
Sustainability
Mayor Jim Kenney kills anti-litter initiative amid coronavirus budget crunch
Kenney created the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet with a radical goal of reducing litter and waste by 90%.
5 years ago
Surveys set to begin for second wind farm off N.J.
Ocean floor surveying will be getting underway off the southern New Jersey coast as part of a second major offshore wind project planned for New Jersey.
5 years ago
Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose.
5 years ago
Indego offers a 30-day discount to mark 5 years of blue bikes in Philly
The bike-share has logged more than 3.5 million rides and hit record numbers in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the city.
5 years ago
Happy Earth Week: Philly delays plastic bag ban due to coronavirus
The bag ban’s July start date is “no longer realistic,” Mayor Jim Kenney said. He made the announcement on Earth Day — poor timing, he acknowledged.
5 years ago
Could climate change shift the conversation on this invasive species?
Winters along the Delaware River and its tributaries can lead to picturesque scenes of snow-topped phragmites swaying in the wind.
5 years ago
Listen 6:54The dairy section is often empty. So why are farmers dumping milk?
During the pandemic, people are buying so much milk that grocery stores limit purchases. So why are dairy farmers dumping milk down the drain?
5 years ago
Listen 1:05Your trash didn’t get picked up? Expect some delays in Philadelphia
Add trash pickup to your growing list of things disrupted by COVID-19. Philadelphia sanitation workers are calling out of work, creating service delays.
5 years ago
Yes, you can go to your community garden; City deems farms ‘essential’
Philadelphia has given community gardens and urban farms the green light to operate during the COVID-19 shutdown with new safety and social distancing measures in place.
5 years ago
Oyster shell recycling moves to the masses in Delaware
Forget farm-to-table, a new pilot program is taking oyster shells from table to bay. Recycled shells will become living shorelines and new oyster habitat.
5 years ago
Listen 2:53Constitution Pipeline project ends as builder cites ‘diminished’ return on investment
A pipeline builder has dropped a controversial project that would have routed fracked natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale into New York.
5 years ago
Hemp growers fight federal limits, weather, thieves for a stake in a projected CBD boom
Not “the devil’s lettuce”: A group of farmers in Delaware invest in pricey seed and take their chances on a crop with no more than 0.3% THC.
5 years ago
Listen 4:38Philly’s long-term flooding plan could involve relocating parts of neighborhoods
Rising sea levels are a serious threat to low-lying areas of the city.
6 years ago
Renewable natural gas? Yes, it’s a thing, and now Philly residents can get it
As of this month, Philadelphians can choose a cleaner option for heating their homes and cooking: natural gas produced in landfills, known as biogas.
6 years ago
Trump administration rescinds protections for streams and wetlands
Industry sought rule change, but EPA's own scientific advisers said it had "no scientific justification"
6 years ago