WHYY News Climate Desk

Climate activists say PGW’s plan for the infrastructure conflicts with the city's climate goals.

Heavy rain events are becoming more frequent and are lasting longer. Pa.'s insurance commissioner says “not even close” to enough people have flood insurance.

Activists with Philly Thrive argue repairs help residents stay in their homes and adapt to climate change. At least one member of City Council is listening.

The new funding will help researchers evaluate the impact of offshore wind activities on whales, birds and the marine ecosystem.

Filed a year after devastating flash floods killed seven people in Bucks County, the lawsuit alleges the oil industry deceived the public about its climate impact.

The center will concentrate on equity and providing cities with evidence-based policies to protect their residents.

A federal program to help states install charging stations has met a slow rollout, leaving EV drivers dependent on the available slower chargers.

“Climate change is killing us,” said one lawmaker of the electric vehicle fee. “We don’t need hurdles; we need to make it as easy as possible.”

Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other groups objected to the fact that the public meeting was being held at the steamfitters union hall.

A new study published in Nature measures whether land across 32 U.S. coastline cities is sinking or rising, and combines it with sea-level projections.

Climate activists want PECO to add more renewables to its energy sources and say solar and wind energy are cheap enough to make them viable for ratepayers and the environment.

“It's anybody's guess as to whether we're on track for 2050,” one witness said.

Philly winters have been trending warmer. El Niño made this winter one of the city’s warmest and wettest on record.

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.