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A solar array on a rooftop at Philadelphia's Navy Yard is visible on a sunny day
Politics & Policy

What 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.

2 years ago

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A person holding up a muddy clay-like substance.
Community

Marsh 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.

2 years ago

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A group of cars line up at charging stations
Politics & Policy

A new poll finds N.J. residents are divided on plan to phase out sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

N.J. residents, worried about EV costs, are divided over a plan to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in 11 years.

2 years ago

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Artist Stephen Talasnik stands within his sculpture, a glacier made of wood and bamboo
Science

An 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.

2 years ago

A close-up of a vehicle charging with an electric charger.
PlanPhilly
Community

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.

2 years ago

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A photo of the Philadelphia skyline taken in October, 2021
Science

New 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.

2 years ago

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protesters inside the office
Politics & Policy

Young 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.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

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Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy
Inside Climate News

In his first year as governor, Josh Shapiro forged alliances with the natural gas industry, angering environmentalists who once supported him

Pa.’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.

2 years ago

Rain water puddled inside Fort Mifflin
PlanPhilly
Weather

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.

2 years ago

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People hold protest signs read NO LNG and more.
Community

Chester 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.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘The sooner, the better’: City Council members want answers on Philly’s progress toward carbon neutrality

Councilmembers 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.

2 years ago

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3 miles of the Big Elk Creek, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay at the Elk River, is part of the newly designate Big Elk Creek State Park in Chester County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Pennsylvania 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.

2 years ago

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Ships on the Delaware River with the bridge in the background
Science

‘An upward direction’ for the Delaware River: UPenn researchers recommend ways to make swimming safer

A 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.

2 years ago

PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
PlanPhilly
Community

Your Pa. utility is calling. Double check that it’s really them

An increasingly common scamming tactic is a phone call from a number with a fake caller ID that reads “PECO,” the company said.

2 years ago

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