Environment

Montgomery County has a 30-day ban starting Saturday. Delaware County's went into effect last week.

Murphy said policies aiming to tackle climate change are crucial “more than ever” as the state faces severe drought and wildfires.

The drought declaration by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy asked people to take voluntary conservation steps, like shorter showers.

President-elect Trump has called climate change a hoax, led his supporters in chants of “drill baby drill” and said he’d pull out of the Paris climate agreement.

While climate change did not cause the current drought, scientists say it could be making it worse.

The day-long event, hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, will explore the intersections of culture and politics in the city.

The notice comes after the state declared a drought warning Wednesday as the region faces record-low rainfall, leading to the driest conditions in the past 120 years.

With destructive wildfires burning on both coasts, fire officials might use jargon unfamiliar to residents of states where such big blazes are relatively rare.

Water supplies have worsened since last week in some locations, and about 40% of water providers are experiencing above-average demands for water.

The pedestrian-only street closures saw a big boost in sales during Open Street’s September experiment.

Many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions could be undone, climate solutions experts say.

The artificial leaf was a vision for moving beyond fossil fuels. Researchers have since run into obstacles, but continue to push the field forward.

On Sunday, Philadelphia’s Air Quality Index was rated in the orange category for high amounts of particulate matter.

Numerous offshore wind projects have approvals and at least three are operating. Trump could prohibit future projects and exert leverage over ones that aren't as far along.

The Delaware River Basin Commission has a plan for situations like this, and could step up its efforts to repel the salt front if conditions worsen.