PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / December 2, 2025 / Philadelphia Works, Inc., along with the Good Jobs Challenge Steering Committee in Southeastern PA, are excited to announce a diverse, regional ...

In September 2024, Philadelphians saw their monthly water bills jump by about 12%, the second-largest rate hike that year of any large water system in the country. This year, rates went up by nearly ...

PHILADELPHIA—Some 280 years after a river-swimming Benjamin Franklin petitioned to curb water pollution here, the city is still struggling to meet the challenge, according to water advocates who ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Benjamin C. Jewell will be the new commissioner for the Philadelphia Water Department. Jewell has served as the acting commissioner since the departure of Randy Hayman ...

The federal government is raising the required oxygen level in an urban stretch of the Delaware River near Philadelphia to improve conditions for fish and humans, but the move faces pushback from ...

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Philadelphia residents will get hit with higher water bills starting this week. The Philadelphia Water Department has raised water rates by 9.4%, meaning the average household can expect to pay around ...

A Philadelphia Water Department rate hike went into effect Monday and typical customers should expect to pay nearly $100 more a year with their average monthly bill increasing by 9.4%. Community Legal ...

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The Manayunk Canal, now flowing again with water from the Schuylkill River, was stagnant for 85 years with unsightly algae blooms marring the atmosphere along the towpath that runs beside it. When the ...

Philadelphia water bills will be getting a 9.4% increase starting Monday, Sept. 2, 2025, city officials said. The increase breaks down to an average of $9 more a month for customers, officials said.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Water Department is turning up the pressure. The utility company is raising rates starting next week. Beginning September 1, Philadelphia water rates will ...