Environment

The zoning board rejected the utility’s plan, but PECO is appealing in court and with the PUC. Opponents recently took to the streets in protest.

There are officially more storms occurring during the Atlantic hurricane season, according to updated storm records from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Muddy water from pipeline construction flows at a rapid rate into West Valley Creek in Exton. DEP says no permit violations have occurred.

Philadelphia, consider it your springtime mission to scrape these bugs out of existence.

Medical experts agree that it’s wisest to keep group gatherings outside. Good news: Pennsylvania’s park programming and party permits are open.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society gave away free seedlings to about 40 of Philadelphia’s community gardens Saturday at Awbury Arboretum.

The Clean Water Trust is designed to provide a consistent way to pay for projects that improve the quality of Delaware’s water.

Green hydrogen is seen as a possible solution for industries with hard-to-cut emissions, like shipping and aviation. 

The plan, which Biden unveiled Wednesday in Pittsburgh, includes money for projects to reduce greenhouse gases in transportation, electricity and housing. 

Food writer Mark Bittman on his book "Animal, Vegetable, Junk" which explores how our food has shaped our history and the threat it now poses to our health and the planet's.

Meeting the target could create jobs for more than 44,000 workers and employ nearly 33,000 others related to offshore wind activity, the White House said Monday.

A new Delaware law outlawed the sale and import of invasive plants to better support native ones. It could also help combat the spotted lanternfly invasion.

State officials hope to avoid parks getting “overrun” with crowds, as some did last year after reopening.

The developments mark big steps by N.J. in advancing its oft-stated goal to become the hub of the supply chain to service multiple offshore-wind farms on the East Coast.

A bigger fishery and improved water quality would draw more recreational and commercial fishing, bringing economic benefits including higher real estate values near the river.