Environment

Starbucks announced on Monday it plans to eliminate plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.

Vieques has long been a hard place to stay for locals, but a good place for visitors. Now, nine months after Hurricane Maria, that dynamic is even more at play.

In the very same pair of tweets announcing Pruitt's departure, President Trump named the man who would be taking his place — for now, at least: Andrew Wheeler.

For the fourth consecutive summer season, a Portuguese man-of-war has been found on a New Jersey beach.

Environmentalists and lawmakers from both parties welcomed the resignation Thursday of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Scott Pruitt will no longer lead the Environmental Protection Agency, President Trump announced Thursday afternoon via Twitter.

Independence Day in a deeply divided United States is causing many Americans to ponder patriotism. Activist Giana Graves joins the show t ...

Local officials say Sunoco has told them it has customers waiting

Environmental toxicologist Trevor Penning says there’s no need to change your barbecue garb just yet.

Merchants say there's been a period of adjustment since the ban started June 1, but most customers are taking it in stride.

Wayne County group: Delaware River Basin Commission lacks authority to block drilling

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission stresses precautions, safety measures in place as N.J. plant prepares for Sept. 17 shutdown. Decontamination won't begin until 2075.

The pest has spread to 13 southeastern counties. The rush is on to kill it.

Philly is experiencing a weeklong heat wave with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees through Friday.

In 2017, China passed the National Sword policy banning plastic waste from being imported — for the protection of the environment — starting in January 2018.