Preservation

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.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved a new model for analyzing wildlife that would guide quotas beyond just male crabs.

Parts of numerous state forests contained within the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands district are marred by tire tracks, huge potholes, and trampled trees.

A group of Germantown residents filed a complaint against City Councilmember Cindy Bass, alleging the lawmaker abused her power during a community meeting.

As part of an effort to save more historic buildings from the wrecking ball, the city is investing in the Philadelphia Historical Commission.

Contractors break ground on half-million dollar restoration as Marian Anderson Society seeks more funding.

Blair Mountain, site of a deadly 1921 battle between miners and their employers, is mostly inaccessible to those who would honor its significance. 


It’s hoped that steel cages, rocks, shells and 70 million juvenile oysters will finally turn the tide on the massive erosion threatening beaches and beachfront houses.

Programs in the Delaware River Basin include a turtle habitat in South Jersey and stream-bank restoration at Lake Hopatcong.

The site of Delaware’s only Revolutionary War battle is being reimagined to tell the property’s story in a way that acknowledges Black and Indigenous history.