Climate Change
Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, 70-Degree Days: Is This the New Fall in Philly?
On Friday, April 26, 1872, there was weather in Philadelphia. Extreme, oppressive, 89-degrees-in-the-middle-of-spring weather. It drove the Philadelphia Inquirer to deliver a rather impassioned sermon […]
8 Ways to Cut Back on Plastic Waste in Your Beauty and Wellness Routines
This article was originally published in our April 2020 print issue as a part of a guide to living a zero waste lifestyle. Given the […]
10 Ways to Create Less Waste at Home
This article was originally published in our April 2020 print issue as a part of a guide to living a zero waste lifestyle. Given the […]
Congrats: Philadelphians Are Among America’s Top Mask-Wearers, Per Study
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Philly Scores High on National Mask-Wearing Survey […]
How Philly Is Using the Shutdown As a “Natural Experiment” for Improving Air Quality
The shutdown of non-essential businesses and the implementation of stay-at-home orders has helped slow the spread of coronavirus around the globe. It’s also had a […]
Philly Just Took a Big Step Toward Making Big Buildings More Energy Efficient
As part of our in-depth look at climate change in Philadelphia this November, we included a section on the city’s single largest contributor of greenhouse […]
Meet the 18-Year-Old Youth Organizer Fighting for a Greener Philly
If you’ve paid attention to the news at all this year, then you’re probably well aware of recent youth-led strikes against climate change — including […]
DePasquale: Climate Change Costs Pa. Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year
We already know that climate change has the potential to wreak havoc on our environment here in Pennsylvania and across the world (as we wrote […]
What Can Philly Do About Climate Change? A Whole Lot, Actually.
You know those digital flood-simulation maps? The ones that show how water will begin to creep into the streets of Lower Manhattan and put it […]
The City’s $200M Plan to Save South Philly’s FDR Park
This article is one piece of a bigger story on climate change in Philadelphia. You can read the full story here. Philly’s sole estuary park […]
We Need to Stop Building Shore Houses
This article is one piece of a bigger story on climate change in Philadelphia. You can read the full story here. Approximately no one wants […]
Philly Should Charge People to Drive Into Center City
This article is one piece of a bigger story on climate change in Philadelphia. You can read the full story here. Philadelphians waste more than […]
Philly Needs to Move the Airport Before It’s Underwater
This article is one piece of a bigger story on climate change in Philadelphia. You can read the full story here. That glittering river you […]
Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s November Issue
The November issue of Philadelphia magazine is on its way to mailboxes right now, and it’s bursting with content that gets at the heart of life in the […]
Philly Public Schools Will Mark Climate Change Protesters Absent Today
All the Greta Thunbergs of Philly will skip school on Friday to hit the streets in protest as people around the world take part in […]