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Environment

Residents are in the audience for the town hall meeting.
Community

Sunoco pipeline leak cleanup in Upper Makefield is ‘moving too slowly,’ residents say

Bucks County residents are raising concerns over noise and safety, as well as impacts on the water supply, as Sunoco works to clean up leaked jet fuel.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:06
Mikie Sherrill speaks
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Gov. Sherrill signs data center legislation that aims to protect ratepayers

Sherrill signed a package of legislation this week that aims to prevent data centers and utility companies from passing costs onto ratepayers.

2 weeks ago

Haverford Township is handing out yellow buckets
Community

Haverford Township debuts municipal-wide curbside composting program

The township in the Philadelphia suburbs has about 500 free composting buckets remaining as of Tuesday, but “they’re going fast,” officials said.

2 weeks ago

Listen 0:51
Fire fighters work to put out scrap metal fire
Community

Camden City Council rejects settlement with scrapyard operator EMR

The settlement would have allowed the company to restart its scrap metal shredder. Residents say they’re left wondering what happens next.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:16
Andrew Plunkett inspecting a Monarda didyma
Community

Want to grow native plants? This Hopewell Twp. group will help you get started

The Hopewell, NJ Native Plant Swap group gives away plants and seeds, and teaches newbies how to garden.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:03
A view of Independence Mall looking south from the National Constitution Center on July 1, 2026.
Health

Philadelphia heat-related death toll jumps to 7 fatalities in first week of July

Philly had one of the hottest July Fourth weekends on record as it hosted thousands of visitors for World Cup matches and America’s 250th birthday.

2 weeks ago

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Blazing sun in the sky.
Weather

New Jersey heat wave: 29 people died amid dangerous temps, officials say

Many of the victims lived in homes without air conditioning, according to state officials.

2 weeks ago

EMR, a scrap metal recycler in Camden, N.J., tests their new fire suppression system in May 2026.
Community

Camden City Council to decide whether to allow scrapyard EMR to resume operations after repeated fires

EMR sued Camden after the city suspended the company’s junkyard license following its latest fire.

2 weeks ago

Miranda Mote stands by her square yard of flax
Science

Pa. residents revive colonial-era practice by growing a ‘square yard’ of flax

The PA Flax Project promotes the revitalization of the industry as a climate-friendly crop that could be used to make the sustainable plant-based fiber linen.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:01
Jesse Smith, Science History Institute director, explains how fireworks are packed
Community

From bamboo sticks to modern chemistry: A history of fireworks on display at the Science History Institute in Old City

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

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:29
Visitors wait in line on Independence Mall to see the Liberty Bell on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
Weather

Philly-area heat wave could push electricity demand to record levels

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

3 weeks ago

wetlands
Politics & Policy

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.

3 weeks ago

A table with information about the gardens.
Community

‘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.

3 weeks ago

Water is spraying from an opened fire hydrant
Weather

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 weeks ago

People in canoes on the river
Community

250 years after George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware, dozens of paddlers mark the event with a weeklong sojourn

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

4 weeks ago

Listen 2:20
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