Environment

Last year, the School District of Philadelphia became the first in the country to be criminally charged over its management of asbestos.

Opposition has jumped significantly among both Democrats and Republicans, according to a recent Penn poll.

The lawsuit alleges nine companies failed to prevent toxic forever chemicals from entering the waterways Veolia relies on to provide drinking water.

Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens’ bus shelters will include shade trees, pollinator-friendly plants and air quality monitors.

Residents say they’re concerned the new data center will reduce property values and impact their quality of life in the suburban Pennsylvania towns.

Developers for the New Jersey-based center plan to use on-site fuel cells, saying the new plan will not draw power from the grid or increase residential rates.

Plastic is everywhere. Going "plastic-free" can be much easier said than done.

New restrictions take effect as part of the Garden State’s crackdown on plastic waste.

Three species of shark use New Jersey’s coastal salt marshes as nurseries — the sandbar shark, the smooth dogfish and the sand tiger shark.

The incident occurred just days after a judge allowed EMR to restart its shredder facility following a fire there in May.

The law would protect a percentage of trees on a given property from being cleared. Some residents support adopting the law, with a few reservations.

Anyone can contribute to the map of sites where tires, construction debris and other junk is dumped illegally.

One worker sustained life-threatening injuries and was in “critical, but stable condition” Tuesday, a county spokesperson said.

Rainfall and a change in wind direction are expected to push the smoky air away from Philadelphia.

N95 masks are designed to filter out the particles released during wildfires.