
A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.
1 year ago
Listen 2:07What is community solar, and why do lawmakers want to bring it to Pennsylvania?
Community solar lets renters and people who can’t afford large upfront costs go solar. A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers back it.
1 year ago
Listen 1:08Marsh Creek State Park once again the site of cleanup due to Mariner East pipeline construction
Mariner East pipeline builder Energy Transfer is back at the area near Marsh Creek State Park to clean up more drilling mud.
1 year ago
Listen 1:14N.J. residents, worried about EV costs, are divided over a plan to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in 11 years.
1 year ago
Listen 1:01An artist who grew up on the streets of Philadelphia returns with an ‘optimistic’ climate exhibit
Artist Stephen Talasnik’s bamboo sculpture tells the story of melting glaciers.
1 year ago
Philly launches training program to grow and diversify electric vehicle workforce
A pre-apprenticeship program will aim to help people become electricians focused on electric vehicle chargers.
1 year ago
Listen 1:08New EPA soot standard could bring healthier air to parts of the Philly region
Officials predict Delaware County, Pa., and Camden County, N.J., will fail to meet the new standard without further action to reduce pollution.
1 year ago
Listen 1:14Young climate activists arrested at Biden’s Wilmington campaign headquarters: ‘We want a future’
Members of the Sunrise Movement were urging President Biden to declare a climate emergency.
1 year ago
Pa. home repair and energy efficiency program resuscitated in Shapiro’s budget proposal
The program can pay for improvements that help Pa. homes adapt to climate change and lower their carbon emissions.
1 year ago
Listen 0:57Pa.’s Democratic governor has sought to regulate natural gas development and embrace it at the same time, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.
1 year ago
Extreme rain and rising tides threaten Philly’s Revolutionary War-era Fort Mifflin
Fort Mifflin sits right along the Delaware River. It’s one of many historic sites across the country at risk from climate change.
1 year ago
Listen 5:44Chester LNG project promises return, despite Biden’s pause and other hurdles
The Penn America Energy CEO is still bullish on building an LNG facility in Chester. He plans to meet public opposition with public engagement.
1 year ago
Listen 1:17Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Rue Landau plan to evaluate whether the city is on track to meet its 2050 goal, and how to get there faster.
1 year ago
Listen 1:14Pennsylvania park officials drop campground plans for Big Elk Creek State Park
DCNR officials say they’re focused on ecological restoration for Big Elk Creek State Park.
1 year ago
Listen 1:11A 27-mile stretch of the Delaware River in the areas of Philadelphia and Camden is not safe for swimming. UPenn researchers evaluate how to improve water quality.
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