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A building with a sign that reads PECO
Money

‘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.

2 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Flooding on Columbus Blvd.
PlanPhilly
Weather

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.

2 years ago

Listen 0:52
Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Community

An industry study about New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is an example of how to stay vigilant against misinformation

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

2 years ago

Listen 2:07
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

Listen 1:08
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

Listen 1:14
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

Listen 1:01
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

Listen 1:08
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

Listen 1:14
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

Listen 0:57
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

Listen 5:44
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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