Environment
Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if she is elected president, which she wouldn’t have the power to do.
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Listen 1:27Dozens of large buildings and homes throughout the Philly region use geothermal. For the German Society of Pa., “it was a no-brainer.”
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North Philly charter school powers up its culinary program with solar
The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.
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Attorneys plan to sue Del. company under federal environmental act
Gore, known for the Gore-Tex fabric, is accused of improperly disposing of hazardous waste into sewers and the air.
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Philly city officials vow to keep the city clean after a summer-long cleanup effort
“We completed over 60,000 quality-of-life services throughout the entire city of Philadelphia, block by block,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said Wednesday.
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Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence
Leading Light Wind is asking the state's Board of Public Utilities to give it a pause through December on its plan to build an offshore wind farm off Long Beach Island.
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Climate Fixers: Curbside recycling is broken. In Kensington, Rabbit Recycling will take anything
Rabbit Recycling, whose tagline is "Zero waste in a bucket," will recycle all your household trash for a fee.
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No more ‘knocking trees down to the property line’ for Sussex County developers
Environmentalists have bemoaned the loss of 43,000 acres to development and say more is needed, but county leaders laud the compromise law.
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Samples collected over Labor Day weekend 2022 found increased chemicals from sunscreens, shampoos, drugs and fecal matter, according to a newly published Johns Hopkins study.
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Air pollution at Philadelphia’s 15th Street subway station ‘considerably higher’ than EPA standard
Local researchers say it’s unclear what the health impact is, but public transit is still preferable to driving.
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed
This year’s Delaware Watershed Conservation grants are the biggest investment in the fund’s history.
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Climate Fixers: Philly’s Get Fresh Daily wants you to eat your veggies
Jiana Murdic is on a mission to get Black communities to embrace a plant-based diet and live Earth-centered lives.
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Philly Gas Commission passes rules that limit public participation in PGW budget process
The city argues the new rules make proceedings more efficient, but climate activists say they’re being shut out.
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Conservationists find mussel life near Pennypack on the Delaware
Finding mussel life in the Delaware River is a sign of good water quality, conservationists say.
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Listen 1:13‘Completely unacceptable’: Nearly two dozen Philly libraries closed this summer due to A/C issues
Philly libraries are used as cooling centers during extreme heat. But many have unreliable A/C.
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