New program protects New Jersey residents from summer utility shutoffs
Residents struggling to pay their water and electric bills could be spared from shutoffs as temperatures rise.
2 days ago
Listen 1:113 injured after fire at Delaware County refinery; shelter-in-place order lifted
The Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer processes an average of 185,000 barrels per day, including jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.
2 days ago
City of Chester fights illegal dumping with new greening initiative for vacant lots
Residents say they hope transforming vacant lots into green spaces will help reduce illegal dumping and crime, while improving people's health.
1 week ago
Humans cause almost all of the state’s wildfires. Climate change is making them worse.
1 week ago
The lawsuit, filed by three Camden residents, claimed “noxious emissions” from EMR interfered with the use of their properties.
1 week ago
Philadelphia had its 3rd-warmest spring on record. A hotter-than-normal summer could be coming
Amid a backdrop of steadily rising temperatures, the city's average from March through May tied a record set in 1921.
1 week ago
PGW agreed to hold public meetings on reducing its carbon footprint. At the first meeting, there were lots of questions from the public but no answers from the utility.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:23In the AI era, New Jersey relies on humans and a 1911 invention to spot wildfires
Perched 100 feet above the Pine Barrens, a man in a tower uses a century-old system to stop fire in its tracks.
3 weeks ago
Listen 6:34City of Camden suspends EMR’s junkyard license after 2-alarm fire
The May fire was the latest of over a dozen at facilities run by EMR in Camden since 2020. The suspension will be reevaluated in early July.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:00City of Camden issues cease operations order to EMR after two-alarm fire
The order comes after city, county and state elected officials called on government agencies to shut EMR’s Camden operations.
3 weeks ago
New tool shows toxic PFAS chemicals pervasive in Delaware River
The so-called “forever chemicals” were found at higher levels between Chester and Pea Patch Island.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:15Living shoreline aims to mitigate flooding, erosion in Lewes, Delaware
The project aims to reduce the risk of infrastructure damage while supporting marine habitats and recreational fishing.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:01Lessons learned from Ida: Philadelphia must brace for next big storm, Penn researchers say
During the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Schuylkill River rose to levels that hadn’t been recorded in more than 150 years.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:04‘Save EMR’: Scrapyard workers rally in Camden after mayor calls for recycler to close
A spokesperson for Camden’s mayor said the city is “undertaking all necessary legal research to move forward” with revoking EMR’s city licensure.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:03Camden plans to revoke an EMR business license after latest fire, city councilman says
The statement comes days after a fire at one of EMR’s scrap metal facilities — one of more than a dozen over the past five years.
4 weeks ago
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