Health & Science

While the president mentioned energy in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night, he offered few details about his energy priorities.

The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest generator of particulate emission air pollution, according to city data.

Many environmentalists say his record, so far, has been disappointing.

The facility, formerly a transit police headquarters, covers 11,000 square feet - 10 times the size of the current Hub of Hope, which has been operating in a storefront.

Susan G. Komen Philadelphia is calling on local leaders to eliminate the breast cancer mortality gap that disproportionately impacts African-American women.

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WHYY will host a screening Monday of a documentary that follows two Iraq War veterans on a journey to find peace years after they left the battlefield.

Gov. Wolf said Friday he never made a campaign pledge to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative —a market-based effort among northeastern states to limit carbon emissions

A proposed coal mine is moving forward in southwestern Pennsylvania after its operator reached a settlement with an environmental group.

Scientists might have found a new way to combat white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus killing millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada.

“I don’t know if there’s a smoking gun here but there sure is a lot of smoke,” said Eric Friedman, a Delaware County landowner.

This year, the city paid some volunteers to help with the count — those who have experience with substance abuse issues, mental health diagnoses or homelessness.

Guests: Megan Devine, Julia Cooper All of us will experience the death of a loved one in our lives, yet many of u ...