Environment

New Jersey officials will soon temporarily prohibit beach buggy access in a portion of Island Beach State Park due to the presence of a nesting endangered shorebird. 

An environmental group asked a Pa. appeals court to order the Department of Environmental Protection to complete its review of a petition to set a health limit for PFAS.

Around the country, the EPA under Trump is delegating a range of environmental enforcement to states, saying local officials know best how to deal with local problems.

As striped bass arrive in New Jersey waters, the U.S. Coast Guard is ready to issue fines to anglers who catch striped bass outside of the allowable boundary, officials say.

A researcher has once again found the dangerous and invasive clinging jellyfish in an Ocean County waterway. 

When a company or government tries to encourage you to do something it wants you to do, that’s called a “nudge.”

The governors of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware promised on Thursday to work together to preserve the natural resources of the Delaware River Basin.

A majority of Pennsylvanians view the warming climate as a major public health risk, according to a new poll from the Muhlenberg College Public Health Program.

The lawsuit alleges eight companies engaged in consumer and environmental fraud.

Delaware’s House advances a partial ban on plastic bags to the state Senate. If the Senate passes the legislation, it would take effect in January 2021.

A research study is underway at surfing beaches in three New Jersey municipalities to better understand the linkage between rainfall and bacteria pollution.

Hayman shared ambitions that suggest a renewed focus on customer service for a nationally renowned department that has struggled to gain trust locally.

After a scathing letter from companies, officials said they hope for a voluntary resolution to contamination.

The Allegheny County Health Department announced Monday that it’s fined US Steel more than $300,000 for air pollution violations at the Clairton Coke Works.

Another Jersey Shore town has banned intentional balloon releases as the state considers a prohibition on the act.