s been record muggy in the Eastern U.S.

In June and July, Philadelphia had 29 days where the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees. Meteorologists say that's more than uncomfortable.

10 months ago

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

Climate scientist Kate Marvel…how to feel about our changing planet

Are you feeling hopeless about the warming planet? In her book "Human Nature," climate scientist Kate Marvel says it’s natural to feel scared but there’s also reasons to hope.

Air Date: August 8, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 50:25
an aerial view of water being sprayed over the burned SEPTA buses
Science
Billy Penn

Trump administration bashes green technology while investigating SEPTA electric bus fires

Federal Transit Administration describes buses as a “green deal initiative” that “backfired.”

10 months ago

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