Environment

Pennsylvania state officials are asking for the public’s help in controlling the spotted lanternfly — an invasive insect that is both a nuisance and a threat to crops.

PFAS chemicals have been discovered in some private water wells in Bucks Couny. Why are some Pennsylvanians only now realizing their water is contaminated?

Some physicians say connecting the environmental effects of climate change to the health consequences helps them better care for patients.

Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee met with members of the environmental advocacy group Philly Thrive on Saturday to hear about their Right to Breathe campaign.

Scientists are making progress in identifying environmental hazards that contribute to cancer. Researchers say many cases could be avoided if the work is accelerated.

A Delaware refinery has reached a settlement over its release of toxic chemicals into the air.

Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year.

Collaborative program aims to lower childhood obesity rates, stress and more with time outdoors.

A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline.

The father of modern landscape design wrote the book that set the 1970s environmental movement on course.

As climate change makes tropical storm systems stronger and more frequent, state emergency management leaders are urging people to step up their readiness.

This week: an update on Philadelphia's pools and parks, a shortage of child abuse investigators in Delaware, and the risk of stormwater surges in the region.

The move to solar was important because after Maria it took months before power was restored to the area.

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude was 7.1. It's the biggest earthquake in Southern California in 20 years and follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday.