Sophia Schmidt

Philadelphia

Environmental Justice Reporter at WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA)

Environmental justice reporter @WHYYNews @PlanPhilly. 2021 @MetcalfURI fellow. Previously @NPRWeekend & @DelawarePublic. 🏳️‍🌈 she/her

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No free A/C units through LIHEAP in Pennsylvania this summer

3 days ago | wvia.org | Sophia Schmidt

Pennsylvanians hoping to receive free air conditioners through a utility assistance program will be out of luck this summer. The state will not run its popular due to a funding shortfall, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
No free A/C units through LIHEAP in Pennsylvania this summer

3 days ago | wesa.fm | Sophia Schmidt

Pennsylvanians hoping to receive free air conditioners through a utility assistance program will be out of luck this summer. The state will not run its popular due to a funding shortfall, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
No free A/C units through LIHEAP in Pennsylvania this summer

1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Sophia Schmidt

Pennsylvanians hoping to receive free air conditioners through a utility assistance program will be out of luck this summer. The state will not run its popular summer LIHEAP cooling program due to a funding shortfall, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Philly’s carbon emissions have dropped. Here’s what experts say should be next

1 week ago | alleghenyfront.org | Sophia Schmidt

This story comes from our partners at WHYY. Philadelphia’s climate pollution has continued to drop, according to a new analysis of the city’s planet-warming emissions. The report, which accounts for Philly’s emissions in 2022, shows the city is on track to meet its climate goals, which include zeroing out carbon emissions by 2050, said Nidhi Krishen, deputy director for climate solutions in the city’s Office of Sustainability.
‘We’re not going to accept that’: Eastwick residents travel to D.C. to demand flood solutions funding be restored

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Sophia Schmidt

Eastwick residents are pushing back against the Trump administration’s cuts to funding meant to help protect the flood-prone neighborhood in Philadelphia. Just after sunrise Tuesday morning, close to a dozen Eastwick residents boarded a charter bus headed to Washington, where they urged their representatives in Congress to fight for funds to be restored. “It’s critical that we have that funding,” said Victor Jackson, a longtime resident of Eastwick and vice chair of Eastwick United CDC.
Philly’s carbon emissions have dropped. Here’s what experts say should be next

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Sophia Schmidt

Philadelphia’s climate pollution has continued to drop, according to a new analysis of the city’s planet-warming emissions. The report, which accounts for Philly’s emissions in 2022, shows the city is on track to meet its climate goals, which include zeroing out carbon emissions by 2050, said Nidhi Krishen, deputy director for climate solutions in the city’s Office of Sustainability.
Philly’s carbon emissions dropped. Here’s what else experts say needs to change

2 weeks ago | whyy.org | Sophia Schmidt |Evan Croen

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch. Philadelphia’s climate pollution has continued to drop, according to a new analysis of the city’s planet-warming emissions.
2 years later, city says Washington Avenue redo is working

3 weeks ago | whyy.org | Sophia Schmidt |Eric Nixon

Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. Two years after a controversial project to calm traffic along Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia was complete, city officials say the changes appear to be working. An analysis prepared for the city found increases in people walking and biking along the corridor.
Ticketing of parked cars on Philly street sweeping routes starts again Monday

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | Sophia Schmidt |Sophia Schmidt WHYY

If you park your car in one of Philadelphia’s 14 street sweeping zones, you’d better start checking the signs. The Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to begin enforcing no-parking rules along street sweeping routes starting April 14, the Department of Sanitation announced Friday. Philly’s mechanical street sweeping program runs from April through October, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in areas with high litter.
MACH2 hydrogen hub funding could be on the chopping block, according to a report

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Sophia Schmidt

This story comes from our partners at WHYY. Money for the much-heralded hydrogen hubplanned for the Philadelphia regioncould be headed for the scrap heap in the barrage of federal funding cutsunder the direction of President Donald Trump, according to a Department of Energy document obtained by POLITICO. TheMid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, also referred to as MACH2, is a network of planned projects that would produce, process and usehydrogenin southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware.