Sustainability
Delaware lawmakers want accounting of PFAS-containing foam at fire stations statewide
A resolution approved in the Delaware House aims to start the process of replacing the toxic foam with an unnamed alternative.
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Connecting with the Schuylkill, a walk to celebrate World Water Day
Visitors from all over the world traveled alongside the Schuylkill River trail to connect with nature and its importance.
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Community gardens say ‘unfair’ Philly Land Bank practice makes preservation harder
People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.
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Listen 1:08Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Activists say allowing oil company ConocoPhillips to move forward with the Willow drilling plan breaks Biden’s campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands.
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How coconuts protect the Jersey Shore, other eroding coasts
From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.
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Black Girls Florist makes history at Philly Flower Show
This year’s show, the Garden Electric, is being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center with new and recurring exhibitors from around the world.
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Don’t let PGW charge customers for warmer winters, residents tell utility regulators
In a hearing on the gas utility’s weather normalization adjustment, customers said the billing practice is unfair in the face of climate change.
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Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
The treaty will create a new body to manage ocean life conservation and establish marine protected areas in ocean regions outside national boundary waters.
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The Delaware Center of Horticulture will plant more than 300 trees to enhance health in Wilmington while fighting environmental injustice.
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Terrill Haigler plans to host a series of one-on-one interviews with mayoral candidates about illegal dumping and sustainability.
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Advocacy coalition unveils ‘zero waste platform,’ challenges Philly mayoral candidates to commit
An agenda advocacy organizations launched Wednesday includes restructuring the city’s waste operations and rebuilding public trust around recycling.
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Listen 1:03Electric vehicles take the spotlight at 2023 Philadelphia Auto Show
A massive electric vehicle test track sits amid hundreds of vehicles on display. It's a big upgrade from the dark corner where it was at last year’s show.
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Nesting piping plovers show resilience in Delaware while the shorebirds struggle to maintain their population along the southern Atlantic Coast. Researchers want to know why.
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Volunteers tackle short-dumping along Tacony Creek
Hundreds of tires, a deflated soccer ball, and a bag of bones are just some of the items cleaned up as part of the King Day of Service in North Philadelphia.
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Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last decades
There’s enough groundwater from the Delaware River Basin, which supplies peoples’ drinking water, to last until at least 2060, researchers say.
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