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Sustainability

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Politics & Policy

Murphy jolts NJ’s electric vehicle industry with driver rebate plan

Funding for the law will come from proceeds of the “societal benefits charge,” a fee paid by New Jersey utility customers and used for the state’s clean energy program

6 years ago

Curbside electric vehicle charging station
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers trying to spark electric vehicle industry

Proposal offers rebates for electric vehicle purchases in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

6 years ago

This year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school science teachers and students press the button that begins the famous  countdown to next year. (Craig Ruttle, File/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

Science teachers, students get Times Square New Year’s stage

New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school teachers and students press the button that begins the countdown.

6 years ago

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the Bethany Beach firefly to the list of endangered species. (courtesy Christopher M. Heckscher, Delaware State)
Community

Rare Delaware Bethany Beach firefly approaches endangered species list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the firefly with an extremely small habitat to the list of endangered species.

6 years ago

(Photo via Shutterstock)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly residents are betting city’s new plastic bag ban will bring cleaner streets

Philly’s move comes amid a regional movement against the ubiquitous sacs. A state ban on plastic bags will expire a day before the bill goes into effect.

6 years ago

Leafy Pine Street in Center City is contrasted with treeless North 5th Street in Hunting Park.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly neighborhoods need more trees. A new city initiative takes on the problem.

Philadelphia lost the equivalent of 1,000 football fields worth of tree cover in the last ten years. A first-ever urban forest plan will try to reverse that trend.

6 years ago

Exterior of the Javits Center during the first day of New York Comic Con. New York City lawmakers are poised to adopt legislation requiring “bird-friendly” glass on all new construction. (Steve Luciano, File/AP Photo)
Urban Planning

NYC set to require ‘bird-friendly’ glass on new construction

NYC lawmakers are poised to adopt legislation requiring “bird-friendly” glass on all new construction to cut down on the thousands of birds who die flying into the buildings.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

This is how much Philly’s big buildings are contributing to climate change

Which do you think has more impact, a sports stadium or a supermarket?

6 years ago

A view of trucks on a landfill
Urban Planning

Owner of Del. landfill agrees to drop lawsuit against New Castle County

Delaware Recyclable Products, Inc. has reached a settlement with New Castle County, agreeing to cap its Minquadale landfill at 140 feet.

6 years ago

fruit and vegetable scraps
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly is building the first urban composting facility in Pa. — and it’s opening soon

Philadelphia’s first city-wide composting facility will open in the spring, marking a major milestone in a march towards zero waste.

6 years ago

A tanker carrying liquified natural gas unloads its cargo at the port of Yokohama, Japan.  Exports of Pennsylvania shale gas began in the spring of 2018, and are expected to increase.  (Hiroo Saso)
Science

Pennsylvania’s LNG export boom heads to Japan

Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

6 years ago

Listen 7:01
Brian Hajeski, 41, of Brick, N.J., reacts as he looks at debris of a home that washed up on to the Mantoloking Bridge the morning after superstorm Sandy rolled through in Mantoloking, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Study: N.J. receives poor grade for coastal planning against climate change

New Jersey has received a poor grade for its preparation efforts to combat climate change, according to the Surfrider Foundation.

6 years ago

The landfill for construction and demolition debris south of Wilmington is nearing its 130 foot capacity. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware landfill sues over height limit while violating toxic release permits

Waste Management’s construction landfill south of Wilmington is suing New Castle County over a new law that caps its height, even as it violates air emission permits.

6 years ago

Listen 0:57
(Courtesy of Circle Compost)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Someone keeps stealing my compost and I have no idea why they want my rotting food

Turns out I’m not the only Philadelphian dealing with a bucket thief.

6 years ago

(Facebook/Schuylkill Banks)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Bike from NYC to Philly and help create a ‘greenway’ along the East Coast

Registration for the two-day trip is now open.

6 years ago

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