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Environment

In this Oct. 29, 2008, file photo, a drilling rig used to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale, located on a hill above a pond on John Dunn's farm in the Washington County borough of Houston, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania to partner with natural gas driller on in-depth study of air emissions, water quality

State officials are touting the collaboration with CNX Resources Corp. as the first of its kind.

4 weeks ago

Food trucks lined up on the street.
Community

Philly food trucks are still giving out plastic bags despite ban, advocates say

Unpredictable sales and tight margins make it hard for food trucks to source anything but the cheapest bags, a former food truck operator said.

4 weeks ago

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Smokestack at a power plant.
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. court rules climate program is an illegal tax, says state cannot join RGGI

Commonwealth Court said the Department of Environmental Protection did not have the constitutional authority to collect revenue from the program.

4 weeks ago

Gardeners and advocates sit in chairs at a community garden.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We’re here to start a conversation’: Philly gardeners talk land security with Cherelle Parker ahead of election

The group of gardeners and advocates hopes to hold a similar conversation with Republican mayoral candidate David Oh.

1 month ago

Tyrese Gould Jacinto and her father, Chief Mark Gould, of the Native American Advancement Corporation, acquired a church and 63 acres of land in Salem County with the help of Rob Ferber (right) of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation.
Community

An ancestral land returns to a Lenape family, who is building a center there to preserve nature, heritage, and culture

The Native American Advancement Corporation purchased 63 acres in Salem County to preserve and teach about Lenape people.

1 month ago

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Community
Billy Penn

There are hundreds of bats in FDR Park, living in a complex society that’s vital to park health

The winged mammals share parenting duties, meet at favorite “eateries,” and help keep the urban ecosystem strong.

1 month ago

A sign on top of a building reads 3M.
Courts & Law

Delaware filed lawsuit against 3M for alleged role in PFAS contamination

The lawsuit seeks monetary damages to restore natural resources and for public health services.

1 month ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

Pa.’s new environmental justice policy doesn’t solve the problem, advocates say

“The community has to have a determining voice,” one critic said. “This policy doesn't do that.”

1 month ago

File photo: Students from W. B. Saul High School and Samuel Gompers Elementary School helped the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation plant black gum trees on the Belmont Plateau on Arbor Day, April 29, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Federal money coming to Philly for tree planting, lead paint awareness, and A/C units

Over $4 million in federal grant money will flow to nonprofits and local governments to support environmental justice in the Philly region.

1 month ago

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Smokestack at a power plant
Science

Former N.J. coal-fired power plant being razed to make way for offshore wind electricity connection

The B.L. England power plant, which burned coal and oil over the decades, closed in May 2019, a casualty of the global move away from burning fossil fuels.

1 month ago

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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania program helps residents, businesses convert lawns to meadows

Environmentalists say lawn conversions prevent flooding and runoff pollution, and provide habitat for pollinators and birds.

1 month ago

trash incinerator
Urban Planning

Chester residents unhappy with taking Philly’s trash, speak out at City Council hearing

The hearing centered on Philadelphia’s use of a Chester incinerator to convert a portion of Philly’s trash to energy.

1 month ago

A plant that burns hydrogen is visible
Studio 2

Biden’s Hydrogen Hubs, Celebrating Gospel Music, Door-to-Door Against Overdoses

Hydrogen hubs are coming to our region....but how clean is this clean energy? Plus, a celebration of gospel music through the Lifting Voices in Praise Grand Finale.

Air Date: October 24, 2023 12:00 pm

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Tom Carper, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Matt Maher with the new EV plugs.
Community

New Castle County’s ‘100 EV Plugs Plan” advances clean transportation and economic growth

The ‘100 EV Plugs Plan’ uses funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to add electric vehicle charging plugs at parks and libraries.

1 month ago

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Black or brown hydrogen is extracted from coal. Gray hydrogen is made by heating natural gas. Both create carbon dioxide. Blue hydrogen captures about 90% of that carbon dioxide and stores it, usually underground. Green hydrogen uses renewable energy to split hydrogen out of water using electricity. Pink hydrogen does the same but relies on nuclear power.(Meredith Miotke for NPR)
Urban Planning
The Allegheny Front

Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania . Now what?

Analysts say the hydrogen hubs will take at least 10 years and billions more in private money and tax breaks to develop.

1 month ago

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