Environment

Multiple state prisons in Pennsylvania lack air conditioning, leaving thousands of incarcerated people at risk during increasingly common high temperatures.

The seafood industry has been criticized for ethical violations. Fishtown Seafood wants to educate customers about where their seafood comes from.

Hot weather, too, can damage medicines such as insulin that require refrigeration. Inhalers can explode. Epinephrine injectors such as EpiPens can malfunction. \

Wednesday will be the final day of excessive heat and humidity "for a while," per the NWS Mount Holly branch.

The plant’s owner is considering reopening as the demand for power rises along with new technology.

Scientists say forecasts don’t indicate a repeat of last summer’s wildfire smoke emergency in the Philly area.

For most people, power outages are an inconvenience. For those who count on electricity for home medical equipment, they can be a crisis.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities received three bids by Wednesday's deadline in the state's fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms.

New Jersey’s homeless population has risen 17% over the past few years, and there aren't enough resources to properly help unhoused people.

While clean energy advocates applaud the move, some residents are concerned about environmental impacts and how the turbines will spoil ocean views.

Facing the rising prospect of privatization, the remaining public water officials in Philadelphia’s suburbs take pride in holding out and keeping water bills low.

The endangered Atlantic sturgeon once thrived in the Philly region, but only 250 are left in the Delaware River. Advocates plan to sue under the Endangered Species Act.

Climate change will bring increased flooding to the Philly region, but flood insurance can be a hardship for many homeowners. A FEMA program could help lower the cost.

The blaze was burning in a section of the forest in Tabernacle Township near the Batona Campground and Apple Pie Hill.

With climate-related flood risk rising, cities are confronting outdated sewer systems that could result in sewage backing up into basements and streets.