Preservation

Historic districts can be a tool for neighborhoods with a historic vibe worth preserving. But in Philly, historic districts can be burdensome for working-class communities.

Conservationists from the New Jersey Audubon Society have worked for nearly a decade to track and conserve the endangered bog turtle.

Writer Caleb Johnson visited E.O. Wilson in February of 2020, where he spoke to the late scientist about his views on biodiversity, conservation — and the end of life. 

While the nation’s oldest roadside attraction in Margate will be open for tours starting Memorial Day weekend, Lucy will not be seen in her new skin until mid-August.

Here’s how the Philadelphia area will be celebrating Earth Day this year, and how you can participate — from tackling litter to expanding the city’s tree canopy.

The controversial mask mandate begins Monday; a powerful tranquilizer making drugs more dangerous for those with substance use disorder; save Atlantic Sturgeon in the Delaware

Delaware’s Inland Bays wetlands has faced significant losses. The state’s environmental agency hopes to restore and conserve the watershed by improving land management.

Peter Mott House, built in the 19th Century, now serves as an Underground Railroad museum. Its owner is raising money to perform much-needed repairs and restorations.

Advocates are pushing to better safeguard groundwater supplies, protect threatened and endangered wildlife, and enact climate change policies.

A Delaware County Council grant and a federal earmark co-introduced by Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon have boosted revival efforts.

House passes bill for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Amtrak engineer found not guilty. And, once-critically endangered bald eagles are being tested for lead poisoning.

The U.N. report warns climate change will likely make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer and more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks.

The western U.S. is already seeing more blazes, and the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires globally could increase more than 50% by the turn of the century.

Baltimore uses a local preservation tax credit to stabilize neighborhoods. Could the approach help Philadelphia?

Money from the federal infrastructure spending bill will be used to determine how best to shore up the lighthouse, so it doesn’t fall into Delaware Bay.