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A closeup of seedlings
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Earth Day, StrEAT Festival, Center City Jazz Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

April 20 - April 23: James Beard dinner in Del., Jazz Fest in Philly, and “Beauty and the Beast, Jr." in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

2 years ago

Listen 5:00
An Adélie penguin with two chicks on Ross Island, Antarctica. (Annie Schmidt/Point Blue)
The Pulse
Science

One penguin species declines, while another thrives on the western Antarctic Peninsula

Scientists predict that Adélie penguins could disappear from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Researchers at UD and Temple are tracking the changing conditions.

2 years ago

Listen 13:55
Tredyffrin Township police arrest protesters at the Matthews Road entrance to Vanguard offices. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Climate activists arrested at Vanguard headquarters in Chester County

Climate activists want the suburban Philadelphia-based asset manager to stop investing in fossil fuel. Vanguard says it's carefully managing climate risks for customers.

2 years ago

I-676 is filled with floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Ida in 2021.
Science

WHYY News launches Climate Desk to tackle our changing environment

The newly formed desk reports on how our changing climate affects residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

2 years ago

Wind turbines are visible on a hill at sunset.
Science

Can capitalism save the planet from a climate crisis?

Many would say capitalism is what drove the climate crisis, and that a solution would depend on a different economic model that prioritizes sustainability and equity.

2 years ago

Listen 6:52
Independence Hall in Philadelphia/
NPR
Politics & Policy

A 15-year-old law would end fossil fuels in federal buildings, but it’s on hold

A combination of factors halted the regulations, most notably opposition from natural gas utilities that faced the likelihood of losing business.

2 years ago

Outdoor press conference in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. to get $6 million in grants for climate change planning from the Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Rich Negrin said the money will jumpstart the state’s blueprint for a safer and cleaner future.

2 years ago

A panel of South Philly residents and activists kick off a day-long summit on the redevelopment of the former PES refinery
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians envision a ‘fossil fuel-free’ refinery redo at community summit

The company redeveloping the former PES refinery site has promised a “green, sustainable” project, but residents want more specific commitments.

2 years ago

Charred and smoking trees are visible.
Community

A changing climate is contributing to longer wildfire seasons in New Jersey, experts say

Officials say that 99% of wildfires are caused by humans.

2 years ago

View of marshland near the Baxter Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Climate change could threaten Philly’s drinking water

A chemical spill endangered Philly’s biggest drinking water plant. Sea level rise combined with a drought could push salt toward that same facility.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Gas Works at 1601 S. Broad Street. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Science

PGW’s pipeline replacement plan will cost up to $8 billion and ignores climate impacts, study says

The report has a number of regulatory recommendations, which could help give PGW, the city, and ratepayers a more accurate accounting of the gas main replacement program.

2 years ago

An ice skater and performer clutches the side of the ice skating rink on a sunny day.
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

This Philly drag show tackles climate change — on ice

Performers hope audiences leave the show feeling “energized and curious” about climate solutions.

2 years ago

Listen 5:05
File photo: Climate activists with the Earth Quaker Action Team protest Vanguard's fossil fuel investments at their headquarters in Malvern. Eight people who sought to meet with an executive were arrested after refusing to leave and charged with misdemeanor defiant trespass. (Courtesy of Earth Quaker Action Team)
Politics & Policy

Vanguard pulls out of international climate initiative, angering environmentalists

Vanguard withdrew from a global network of asset managers committed to cutting carbon emissions. The company says it was to preserve independence and prevent confusion.

3 years ago

Lemuel Bannister estimates the height of the flooding caused by Isais in 2020. Holes along the bottom of the siding are covered up with an insulation board to keep his pipes from freezing in the winter. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Weather

‘An injustice’: 2 years after Tropical Storm Isaias, Eastwick residents still recovering without federal aid

Tropical Storm Isaias damaged hundreds of homes in Philly. In low-lying Eastwick, residents are still recovering.

3 years ago

Listen 4:45
attorney general matt platkin speaks at a podium
Courts & Law

New Jersey sues oil companies for deceiving public about climate change

N.J. wants the fossil fuel industry to pay for the impacts of climate change, files lawsuit over climate disinformation.

3 years ago

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