Environment

Overgrown forests are one of the biggest contributors to the massive, catastrophic fires that are becoming more common in much of the west.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Pennsylvania plays a key role in helping the United States deal with foreign adversaries.

Opponents worry about the economic impact.

Pennsylvania has joined a coalition of 19 states that intend to sue if the rule becomes final.

Unsafe levels of lead have been detected in the water supply for Bordentown in South Jersey, which supplies drinking water to about 16,000 residents.

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as one of the hottest ever in New Jersey.

Hurricane Florence, responsible for an historic deluge over the Carolinas and spurring catastrophic flooding, is likely to blame for another Portuguese man-of-war influx.

The $60 million project could produce 120,000 gallons of liquified natural gas a day.

The Marcellus Shale Coalition argues taxpayers should shoulder at least part of the burden.

The move is part of a broader effort to curb climate-damaging emissions from the oil and gas industry.

Cumberland County’s commissioners are accusing the company building the Mariner East 2 pipeline of ignoring residents’ safety concerns about its new natural gas liquids line.

Farmers across the southeastern part of North Carolina are just starting to report details about the hit they've taken from Hurricane Florence.

New Jersey officials on Monday kicked off the nation's largest single-state solicitation of offshore wind projects.

People in North Carolina and South Carolina are coping with flooding, closed roads and power outages as they assess damage from Hurricane Florence

The nation's oldest nuclear power point is shutting down permanently Monday.