Infrastructure

PhilaPort’s new 15-year plan includes a proposal to deepen the Delaware River from 45 to 50 feet.

The Philadelphia Water Department shared a public inventory of the city’s lead pipes. The material of service lines connecting hundreds of thousands of properties is unknown.

Situated along the Schuylkill River, East Falls and Manayunk are prone to serious flooding.

Local ILA president Boise Butler said workers want a fair contract that doesn’t allow automation of their jobs.

The receiver’s office said an 11th-hour change to an uncontroversial Senate bill stripped the city of Chester of having the sole power to control the Chester Water Authority.

The agreement marks a major step in the revival of the Three Mile Island plant, with Constellation Energy aiming to bring the reactor online by 2028 to provide clean energy.

The march comes as Philadelphia City Council is expected to debate legislation on the proposal this fall.

PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results.

Independent reports find a new Sixers arena would provide hundreds of millions in tax revenue. It also says the project may put stress on Chinatown. Is that tradeoff worth it?

The project from Iron Stone Real Estate Partners does not need zoning approvals to move forward.

The U.S. Department of Energy grant will also help the city expand energy efficiency education and plan to grow the clean energy workforce.

The adaptive reuse project is breathing new life into the mid-century brutalist building.

The developer still wants to build the 172-room hotel, but was forced to hit the pause button on construction after it lost funding.

East Mount Airy, East Germantown, West Oak Lane and the area around Fairmount Park will be affected.

Clean energy advocates say the city is trying to block transparency regarding PGW’s budget process. The city says it needs to make the process more efficient.