
Walkable streets, energy-efficient buildings and solar energy won part of the redeveloped shipyard “LEED Gold” for neighborhood design.
10 hours ago
Local climate activists rallied against Philadelphia Gas Works’ financial support to an industry group lobbying against clean energy.
12 hours ago
Listen 1:31Earth Day 2025: Celebrating Philly’s environmental legacy and the power of poetry
WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn and Susan Phillips explore the beauty of nature through poetry, featuring iconic poets like Amanda Gorman, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg.
18 hours ago
Listen 6:39Philly-area farmers among hundreds impacted by Trump admin’s gutting of climate-friendly grants
A grant of $59 million would have helped hundreds of farmers in the Mid-Atlantic adapt to climate change. The Trump administration called the funds a “green new scam.”
24 hours ago
Listen 1:18These Philly-area doulas want parents to think about their environmental exposures
Heat, air pollution, lead and other toxins can harm pregnant people and babies. Birth workers are raising awareness.
1 day ago
Listen 1:14Could sustainable shopping get a boost as tariffs panic fast fashion brands?
Thrifting proponents hope more people will turn to sustainable fashion as the trade war between the U.S. and China places the fast fashion industry in a chokehold.
2 days ago
Listen 3:15Philly volunteers are fighting textile waste for Earth Month — 1 clothing bin at a time
Millions of tons of fabric waste are sent to incinerators or landfills every year, where they can release climate-warming greenhouse gases.
5 days ago
Listen 1:20Climate Fixers: Cool solutions for a warming planet
From adapting gardens and slowing down fast fashion to clean alternatives to natural gas, WHYY News profiles some innovative climate solutions in the Philly region.
5 days ago
Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners
A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early.
5 days ago
Listen 1:21How to celebrate Earth Day 2025 in the Philadelphia region
Here’s how to celebrate Earth Day in the Philadelphia region, from litter cleanups to seed planting and other events.
6 days ago
Climate Fixers: Helping kids with autism learn ‘earth-to-table’ gardening
Black Girls With Green Thumbs takes climate lessons into schools. At Emlen Elementary, children with autism learn “earth-to-table” food production.
6 days ago
Gas industry group that includes PGW lobbies against federal funding for Philadelphia and state
The American Public Gas Association wants Trump to limit funds for cutting carbon emissions. Philadelphia Gas Works is its largest member.
1 week ago
Listen 6:38Philly may lose federal dollars to protect drinking water, shifting the costs to ratepayers
FEMA is ending a grant program expected to help prevent basement flooding in Northern Liberties, South Kensington and Ludlow. Ratepayers could be on the hook for the projects.
2 weeks ago
Thousands of bottle caps, plastic pieces littered New Jersey beaches last year, report finds
Though the number of plastic bags found on New Jersey beaches has declined, overall plastic waste persists.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:17Anglers to cast their lines during New Jersey’s opening day of trout season
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife stocked more than 180,000 rainbow trout in waterways across the state to kick off Saturday’s opening-day event.
3 weeks ago
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