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Addie Schenkel, left, a recent Drexel graduate, and Arianna Papadakis, right, a rising junior, work together to collect data on clothing discarded by students during move out. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

Drexel professor, students take a deeper look at textile waste

Drexel professor Rachel Higgins and her students are recording data on discarded items to better understand textile waste in the Drexel community.

11 months ago

A SEPTA train on the Market Frankford line approaches Center City
Weather

Code Orange declared for Philly, suburbs due to poor air quality

Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.

11 months ago

Window air conditioners in an building on Race Street
PlanPhilly
Weather

Free air conditioners available again in Pa. through utility assistance program

The A/C units and repairs are available only to people who received LIHEAP or weatherization assistance in the past year.

11 months ago

Listen 1:09
the Schuylkill River
Science

Montco officials say an unused dam along the Schuylkill in Norristown could provide green energy for the county

The dam could generate enough electricity to power all county operations in Norristown.

12 months ago

Listen 1:00
Kelly Drive flooded.
PlanPhilly
Weather

Flood risk is increasing in the Philly region. Here’s what you need to know

Here’s what to do if you’re caught in a flash flood, how you can protect yourself from increased flood risk and how climate change factors in.

12 months ago

people photograph wet weather as the hurricane arrives
PlanPhilly
Weather

Prepare for an ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season on the East Coast, forecasters say

NOAA is predicting up to seven major Atlantic hurricanes this year. Officials say now is the time to prepare.

12 months ago

The ocean horizon at Long Beach Township
Science

Water quality at Jersey beaches ‘excellent,’ officials say. But prepare for extreme heat

New Jersey is warming faster than any other state in the Northeast, officials say.

12 months ago

Listen 1:12
Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Science

Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?

The U.S. will need a lot more lithium to make the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has a ton of it.

12 months ago

Listen 1:10
Croydon Woods
Arts & Entertainment

Croydon Woods has earned awards for environmental stewardship. It’s a Superfund site

The Bucks County site has earned Heritage Conservancy environmental awards amidst more than 30 years of federal remediation.

1 year ago

Listen 4:38
A solar field in Franklin County
Politics & Policy

Suburban Philadelphia counties join forces to purchase renewable energy

The Sustainable Energy Partnership of Southeastern Pennsylvania will set renewable energy guidelines in the coming months.

1 year ago

students
Education

From lunch tables to gardens: In Roxborough, Green Woods students are turning food waste into compost

Philadelphia students are learning how to reduce the impacts of climate change and protect the watershed — and earning a “green ribbon” in the process.

1 year ago

Listen 1:13
Rain garden
Science

Villanova University rain garden shows 20-year success at soaking up stormwater runoff

The school's rain gardens have proven effective at helping prevent raw sewage from overflowing into waterways.

1 year ago

Listen 1:17
Valley Green Road Bridge
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Federal money will help prepare 2 Philly bridges for climate-driven floods

The funding will go toward renovations of the Valley Green Road Bridge in Wissahickon Valley Park and the Bells Mill Bridge near Morris Arboretum.

1 year ago

Balsu Lakshmanan, CTO of Versogen, inside his research lab
Science

Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?

To help solve the climate crisis, $750 million could flow to the Philadelphia region to create a hydrogen economy. But some say it’s a deceit to help the fossil fuel industry.

1 year ago

Listen 7:34
A Tiger Transit electric but stops on Nassau Street
Science

‘It’s Electric’: Princeton University’s shuttle fleet serves the entire community with zero emissions

Tiger Transit’s shift to all-electric is expected to save about 500 metric tons of carbon emissions a year.

1 year ago

Listen 2:47
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