Protests

Local climate activists rallied against Philadelphia Gas Works’ financial support to an industry group lobbying against clean energy.

“We're not going to let him disappear people and make him feel like he's winning,” said one protester. “He's not.”

Organizers of Saturday’s events say they’re protesting against what they view as the Republican administration’s constitutional and civil rights violations.

The Trump administration has increasingly used funding cuts as a tool to influence campus policies to comply with his political agenda.

Local politicians, transit workers and everyday riders expressed concern over the proposed cuts and called for more funding to cash-strapped SEPTA.

Protesters marched from City Hall to Independence Hall voicing concerns about cuts to social services, immigration policies and human rights.

The growing movement targeting Musk’s company comes amid a rise in vandalism of Tesla vehicles.

“No matter what happens in court, what’s most important is for all of us to keep up the pressure," said Ramzi Kassem, one of Khalil's lawyers, after the hearing.

EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.

Students say they were surprised by the “unprecedented” penalties dealt out by the college following protests in 2023 and 2024.

Khalil, 30, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Immigration enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.

More than 2,000 rallied in Philadelphia as part of a nationwide protest that included almost every state in the U.S.

Americus Reed II and Jordyn Holman discuss the political economic blackout protesting Target, Amazon, Walmart and other major retailers for DEI policy reversals nationwide.

Residents said environmental oversight is crucial as they continue to grapple with the impacts of the industrial disaster in their own backyards.