Climate Change

News of the decommissioning of one of the nation’s largest oil refineries was a huge feat for community activists condemning the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) legacy polluter site for decades. Ambitious plans to rehabilitate and transform the 1300-acre site along...

The not-so-white Christmas wasn’t normal; the month was also drier than normal. Climate change will bring warmer and wetter weather to Philadelphia. Although the increased temperatures aligned with trends, it was also a drier month. The average December temperature was...

Environmental non-profit CDP gave 95 cities a top score on climate action, including the city of brotherly love. With 2021 coming to a close with yet another pandemic surge, there’s good news on the climate front. The City of Philadelphia...

Despite what Fox News wants you to hear, extreme heat, wildfires and extreme weather lead to American public’s concern for climate Climate change is here, and more Americans understand that. The majority of Americans – a record high of 76%...

Despite the lower temps, climate change isn’t stopping. This past November defied the normal climate change trends and was cooler and drier than normal. November 2021 was the third driest since 1872. “This year’s cool, dry November isn’t necessarily an...

As world leaders negotiate climate standards, here’s what it means for Philadelphia There’s a little climate event happening across the Atlantic this week. ICYMI, the COP26 global climate summit is happening from October 31-November 12th in Glasgow, Scotland, and is...

Record rainfall, flooding and tornados hit the Delaware Valley Region. Here’s what we can say – and cannot say- was due to climate change. Less than one month after the critical IPCC climate report was released, essentially declaring a climate...

An 100-year flood is not exactly what it sounds like. The reality says a lot about the effects of climate change. Philadelphians and everyone in the surrounding area are no strangers to flooding. Philadelphia’s long history includes water main breaks,...

Philadelphia’s summer temps have increased 3 degrees since 1970. We’ve been saying Philadelphia will become hotter and wetter due to climate change. But the data shows that climate change is here. As greenhouse gases increase the global average temperature, they...