Environment

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.

WHYY ‘Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mt. Cuba’s Amy Highland about tracking down the plant.

As the world's top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate

A massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, raising fears of destruction similar to the devastating 2010 quake.

A new battery storage system could make the Philadelphia Navy Yard more attractive to businesses by stabilizing power costs.

Residents of the Montgomery County seat can apply for plots now. The hope is to plant soon, with a fall harvest before the first frost.

Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency through 8 p.m. Friday. The city has recorded five heat-related deaths so far this year.

They are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment.

The new IPCC report on the climate change says hotter temperatures and extreme weather are now irreversible. What can still be done to fight the climate crisis?

Data captured by satellites flying over the region revealed Friday show just how much smoke is being produced from the hundreds of forest fires in the Sakha Republic.

NJ climate expert says ‘the first priority is to prevent additional warming’.

Can NJ park visitors share the land with off-road vehicles? And, a mystery illness leading to thousands of bird fatalities in the region.