Environment

Temperatures continue to steadily rise around the globe, but that trend isn't spread evenly across the map or even the yearly calendar.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he is committing $10 billion to fight climate change, which he calls "the biggest threat to our planet."

The Pennsylvania Litter Research Study was done in partnership between the departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation and the group Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

The Department of Environmental Protection is acting on the governor's executive order, which Republicans are challenging.

The owners of four New Jersey motels agreed to sell their properties so they can be demolished and turned into open space.

Also approved: a $29 million settlement with Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ unsecured creditors that includes a $5 million severance fund for workers.

Rising sea levels are a serious threat to low-lying areas of the city.

It’s part of a push to increase electric vehicles on New Jersey’s roads tenfold by 2025.

The proposal stems from last summer’s explosion at the PES refinery in South Philadelphia. The company is winding its way through bankruptcy.

Officials on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused the death of a manatee in southern New Jersey.

The university says it’s moving its investments away from carbon-intensive energy sources. Fossil Free Penn wants clarification and more details.

Bilal Motley’s 48-minute documentary, “Midnight Oil,” chronicles the last days of the South Philly complex. Some of his former coworkers are not pleased.

For the first time, officials will know how air quality compares in different parts of the city. But the new system isn’t designed for real-time use.

But DEP official says new rules will be about economic development as much as environmental protection.

Declining coal production, end of one-time funding stream cause $20 million dropx