Climate Change
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July Fourth extreme heat wave kills 7 in Philadelphia as dangerous climate-fueled conditions continue
During the Fourth of July, PA families expected festivities. Instead, a climate-fueled dome over the East Coast drove triple-digit heat in Philadelphia, killing seven people and forcing several heat health emergency measures.
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From Fan Fest to ER: How extreme heat could affect Philly’s World Cup
As more than a third of World Cups matches face heat-illness risk, Philadelphia’s response shows both the possibilities and limits of trying to outplay rising temperatures.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Pennsylvania (June 5 – June 11)
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and more ways to take action statewide, Friday, June 5 through Thursday, June 11.
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Gas is over $4 in PA. Can solar and wind “bomb-proof” your energy bills?
Gas has climbed past $4 a gallon as the Iran war drives up oil markets and food costs. Clean energy advocates say more solar and wind projects could make monthly bills harder to rattle.
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Earth Day events across PA (+ how to step up your sustainability all year long)
Earth Day events throughout the state promote living sustainably, volunteering to protect your environment, and appreciating the wonders of nature.
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Former PA politician warns EPA rollback could worsen poor air quality
A former politician living in the Mon Valley says the region’s already poor air quality could worsen after the Environmental Protection Agency revoked the Endangerment Finding, a key legal finding for regulating air pollution.
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Climate change behind longer allergy season in many parts of Pennsylvania
Climate change is contributing to warming trends that lead to earlier, longer, and worse allergy seasons in cities like Philadelphia, where the allergy season is five weeks longer than it was in the early 1970s.
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Chesapeake Bay council elects Gov. Shapiro to oversee new water pollution reduction agreement
Pennsylvania has been an outlier, missing goals to reduce agricultural runoff in Susquehanna River and tributaries.
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Environmentalists urge Shapiro, lawmakers not to compromise on climate to end budget impasse
Republican lawmakers have staunchly opposed the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as an economic burden.
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8 extreme Pennsylvania weather events that were caught on tape
From tornadoes to blizzards, watch the wild Pennsylvania weather events that were captured on film.
