Environment

Officials say sewage overflow contaminated a New Jersey beach's water with unsafe levels of bacteria, forcing its closure.

Researchers at Lehigh University have developed a new tool that could help pinpoint where and when Ebola outbreaks will occur.

The small jellyfish, found in an area off Monmouth Beach known as "the Hook," may indicate the start of a bloom.

A warming planet means some migrating birds miss mealtime.

On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath speaks with Dr. Dina Fonseca, professor of entomology in the school of p ...

“I find there to be an imminent risk to the public and a need for immediate relief and further study to be done," the judge wrote.

Jon Miller of Stevens says the four March storms individually weren't serious. But together, they qualified as the fifth most significant storm over the last 34 years.

Sunoco wants to create a terminal for natural gas liquids.

You won't be finding plastic straws or styrofoam take-out containers in one Jersey Shore town.

Solarize Philly, the city group-buying program rolled out in April, promises an additional 20 percent savings on monthly energy bills for those who participate.

The EPA reversed course Tuesday and allowed a reporter for The Associated Press to cover a meeting on water contaminants after she was earlier barred.

Guest: Maya Van Rossum Environmentalist MAYA VAN ROSSUM ...

Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the cloud that formed by a chemical reaction when lava touched seawater.

Officials also said they have pre-positioned emergency generators at critical facilities like police and fire stations and hospitals.

You say tomato, I say tomahto…but the soil sprouts potatoes! On the latest You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath discusses wha ...