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Outdoor Air Quality: Is America Suffocating Itself?

This spring, runny eyes and a stuffed up nose may not be the result of seasonal allergens.

2013/04/24

Drinking Dirty Water: Is America’s Water Safety In Jeopardy?

Despite the Safe Drinking Water Act, you and your family may be drinking dirty water.

2013/03/13

AAA Warns Consumers About Type Of Gasoline That May Eventually Reach The Delaware Valley

AAA released a warning late last week about E-15 gasoline, which is only found in the Midwest, but could eventually make its way east.

2012/12/02

New Philly Gas Stations Won’t Have To Install Vapor Recovery Systems

Those vapor recovery systems at gas stations in Philadelphia and the suburbs may soon go by the wayside.

2012/08/19

Clean air activists and oil and natural gas industry representatives testify before EPA regulators. (credit: Steve Tawa)

EPA Hears Arguments From Oil Companies And Clean Air Activists

The EPA is considering more protective limits of particle pollution from 15 down to 12 or 13 micrograms per cubic meter.

2012/07/18

(Phillies' VP of operations Michael Stiles, left, and Philadelphia deputy mayor Rina Cutler, obscured, listen as EPA administrator Shawn Garvin delivers remarks at Citizens Bank Park. Credit: John Ostapkovich)

Philadelphia Gets EPA’s ‘Green Power’ Designation For Promoting Renewable Energy

The Phillies hosted the announcement at Citizens Bank Park by EPA regional administrator Shawn Garvin.

2012/06/20

Mayor Michael Nutter says Philadelphia is leading the nation by partnering with the EPA to install new green technology to protect the city's water ways from pollution. (credit: Cherri Gregg)

Philadelphia Signs Agreement With EPA To Fund Green Infrastructure Plans

The City of Philadelphia and the US Environmental Protection Agency signed an agreement today that signed an agreement Tuesday that represents a $2 billion dollar investment in the city’s green infrastructure.

2012/04/10

(Protesters outside the Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and The Parkway, today. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

Upstate Pa. Residents Affected by Fracking Protest at EPA Head’s Visit to Philadelphia

Opponents of natural gas drilling in Northeastern Pennsylvania came to Philadelphia on Friday, demanding that the EPA administrator order fresh water deliveries to their town.

2012/01/13

(SEPTA's Locomotive No. 50. Credit: SEPTA)

Feds Chip In To Help A Wayne Junction Locomotive Clean Up Its Act

SEPTA is upgrading a switching locomotive at Wayne Junction that services its trains, with the help of a $1.2-million EPA grant to reduce diesel air pollution and improve air quality.

2011/12/08

(A coal-fired generating plant in Pennsylvania. Credit: Spencer Platt/ Getty Images)

Pennsylvania Listed #3 On States With Highest In Mercury Pollution

A new report by an environmental group finds that Pennsylvania power plants produce more mercury pollution than nearly every other state.

2011/11/09

(A hazy day in Philadelphia. File photo)

Philadelphia Among America’s Smoggiest Cities, Says Environmental Group

Michael Tracht of Penn Environment says Philadelphia is the fifth smoggiest big city based on the number of days when the air was unhealthy, both in 2010 and this summer.

2011/09/21

EPA Hears Philadelphia Environmentalists Plead For Stricter Coal Plant Regulations

The US Environmental Protection Agency got an earful from opponents of mercury pollution during a hearing in Philadelphia on proposed new power plant regulations.

2011/05/24

Nutter Leads Tour Of ‘Green Block’ In Kensington For Earth Day

Mayor Nutter got an early start on Earth Day yesterday by giving EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson a look at one of the city’s major green projects.

2011/04/22

Experts Say Climate Change Is Already Affecting Philadelphia Area’s Water Supply

EPA officials held a seminar on Thursday for local environmentalists, state and local governments, and others interested in the threat to our area’s drinking water.

2011/03/10