Health & Science

Sunoco is appealing the Department of Environmental Protection’s January 3 order to halt construction on the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline.

This past week, Pennsylvania counted almost 9,000 cases of the flu. That’s up from the week prior, when 8,000 people were tallied.

New research suggests that a simple, fentanyl-detecting tool can provide accurate information that may help drug users protect themselves from an overdose.

SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

Pipeline company says it will begin eminent domain actions if landowners hold out after deadline.

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A Rutgers University study says New Jersey’s water needs could actually diminish, despite population growth, if citizens and utility systems invest in conservation.

Here's a reminder that while you are out in the world buying groceries or picking up dry cleaning, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is on the red planet doing work.

Sponsor of measure says menthol cigarettes are heavily marketed in black communities, targeting African-American men.

"This idea, if implemented in the future, would improve the process for our fulfillment associates," the company says.

They will not agree to the company’s plans to build the pipeline on their land — at the price offered, or in some cases at any price.

Chicago-based Exelon Generation says the Oyster Creek plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey, will close this fall.

The Philadelphia region is getting its first new psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years.

Noonan, who will begin her role next month, is a lawyer who has worked with the Camden Coalition as a consultant through PolicyLab, a research arm of CHOP.

There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.