
Environment
On the spectrum from tree hugger to climate-change denier, Americans claim to be “green” — or not — in all sorts of ways.
7 years ago
Living in Houston with flaring smokestacks in the distance stoked Carrie Feibel’s eco-anxieties. Still, she decided to have a kid... but just one.
7 years ago
Listen 5:31Carbon indulgences: Pay to lighten your carbon footprint
Some companies offer you the chance to “erase” your carbon sins without making big changes to your lifestyle.
7 years ago
Listen 7:57Sunoco says testing is done and Mariner East 1 is safe; state officials say slow down
More than a month after the Mariner East 1 was shut down, Sunoco say they’ve found no problems.
7 years ago
Small Pinelands wildfire is reminder that N.J. forest fire season is underway
A quickly contained wildfire in Ocean County on Thursday morning is a reminder that New Jersey's spring forest fire season is underway.
7 years ago
Dynamite disappears from Pa. worksite; ATF is trying to find it
Authorities now say that 704 pounds of explosives were stolen.
7 years ago
What brings a mosquito in for the bite?
Here's what you learn when you put smelly socks in front of mosquitoes.
7 years ago
As N.J. kills red foxes to protect shore birds, 80,000 petitioners demand killing end
Some contend that strong storms and beach erosion — not foxes — are to blame for the endangered plover’s dwindling population.
7 years ago
As climate costs grow, some see a moneymaking opportunity
Predicting how climate change will alter the weather is becoming a flourishing business.
7 years ago
Sunoco proposes changes to Mariner East 2 in Chesco; DEP sets public hearing
The meeting will be held on April 30.
7 years ago
Atlantic Ocean current slows down to 1,000-year low, studies show
While scientists disagree about what's behind the sluggish ocean current, the shift could mean bad news for the climate.
7 years ago
A tree falls in Puerto Rico, and 840,000 customers lose power
It would seem remarkable that a single tree could plunge more than half of the commonwealth's population into darkness. But it was so.
7 years ago
New Jersey considering offering rebates to boost electric car sales
A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing cash rebates to get more people to buy electric cars.
7 years ago
National Park Service to ‘modestly’ raise entrance fees in plan to cut repair backlog
The Interior Department is abandoning a plan to more than double entrance fees to some of the country's most popular national parks.
7 years ago
Bill would weaken standards on conventional oil and gas drillers in Pa.
The measure marks the latest move in a protracted legal and political battle over how to regulate the state’s oil and gas industry.
7 years ago