Environment

Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana this weekend. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm.

The PA GOP may carry out an audit of the 2020 election. Plus, efforts to restore beaches at the Jersey shore might not be enough to address rising sea levels.

Forecasters say Ida made landfall in Cuba as a hurricane and could grow to an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm with top winds of 140 mph when it nears the U.S.

Multiple projects are coming together to protect a key habitat for the Cumberland County oyster fleet from erosion and rising seas.

First step: Don’t give up!

Blow torches being used to demolish at the former PES refinery in South Philadelphia are thought to have ignited the fire, which was brought under control within four hours.

The Public Utility Commission has sway on everything from pipeline safety to utility rates. A grassroots effort seeks members to address climate change.

Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month's magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing.

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island early Sunday, packing heavy winds and drenching rains as it began lashing the northeastern U.S. coastline.

The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading Tropical Storm Henri to a hurricane.

With Tropical Storm Henri strengthening, parts of Long Island and Connecticut, and resort areas such as Martha's Vineyard, Block Island and Nantucket are in the watch zone.

Report details the impact of possible solutions as sea levels rise

Sea-level rise threatens old-growth maritime forest at the national recreation area, as well as the region’s freshwater.

Following the lanternfly’s arrival to New Jersey, the state’s Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine zone that encompassed eight N.J. counties.

Debates about fracking and pipelines have created a conundrum for Democrats in the past few decades, as they court both environmentalists and organized labor.