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Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania

The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”

By Kiley Bense

Eugene DePasquale, the current chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, is the state chairman for Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Bald eagles are seen at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in South Philadelphia. Credit: Matt Cohen

Avian Flu Has Killed Thousands of Birds in the U.S. Pennsylvania Is at the Epicenter.

By Kiley Bense

The Schuylkill River flows below the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Oct. 27. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

Why Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Keep Ending up in Philadelphia Waterways

By Kyle Bagenstose

A person walks their doing along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Credit: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Amid Rollbacks on Environmental Protections, the EPA Goes the Other Way on Delaware River Water Quality

By Jon Hurdle

Commuters board a SEPTA train in Philadelphia. Credit: Gregory Adams/Getty Images

Without Well-Funded Public Transit, Philadelphia’s Climate Future Looks Bleak

By Kiley Bense

A view of a North Philadelphia neighborhood. Some neighborhoods face much higher temperatures in the summer than other areas of the city. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills

By Kiley Bense

Birders visit the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia in February. Credit: Kiley Bense/Inside Climate News

Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania

By Kiley Bense

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge crosses the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Credit: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Water Agency Renews Concern That Sea-Level Rise Will Flood Drinking-Water Intakes in Philadelphia, Southern N.J.

By Jon Hurdle

Residents dig out stranded and buried cars after record snowfall on Dec. 2, 2024 in Erie, Pa. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Mid-Atlantic States Prepare for More Billion-Dollar Disasters as Trump Considers Cutting Emergency Funding

By Kiley Bense

Members of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network lean into the release of the movie "Wicked" to protest outside a green hydrogen conference in Philadelphia on Nov. 19. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death

By Kyle Bagenstose

The first panels are erected for the “Bellwether District” as construction begins in April at the site of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery. Credit: HRP Group

Developer of Former Philadelphia Refinery Site Finalizes Pact With Community Activists

By Jon Hurdle

Philip Evergood’s “Mine Disaster,” 1933-1937. Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Edward H. Coates Fund, 2010.1

For Appalachian Artists, the Landscape Is Much More Than the Sum of Its Natural Resources

By Kiley Bense

Maya van Rossum has been the Delaware Riverkeeper for 30 years. As the river’s environmental guardian and the leader of the nonprofit Delaware Riverkeeper Network, van Rossum advocates for the health of the river and its ecosystem from New York to Delaware. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News

Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World

By Kiley Bense

Members of Climate Defiance use the eclipse to raise awareness about climate issues during totality in Burlington, Vermont. Credit: Courtesy of Climate Defiance

Across the US, Awe Unites During the Darkness of a Total Solar Eclipse

By Lee Hedgepeth, Erin Schulte, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross, Phil McKenna

Natural gas is flared off during an oil-drilling operation in the Permian Basin in Stanton, Texas. A new study examined flaring and venting during oil and gas production. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Flaring and Venting at Industrial Plants Causes Roughly Two Premature Deaths Each Day, a New Study Finds

By Victoria St. Martin

The Delaware Riverkeeper, Maya van Rossum, was joined by several other activists in a coordinated effort to force Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to hear their questions at a public meeting on Monday. Credit: Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, Shouts Down Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Over a Proposed ‘Hydrogen Hub’

By Kiley Bense

Sonya Sanders poses for a portrait outside her home in Philadelphia on Dec. 19, 2023. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News

To Live and Die in Philadelphia: Sonya Sanders Grew Up Next Door to a Giant Refinery. She’s Still Suffering From Environmental Trauma

By Victoria St. Martin

Pauly Andy transports people and belonging using an all-terrain vehicles in Newtok, Alaska, where melting permafrost, sinking tundra and flooding disturbed the boardwalks on October 9, 2019. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Environmental Justice a Key Theme Throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment

By Kristoffer Tigue, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin

Arthur Steubing, 3, and his sister, Vesper Steubing 5, standing outside their family's home in New York last week, wearing masks to protect themselves from wildfire smoke from Canada that was blanketing the city. Credit: Wilhelmina PeragineArthur Steubing, 3, and his sister, Vesper Steubing 5, standing outside their family's home in New York last week, wearing masks to protect themselves from wildfire smoke from Canada that was blanketing the city. Credit: Wilhelmina Peragine

As Wildfire Smoke Recedes, Parents of Young Children Worry About the Next Time

By Victoria St. Martin

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