
Josh Shapiro proposes state climate program to replace RGGI, and asks for new renewable energy goals
Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.
1 year ago
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other groups objected to the fact that the public meeting was being held at the steamfitters union hall.
1 year ago
Listen 1:48Atlantic City is one of the most flood-vulnerable coastal cities, report finds
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.
1 year ago
Listen 1:19‘Fix the mix’: Climate activists want PECO to buy more renewable energy
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.
1 year ago
3 takeaways from City Council’s hearing on Philly’s efforts to slash climate pollution
“It's anybody's guess as to whether we're on track for 2050,” one witness said.
1 year ago
Philly closes out ‘another warm winter’
Philly winters have been trending warmer. El Niño made this winter one of the city’s warmest and wettest on record.
1 year ago
Listen 0:52A 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 0:57Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.