Environment

Electric buses don’t release tailpipe pollution, so they’re better for the climate and healthier for kids.

The warming climate boosted Helene's wind speeds by about 13 miles per hour, and made the high sea temperatures that fueled the storm 200 to 500 times more likely.

Hurricane Helene shut down a factory in North Carolina that makes more than half of the U.S. supply of intravenous fluids. Hospitals use them everyday.

The federal agency claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to properly monitor a burst pipe that started the fire. The bankrupt former operator hasn’t admitted fault.

Before this Atlantic hurricane season started, forecasters said everything lined up to be a monster busy year.

Milton has strengthened into a major hurricane on a path toward Florida not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the state's coastline.

President Joe Biden is expected to announce the final Environmental Protection Agency rule Tuesday in the swing state of Wisconsin.

The Environmental Voter Project targets people who are passionate about climate and the environment, but rarely or never vote.

Although bipartisan support for fracking remains high among public officials, Pennsylvania voters continue to be divided and support increased regulation.

Situated along the Schuylkill River, East Falls and Manayunk are prone to serious flooding.

Members of PA-TF1 are stationed in Marion, North Carolina, where they are conducting search and rescue missions.

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast in the last week, an amount that if concentrated in North Carolina would cover the state in 3 1/2 feet of water.

WHYY’s Maiken Scott will moderate a discussion on ethnobotanical practices at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday night.

Up to four power cables from offshore wind turbines will be buried under Delaware wetlands and beaches. Some fishermen worry about harm to wildlife.

Historic dams along the Brandywine River are helping the museum get off the electrical grid.