Sustainability

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.

The report has a number of regulatory recommendations, which could help give PGW, the city, and ratepayers a more accurate accounting of the gas main replacement program.

A resolution approved in the Delaware House aims to start the process of replacing the toxic foam with an unnamed alternative.

Visitors from all over the world traveled alongside the Schuylkill River trail to connect with nature and its importance.

People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.

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.

From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.

This year’s show, the Garden Electric, is being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center with new and recurring exhibitors from around the world.

In a hearing on the gas utility’s weather normalization adjustment, customers said the billing practice is unfair in the face of climate change.

The treaty will create a new body to manage ocean life conservation and establish marine protected areas in ocean regions outside national boundary waters.