Environment

New climate change study says New Jersey will need billions to pay for enough sea walls.

The most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees, a study says. A trillion of them, maybe more.

According to an April article published by Penn State researcher Jeffrey Graybill, the plant has been aggressively spreading across the state.

Pennsylvania approved more than 300 permits to farm industrial hemp this growing season after Congress loosened restrictions on the crop last year.

In 2018, the building generated 75% more energy than it consumed–thanks to more than 500 solar panels on the roof, a ground-mounted solar array, and 20 geothermal wells.

Last year was one of the worst on record for West Nile in Pennsylvania. The number of cases jumped to 130, from 20 in 2017, and eight people died.

Rising sea levels threaten to inundate Jersey Shore communities. Stockton University sees an opportunity as towns build their defenses.

PES said it was continuing its efforts “to secure the facility” in anticipation of a possible sale and restart after an explosion and fire in late June.

Popular yard waste site will remain open for Delaware residents despite initial state plans to shut down the Newark area site.

Current remediation being done by former owner Sunoco may no longer make sense if the potential purpose of the site changes, some experts say.

Miss May, a 10-foot, 800-pound sub-adult female white shark, pinged around 12 miles off Cape May, New Jersey early Tuesday evening.

Higher than acceptable fecal bacteria measurements have once again led to the hoisting of swimming advisories at New Jersey beaches. 

More than 1,000 people will be out of work once Philadelphia Energy Solutions' refinery closes its doors this month.

State environmental regulators are moving to shut down Erie Coke, a foundry with a lengthy history of environmental violations.

It's not all in your head — If you live in the Philadelphia region, you have actually been getting more severe weather alerts on your phone lately. Why?