With LIHEAP delayed due to the government shutdown, over 300,000 Pa. households will wait longer for help heating their homes. Here are some other resources for help paying your energy bills ↓ via @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social

The government shutdown is delaying funding for a program that helps millions of households nationwide heat their homes. Here's what that means for people in the Philadelphia area: @npr.org @whyy.org www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...

More than half of Philly’s libraries closed due to A/C issues this summer. Thirty-one closed due to cooling issues for a collective 3,900 hours — more than for staff shortages, the city workers strike or other building issues. "We were roasting," said one worker. via @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social

Tons of Philadelphia’s trash are burned in Chester. A bill in City Council could stop that. Being cleaner and greener "cannot come at the expense of a city more vulnerable than we are," said Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. via @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social

Some Philly neighborhoods, like Hunting Park, can reach 20+ degrees hotter than in greener areas. A new "cool pavement" pilot program aims to combat summer heat. via @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social

The Philadelphia area is slated for a warmer and wetter summer than normal. Today’s foray into 90-degree temps comes with a Code Orange air quality alert. via @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social

Climate change is raising the risk of dangerous flooding, especially in coastal communities. For some towns on the Jersey Shore, the most practical solution is raising homes off the ground.

If your house *almost* washed away in a hurricane, what would you do next? "My whole neighborhood got trashed. It was like an act of God that this house didn't, and I wasn't going to take that for granted, right?" Story here: www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n... @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social @whyy.org

Pennsylvania judge dismisses Bucks County climate lawsuit saying oil companies producing and selling crude didn't cause climate change -- individuals combusting the fuel did... from @whyynews.bsky.social's @sophia-schmidt.bsky.social whyy.org/articles/buc...