Health & Science

More kids in Clairton have reported problems with their breathing after a fire damaged pollution controls at a U.S. Steel plant there in December.

Guests: Allison Hoffman The Trump administration had another setback in the courts ...

New Jersey officials have been hitting the road to convince medical professionals of the benefits of medical marijuana — and dispel what they say are the myths.

Want to reduce your risk of dementia in older age? Move as much as you can.

The lawsuit seeks an order requiring the state's Medicaid program to begin covering abortions, without restriction.

Gov. Phil Murphy says it’s time to do something about New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure but calls it a national problem that "requires a national solution."

Doctors are trained to remove maggots from patients, but could it be that maggots are actually there to help?

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Maryland coast Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. 

Trump's controversial proposal, if implemented, could jeopardize immigrants' legal status who sign up for government-funded programs. Some doctors are torn.

Americans now have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from an opioid overdose, according to the council's analysis of 2017 data on accidental death.

Industrial growth and raw sewage in the region in the 20th century killed aquatic life in much of the Delaware River and surrounding streams.

A grassroots environmental effort in the '60s resulted in The Clean Water Act and major federal dollars were provided for the upgrades we see today.

Hidden beneath what looks, and smells, like much cleaner water are potential new dangers like plastics, pharmaceuticals and the impacts of climate change.

This map provides an interactive display of streams throughout Pa. and N.J., showing which ones the states have declared unclean for swimming and fish consumption.

The rules would have allowed more employers to opt out of providing no-cost contraceptive coverage to women by claiming religious objections.