Besides a backup power plant Newark says is needed for storm-related power outages, a seawall has started to take shape at ...

It opened two centuries ago as the original home of the Franklin Institute. In 1938, it became a museum for Philadelphia’s history. And for eight decades, the neoclassical building at 15 S. Seventh St ...

Philadelphia commuters are set to lose dozens of bus routes, rail stations and five rail lines starting August 24, after the ...

Philadelphia experiences “almost all kinds of flooding,” said Abby Sullivan, chief resilience officer in the city’s Office of ...

Screenshot from a video shot by Katera Moore, Ph.D of a combined sewer overflow in Aug. 2009 along the confluence of Frankford and Tacony Creeks at Philadelphia's Juniata Park. Katera Moore ...

In the late 17th century, William Penn laid out his city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, on a grid, as a sort of enlightenment alternative to the hierarchical European city.

1.-2. Working in sewers presents a myriad of technological challenges. There are currently no robots that can work without direct human intervention and last for a long time in such a featureless ...

Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due ...

Since 2012, Philadelphia has been installing green roofs and rain gardens to solve a massive sewage problem. With rising costs and implementation setbacks, it may be more aspirational than feasible.

Carla Robinson is the editor of the Chestnut Hill Local. This story was produced in partnership with the Chestnut Hill Local. Kyle Bagenstose contributed to this report. Rev. Chester Williams has been ...

Nagpur: In a first, the Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Ltd (NSSCDCL) has mapped sewer lines in 38 ‘prabhags’ in the city li.

In Philadelphia, there are more than 160 sewer outfalls, compared to 28 in Camden, and many are in potentially tricky locations to maintain, like the Delaware River. Yet in interviews, even experts ...