Could sustainable shopping get a boost as tariffs panic fast fashion brands?
Thrifting proponents hope more people will turn to sustainable fashion as the trade war between the U.S. and China places the fast fashion industry in a chokehold.
Zoë Read
EPA announces commitment to protect fish in the Delaware River
Parts of the river have low dissolved oxygen levels caused by ammonia discharges from wastewater facilities. The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.
Plant waste from a botanic garden creates natural habitat for injured birds
Native plant waste helps not only injured birds but the people who take care of them. “It makes me want to get up and come to work."
Experts recommend ‘road salt diet’ to minimize impacts to the environment
While salt makes it safer to walk and drive, it can also pollute waterways, soil and groundwater.
‘So grotesque they’re beautiful’: Eastern hellbender may get federal protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the eastern hellbender under the federal Endangered Species Act.
For 50 years, Safe Drinking Water Act has reduced diseases, and now ‘forever chemicals’ in the water
Waterborne diseases plummeted, monitoring increased and drinking water treatment was upgraded. But not everyone has benefitted equally.
New federal funds to help native brook trout in Delaware River watershed
More than $3 million will help conserve trout streams in the mountainous areas of New Jersey, northeast Pa. and the Catskills of New York.
Pennsylvania to receive $43 million in federal funds to remove lead paint from homes
More than 70% of homes in Pennsylvania are estimated to have been built before the 1978 lead paint ban, leaving many kids vulnerable to lead poisoning.
Federal rule requires all lead pipes to be replaced within 10 years
The new rule will prevent up to 900,000 infants from having low birthweight and avoid up to 1,500 premature deaths a year from heart disease.
Pa. schools get nearly $1 million to tackle lead contamination in drinking water
A 2021 study found that of 65 Pennsylvania school districts surveyed, 91% of water tests detected lead. There is no safe level of exposure to lead for children.
