Environment

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change.

Gov. Phil Murphy's overhaul of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan is being put off while urgent energy issues are being dealt with.

J.P. Mascaro & Sons has started a test project that puts flexible plastic packaging into its single stream, which also includes paper, glass, and other recyclables.

Sunoco plans to restart the controversial Mariner East 1 pipeline on Monday afternoon after agreeing to new safety measures demanded by Public Utility Commission inspectors.

The oceans' role in regulating climate and the threats they face from global warming are underestimated and missions are crucial in taking stock of the ecosystems' health.

As Kermit the Frog once said — it’s not easy being green. Amid challenges like pollution, deforestation and climate change, engaging ...

At a budget meeting Wednesday, the Philadelphia Streets Department chief told City Council that all the recycling material the city collects will soo be recycled again.

If consumers switch to paper bags, their environmental impact can be mitigated by state or local laws requiring that the bags are made of post-consumer waste.

Emissions from coke ovens can cause cancer, and they sometimes escape through leaky doors and other parts of plants.

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted Tuesday to advance a citizen climate petition aimed at dramatically cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The House voted 191-6 Tuesday to grant the honor to the Eastern hellbender, which can grow to be more than 2 feet (a half meter) long and is battling declining numbers.

A group of young people wants to put climate change and social justice at the center of the debate for May’s City Council elections.

The country's largest coke plant was without pollution controls for over three months.

Water sources will be tested for PFAS contamination, and sampling will begin of urine, dust, and water from residents whose blood was already tested.

Philadelphia will launch a new street cleaning effort in six areas now battling extreme amounts of litter. The new brooms will officially roll out Tuesday.