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Sustainability

This Tuesday Dec. 25, 2018 file photo shows the Delaware River at Washington Crossing, Pa. On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, the Delaware River Basin Commission voted to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking in the watershed. (Jacqueline Larma / AP)
Courts & Law

Fracking ban in Delaware River Basin survives Pa. GOP lawmakers’ challenge in federal court

The court said the municipalities lacked standing because the injuries claimed — lack of revenue from fracking operations — were “hypothetical.”

3 years ago

Don Shump poses with his head, neck, and upper torso covered in honey bees at the Philadelphia Honey Festival. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: The ‘Bee Beard’ returns to Philadelphia during the 2022 Honey Festival

Bees swarmed beekeeper Don Shump’s face during a sweet — and scary — demonstration.

3 years ago

A person reaches for mushrooms on a shelf.
Community

How a small area in Chester County became the ‘Mushroom Capital of the World’

The 37th annual Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square is this weekend. Did you know Chester County produces half of the nation’s mushroom supply?

3 years ago

Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen speaks at Cramer Hill Waterfront Park. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Former Camden dump heralded as part Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary

Cramer Hill Waterfront Park was once the place people from across the region came to dump trash. Now it’s a beautiful park with watersports and fishing.

3 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania workers at the SEPTA Allegheny bus depot. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Urban Planning

SEPTA gets $23 million for adapting bus depots for electric and hybrid vehicles

SEPTA officials say the more than $23 million will upgrade power going to SEPTA stations to prepare for future electric and hybrid buses.

3 years ago

A heat wave is smothering much of the Western region including Los Angeles. Worrisome weather trends like this can contribute to climate stress. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Weather

Stressed out about climate change? 4 ways to tackle both the feelings and the issues

Heat waves, drought, massive storms. The bad news just keeps coming and there's no denying these issues are anxiety-provoking. If you feel that way, you're not alone.

3 years ago

A cyclist rides in the day’s diminishing light
Weather

Philly and its suburbs are officially under a Drought Watch

The declaration means residents should work to conserve 5% to 10% of water usage per day.

3 years ago

Tawonga Zakeyu of Malawi graduated from Earth University in Costa Rica in December 2021 and now teaches women farmers how to cope with the challenges posed by a changing climate. Hint: Drip irrigation using recycled plastic bottles is a big help during a drought. (Hellenah Khunga)
NPR
Community

Why keeping girls in school is a good strategy to cope with climate change

Organizations like Drawdown and the Brookings Institution affirm that universal, high-quality education for all genders is key to tackling the climate crisis.

3 years ago

Sonja Michaluk evaluates water quality in the wetlands around Princeton, N.J., by looking at the inverabtrate life found in water samples. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

A teen phenom is working to protect New Jersey’s watershed

Sonja Michaluk has spent a decade working to preserve wetlands and species along the Princeton Ridge.

3 years ago

Listen 3:58
A park trail is seen in Philadelphia.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly’s new ‘Reforestation Hub’ will sell fallen city trees as lumber, to fund planting more

The pilot is gearing up to launch next year.

3 years ago

The artist, in a pink T-shirt in the center, holds up plastic recycled art while two people, backs to the camera, listen.
Arts & Entertainment

From trash to treasure: Magic Gardens event encourages recycling through creativity

Ricky Boscarino started creating art out of recycled plastic around eight years ago, which he says changed his view on how plastics are used daily.

3 years ago

Greg Trainor, executive director of Philly Reclaim, was chopping up scraps as they cleared out the warehouse in its final days. (Emily Rizzo / WHYY)
Community

Philly Reclaim, beloved Tacony salvage shop, is closing its doors on Monday

The one-of-a-kind shop was where many Philadelphians would come to drop off unwanted building scraps and to look for unexpected treasures amid piles of reclaimed materials.

3 years ago

Farm manager Benjamin Miller waters the garden at 61st and Reinhard streets in Southwest Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

People’s Kitchen is latest community garden threatened by sheriff sale

Advocates estimate dozens of community gardens are tangled up in private liens. Negotiations and a GoFundMe are afoot.

3 years ago

Children play in a fountain. Health officials say that the impacts of climate change, including more devastating wildfires, heatwaves, drought and poor air quality. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
Radio Times

Heat islands, urban trees and other cooling solutions for hot cities

Some Philadelphia neighborhoods with few trees can be 15 to 20 degrees hotter than more leafy zip codes. As climate change heats up cities, how can we cool them down?

Air Date: August 9, 2022 10:00 am

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Climate activists held a celebration of the proposed Inflation Reduction Act and protest for more government action on climate change outside Sen. Bob Casey's office in Philadelphia on Aug. 5, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘We’ll take the win’: Pa. advocates celebrate progress on Senate Democrats’ climate bill

In party hats, activists pushing for action on climate change rallied at Sen. Bob Casey’s office to support the Inflation Reduction Act.

3 years ago

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