Environment

Gloucester Township voters bucked the growing trend of water and sewer sales to investor-owned utilities.

Gloucester Township officials say the sale would pay off a $65 million debt and help reduce property taxes.

“With a Harris-Walz administration, we will at least have a seat at the table,” one activist said. “With a Trump administration, there won't be a table.”

After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.

The funding is part of $3 billion for ports nationwide to tackle climate change and air pollution.

Trump said he would stop offshore wind on “day one” should he win the election. The wind industry worries about delays to permits and proponents worry about jobs.

The state's Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a potential case of tampering with water testing samples that showed high mercury levels in Upper Township.

Whether it be from damaging weather conditions, diseases, fungi or insect infestations, a sick or dying tree can be dangerous — and hard to spot.

The states will use the funding to remove toxic chemicals, remove lead pipes and upgrade sewer and stormwater infrastructure.

Hankin Group aims to restore the floodplain along the Lionville Run in Exton, Chester County.

Philadelphia County has seen just 25–50% of the normal precipitation for this time of year.

Miriam and Benny Saladin were set to retire in Manville, N.J. But their home was located between two rivers, and in more than two decades, their house flooded three times.

Last week, Wilmington released an inventory of lead pipes across the city. But the city has yet to determine the content of about 25% of its service lines.

The money will help the utility improve the safety of its distribution lines and reduce climate-warming emissions.

The Garden State has been dry since “a lot of rain” fell in August. Officials are asking people to conserve water voluntarily.