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Environment

White House South Lawn becomes first lady’s grassy stage

Michelle Obama’s affection for the White House South Lawn has grown just like the sweet potatoes and carrots she plants there. ...

10 years ago

 Phil Forsyth, executive director of the Philadelphia Orchard Project, and Aviva Asher, director of Mill Creek Farm (Kimberly Haas/WHYY)

‘The Pomona Fund’ marks two milestones for Philadelphia Orchard Project

Philadelphia is in the midst of a green revolution, and it’s happening overhead. The urban canopy — the population of street ...

10 years ago

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An initiative launched this week will focus on researching the best way to protect the Delaware River and its watershed in the face of climate change.(Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)

Initiative to assess best practices for protecting Delaware Watershed

How will climate change affect the Delaware watershed and the region’s water supply? That’s the “elephant in the atmosp ...

10 years ago

A bat seen in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Going to bat to treat, identify devastating white-nose syndrome

This is Halloween weekend — which means spooky creatures dressing up in costume, creeping around the neighborhood, and trick-or-treatin ...

10 years ago

 The Pennsylvania Environmental Council says the Monongahela Aquatorium, an outdoor auditorium on the Monongahela River, could draw people into the city of Monongahela. (Pennsylvania Environmental Council)
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Urban Planning

How can small cities and towns reconnect with their rivers?

One approach is to band together with other cities and towns along the river.

10 years ago

Menendez trial unlikely until 2016

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial likely won’t happen until the fall of 2016. Federal District Judge William W ...

10 years ago

Ponds surround empty oil tanks at Petty's Island on the Delaware River.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Science

Exploring urban islands: from natural to developed

Islands on Pennsylvania’s waterways are often overlooked, difficult to access or seen as liabilities, but some people are trying to change that.

10 years ago

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Alice De Tiberge's ranch home in Pennington is powered by solar panels and and a system that stores excess energy as hydrogen for use when sunlight is weak. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

New Jersey inventor unveils ‘affordable’ hydrogen-solar home

A New Jersey inventor unveiled Friday what he is calling the first fully-permitted and affordable house powered by solar and hydrogen in ...

10 years ago

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 At Grays Ferry Crescent Park (foreground) on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, there's buffer zone next to the river. Across the river, the building on stilts is grandfathered in to recent restrictions on the size of buffer zones next to rivers. (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

When it comes to buffer areas around streams, advocates say size matters

 Some Pennsylvania municipalities have rules about leaving undeveloped strips along rivers to protect water quality. Many don't. 

10 years ago

Kayakers on the Schuylkill (Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Science

[Video] Fast trip down the Schuylkill River to Philly

Recently, about a hundred hardy souls paddled down the Schuylkill River, from the quiet banks of Schuylkill Haven to the skyscrapers of P ...

10 years ago

When completed, the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail will run 14 miles along the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. (Diana Robinson/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

Lots of red tape for building waterfront projects in Pa., but it could be worse

Pennsylvania cities are investing in their waterfronts, improving public access and hoping economic benefits will follow. But getting there is complicated.

10 years ago

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Federal experts: This El Nino may be historically strong

Federal meteorologists say the current El Nino is already the second strongest on record for this time of year and could be one of the mo ...

10 years ago

 Dan Hennessy (right) and Jane McGrane boat, swim, and fish in Pittsburgh's rivers. Hennessy said he watched the waterfronts transform, starting with the Point, from industrial areas to more accessible public spaces. (Irina Zhorov/WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

The historic waterfront development that helped transform Pittsburgh: Point State Park

On a recent weekend stroll at Point State Park, in Pittsburgh, visitors sunned themselves in the grass and along the low walls of the par ...

10 years ago

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Green City, Clean Waters is Philadelphia's plan to reduce stormwater pollution now entering the sewer system through the use of green infrastructure.(Images via phillywatersheds.org)

Philly’s old water infrastructure gets help from new developments

The Philadelphia Water Department enacted new regulations this month to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. Directed at devel ...

10 years ago

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 Graphic on sound blasting from Clean Water Action, a group opposed to the underwater survey.

Judge to hear request to halt ocean blasting research plan

A federal judge will hear arguments this month by fishing groups who want him to shut down a research project that involves blasting the ...

10 years ago

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