Sustainability

They are increasingly targeting corporations, asset managers, and retirement funds with both moral suasion and financial muscle.

A formal designation could still take several years and it wouldn’t change existing regulations around the use of the lake.

The measure piggybacks off one already in effect in the state’s most populous county. Even skeptics say it saves consumers thousands of dollars in upfront costs.

A rule announced Thursday could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using technology that isn't in widespread use in the U.S.

With the end of the COVID public health emergency, what to know about vaccines, variants, testing and more. Also, eroding trust in Philly water and sustainable fashion.

Climate change could mean droughts and changing water flow in the Delaware River. Water regulators say new storage facilities could help mitigate future water scarcity.

The legislative package includes a measure to reduce net emissions in the state by 50% by 2030 and by 100% reaching net zero by 2050.

A city-commissioned study estimates the ban prevented enough single-use plastic bags to fill City Hall every eight months.

Two New Jersey Republicans advocating a pause in wind farm preparation did not respond to requests for comment Monday.

The newly formed desk reports on how our changing climate affects residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

The company redeveloping the former PES refinery site has promised a “green, sustainable” project, but residents want more specific commitments.

Philadelphia will host its 16th annual Philly Spring Cleanup in hopes to put an end to littering and illegal dumping.

The contamination threat is the latest in a series of disasters that underscore the need for infrastructure investments.

Tap water in Philly is now safe to drink through Wednesday. Cherri and Avi also look at the top stories in the rest of the region.

Plastics still top the list of litter collected along the shoreline. But the number of plastic bags and straws has dropped in the wake of the state’s bag ban.