Environment

According to Philadelphia’s heat-vulnerability index, Hunting Park is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and one of the most vulnerable to heat's negative effects.

As it turns out, the chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with investigative environmental reporter Kyle Bagenstose about the EPA hearing on water issues in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

If you leave the tap on and bathwater floods your home, bailing water isn't the first thing you do, she points out. You shut off the faucet.

Fire officials in Greece say at least 74 people have died from surprisingly fast-moving wildfires that struck near Athens.

At least 50 people died and more than 150 were injured as huge fires fueled by powerful winds burned homes and forests in towns near the Greek capital, Athens.

Milo Cress, a young environmentalist, researched straw usage to come up with the 500 million estimate when he was just nine years old.

The United Kingdom is counting its butterflies — and will keep going for the next three weeks.

State scientists have recommended health limits for 12 species.

Tap the expertise of StateImpact Pennsylvania reporters and help build a statewide resource.

A Delaware professor is using a migratory bird species that nests in Delaware to predict the severity of the coming hurricane season.

New Jersey beaches and state parks are now mostly smoke free.

The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.

Numerous hypodermic syringes have been found late this week on Monmouth County's beaches.

EJ areas are now defined as a census block group with a 30 percent or greater minority population or 20 percent or greater population at or below the poverty level.