Science

Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals has contaminated drinking water supplies across the U.S.

Beach patrollers say they’re seeing the most jellyfish activity in recent memory. Lewes Beach had over four times as many stings in July compared to the same month last year.

The settlement resolves lawsuits pertaining to toxic chemical contamination at four industrial sites.

The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.

Two rules designed to promote cleaner cars were already effectively eliminated. With the EPA suggesting not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last could fall.

Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.

The paint manufacturer contaminated local waterways, groundwater and soil in Camden County with arsenic, lead and other metals.

The EPA says the contamination from the Burlington Beef slaughterhouse could have been occurring for a year.

The auction, meant to ensure sufficient power supply in the future, closed at a record price for the second year in a row.

Though states typically operate lead paint programs, the EPA is responsible for overseeing the implementation, a report says.

Oceans are Earth’s defining feature, its largest ecosystem, and the engine that powers our planet.

The state’s latest proposal would require new buildings in coastal flood zones be elevated an additional 4 feet, rather than 5 feet.

More than 660,000 passengers have flown through Wilmington Airport since 2023. Officials are planning new upgrades and bracing for continued growth.

Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.

The new legislation increases fines for environmental violations and directs the money to impacted communities.