How being environmentally friendly can also be good for your health
Doctors say just like pollution is linked to a variety of illnesses, being greener can also improve your health.
Doctors say just like pollution is linked to a variety of illnesses, being greener can also improve your health.
Philadelphia took the first Earth Day one step farther in 1970, expanding it to Earth Week. The celebration, fueled by energy and anger, included a huge concert at Fairmount Park. Reporter Brandon Goldner has the story.
Students at Head Start Early Learning Academy got hands-on lessons for Earth Day and now many are thinking about how they can make a difference for their future.
When many cities celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970, Philadelphia hosted Earth Week to take it a step further.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has made it its mission to create beautiful green spaces around the Philadelphia area and provide year-round learning experiences. CBS News Philadelphia's Howard Monroe was at PHS's Meadowbrook Farm on Earth Day 2024 to see how the society is celebrating this year.
Earth Day brings a frosty morning to Philadelphia, but it will be a mostly sunny Monday in the region - and a warmup is on the way. Meteorologist Kate Bilo has your Monday, April 22, 2024 weather forecast.
With Earth Day on Monday, communities across the Philadelphia region are taking time to help pay it forward for the planet.
Mayor and lifelong Pennsauken, New Jersey, resident Marco DiBattista says protecting the only place he's ever called home is especially important on Earth Day.
The U.S. House passed three foreign aid bills that would send help to Ukraine and Israel, sending the bipartisan legislation to the Senate, opening statements are set to begin Monday in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial and cloudy and cool Sunday, but warmer weather is in the forecast this week.
This week, leading up to Earth Day, we’re showing you the dedication, creativity, and heart of people trying to protect life on Earth. Hurricanes that are getting more destructive are one of the threats that species face, like the Puerto Rican parrot — one of the most critically endangered birds in the world. CBS National Environmental Correspondent David Schechter introduces the people trying to save them.
Volunteers, including some of the CBS Philadelphia team, planted trees Wednesday with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Mid-Atlantic Environmental Protection Agency ahead of Earth Day.
Ghost forests are becoming more common because of climate change. What the New Jersey DEP is doing to restore lost dead Atlantic White Cedar trees.
New Jersey waterways are experiencing a spike in harmful algal blooms that threaten waterways used by towns for drinking water. Here's how you can identify and report the algae, per the NJDEP.
A group of volunteers are celebrating Earth Day early by planting more than 20 trees, flowers and shrubs at FDR Park in South Philadelphia.
PowerCorps Camden, a group of young people who help tackle pressing environmental challenges in the area, was among several organizations that participated in the planting.
Dozens of people gathered along Dudley Road and Westfield Avenue in Camden Thursday morning to plant new trees in the neighborhood.
In celebration of Earth Day, a planting effort to increase the number of trees in Philadelphia.
This Earth Day, a New Jersey lawmaker is working to clean up abandoned boats along the Garden State's coastline.
Here's a list of places that have deals and discounts on Earth Day.
Join us on Earth Day - Friday, April 22 - at 6:30 p.m. for a one-hour special "Eye On Earth: Climate Impact."
Here's a list of events to celebrate Earth Day in the Philadelphia area this week.
Nearly 10 years in the making, it's a former hospital turned sustainability center.
The program is focused on expanding our region's urban tree canopy.
It was part of an initiative called "A Tree for Every Delawarean."
Owner Ray Daily said this cuts down on plastic waste.
From the 2024 Penn Relays and Game 4 of the Knicks-Sixers series to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Lincoln Financial Field, Philly is buzzing with thrills, chills and excitement.
Climate Central, a homegrown organization, has developed unique programs to help people understand the rapidly changing climate.
A gallery owner and an artist with Kensington ties hope that art as an expression can be a force of positive change in their community.
Discover which Apple iPad models are best suited to college students.
A 76-year-old man was charged with shooting and killing his wife and adult daughter, the Chester County District Attorney's Office and Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday.
From the 2024 Penn Relays and Game 4 of the Knicks-Sixers series to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Lincoln Financial Field, Philly is buzzing with thrills, chills and excitement.
Climate Central, a homegrown organization, has developed unique programs to help people understand the rapidly changing climate.
The Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2024 NFL draft with eight picks, with three in the first two rounds. Keep track of the Birds' draft picks here.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid says he's been diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a medical condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort.
A gallery owner and an artist with Kensington ties hope that art as an expression can be a force of positive change in their community.
From the 2024 Penn Relays and Game 4 of the Knicks-Sixers series to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Lincoln Financial Field, Philly is buzzing with thrills, chills and excitement.
Climate Central, a homegrown organization, has developed unique programs to help people understand the rapidly changing climate.
A gallery owner and an artist with Kensington ties hope that art as an expression can be a force of positive change in their community.
A 76-year-old man was charged with shooting and killing his wife and adult daughter, the Chester County District Attorney's Office and Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday.
Students at Pennridge High School celebrated their efforts in raising big money for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania.
From the 2024 Penn Relays and Game 4 of the Knicks-Sixers series to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Lincoln Financial Field, Philly is buzzing with thrills, chills and excitement.
After a chilly start, bright and clear skies will make for a crisp Friday with a high of 65 before a cloudy weekend with a chance of showers on Saturday and potential Sunday night thunderstorms.
Opposition is growing in one Atlantic City neighborhood over possibly expanding the area where recreational marijuana businesses can open.
At least two Princeton University students were arrested Thursday at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus where students began setting up tents.
The Penn Relays will bring thousands of athletes in Philadelphia this weekend. If you're heading to Franklin Field, here's what you need to know.
After a chilly start, bright and clear skies will make for a crisp Friday with a high of 65 before a cloudy weekend with a chance of showers on Saturday and potential Sunday night thunderstorms.
Camay Mitchell De Silva was killed at Delaware State University. Her family wants to make sure she's remembered for the life she lived.
The Penn Relays will bring thousands of athletes in Philadelphia this weekend. If you're heading to Franklin Field, here's what you need to know.
Thursday is cool and cloudy with a few peeks of sunshine later in the day. Temps drop close to freezing Friday morning, but the second half of the weekend kicks off a summerlike warmup.
Camay De Silva's loved ones gathered at a Wilmington park to remember her and release balloons in her honor.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid says he's been diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a medical condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort.
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and we've got everything you need to know about why and the risks of holding onto expired medications.
Joel Embiid has been experiencing Bell's palsy symptoms, he said after Philadelphia's 125-114 win over the New York Knicks.
The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sandy Sprint Philadelphia 5k run/walk on Saturday.
A New Jersey woman has received a first-of-its-kind transplant using a modified pig kidney along with a heart pump.
For the second time in a month, Aramark union workers will go on strike, this time during Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers-New York Knicks playoff series at the Wells Fargo Center.
From a new Taylor Swift to an exclusive Pearl Jam "Dark Matter" vinyl, Record Store Day 2024 will be a big one for record stores in the Philadelphia area and worldwide.
Wawa is officially in central Pennsylvania.
Cove Pocono Resorts' two other properties, Cove Haven Resort and Paradise Stream Resort, will remain open despite the closure of the Pocono Palace.
Nine life-sized sculptures made by world-renowned artist Seward Johnson are on loan to Philadelphia's Frankford Avenue in Mayfair until mid-September.
The fatal crash in Boothwyn shut down Route 322 from Chelsea Parkway to Creek Parkway for several hours on Wednesday afternoon.
"Intercity bus carriers" will be relocating from the Spring Garden Street area of the city as soon as Labor Day, Philadelphia transportation officials told a Northern Liberties neighborhood group.
Three construction workers died on I-83 in York County, Pennsylvania after a truck struck their vehicle in an active work zone, Pennsylvania State Police said.
One person died in a car accident in Pennsauken, Camden County, Tuesday afternoon, Pennsauken police said.
All lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Quakertown have reopened after a dump truck overturned Monday morning, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
From the 2024 Penn Relays and Game 4 of the Knicks-Sixers series to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Lincoln Financial Field, Philly is buzzing with thrills, chills and excitement.
Students at Pennridge High School celebrated their efforts in raising big money for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania.
Lincoln Financial Field will host Round 15 of the AMA Supercross Championship, the first time supercross is returning to Philadelphia in 40 years.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid says he's been diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a medical condition that causes facial muscle weakness, pain and discomfort.
Joel Embiid has been experiencing Bell's palsy symptoms, he said after Philadelphia's 125-114 win over the New York Knicks.
From the 2024 Penn Relays and Game 4 of the Knicks-Sixers series to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Lincoln Financial Field, Philly is buzzing with thrills, chills and excitement.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Play on Philly provides students with ambitious, high-quality music education at almost no cost.
The Iron Menace coaster at Dorney Park takes you 15 stories into the sky before a 95-degree drop tops out at speeds of 64 mph. We got a sneak peek and rode the brand new ride.
Construction is halfway complete on the Lansdowne Theater, the focus of an $18 million restoration project. Once the building reopens, it will serve as a concert hall.
Ukee Washington reports.
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Great Valley High School senior Lucca Ruggieri is already working his dream job: campaign manager for Republican Neil Young's run at Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District.
While students aren't using real tattoo machines, an elective class at West Philadelphia High School is teaching students the techniques to create intricate tattoo designs.
William Bodine High School's robotics team is one of a few schools in the area set to represent Philadelphia at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Texas.
Two Bucks County girls wrestling medal winners are hopeful more young women will get involved in the male-dominated sport.
Students in Philadelphia's Law Pathway program are learning more about a possible legal career with help from Penn's law school and the Troutman Pepper law firm.
Legacy of long-time Eagles fan remembered after he passed away.
The Sixers will try to even up their series against the Knicks on Sunday after winning Thursday night. After putting on a superstar performance, scoring 50 points, Joel Embiid announced he has been playing the last few games with Bell's palsy. Stephanie Stahl reports what Bell's palsy is, the symptoms and treatments.
Earth Month is a chance to re-evaluate the role we play in protecting our planet. Now, one homegrown organization has developed unique programs to help you understand our rapidly changing climate. Tammie Souza reports.
A gallery owner and an artist with Kensington ties hope that art as an expression can be a force of positive change in their community.
Stephanie Stahl talks to Dr. Leah Croll of Temple Health who explains what is Bell's palsy after Sixers center Joel Embiid revealed he was diagnosed after Thursday night's Game 3 victory against the New York Knicks.