There is still an incredibly large amount of polluting industrial facilities in South and Southwest Philly,” Clean Air ...

The Bellwether District has a unique opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the city, one that will be felt for generations ...

Philadelphia lawmakers on Thursday approved new tax breaks for the owner of the 1,300-acre former refinery site in South ...

When the South Philadelphia refinery was closed due to an explosion in 2019, after 160 years in operation, many residents and environmentalists welcomed it as the long-overdue end of the city’s ...

Shapiro was at the South Philadelphia site of the 2019 Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion, where he signed his order to help cut through red tape for business permitting in the state.

Led by Hilco Redevelopment Partners, an historic transformation has launched within Philadelphia, turning the former PES Refinery into The Bellwether District, a 1300-acre state-of-the-art campus.

Projects would be in line with similar past endeavors like A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware, Visioning the Reuse of The Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Complex, and Reimagining the ...