Environment

Fallen leaves can clog storm drains and cause flooding. So, the Philadelphia Water Department is urging residents to keep leaves away from inlets.

Turkey grease can clog sewer mains, increasing the risk of sewer spills.

Philadelphia has 800 miles of trails. Groups are organizing walks to get folks outside on the biggest shopping day of the year.

Crews started removing debris from an illegal dump site in the city’s Bergen Square neighborhood beginning last March after officials took over the property.

In a statement, Shapiro didn’t pledge to enforce the regulation, should his administration win the appeal at the state Supreme Court.

The rule has been hotly opposed by business groups since word that the state was moving to implement it started circulating earlier this year.

Families that live near fracking in Washington County are disappointed in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent partnership with a major gas driller.

Emissions of planet-warming gases are still rising globally, and the most ambitious climate goal set by world leaders is all but impossible to meet.

A new collaboration of scientists, farmers, and foodies are giving the lima bean a makeover. But will people actually eat them?

The state is moving forward with its plans to support and grow the nascent industry.

Crediting climate activists and new climate goals, Amtrak reversed its plans to replace a steam system with natural gas boilers.

$10 million of that total comes from a plea deal the state attorney general’s office brokered with Energy Transfer, but little has gone toward residents directly affected.

We all feel good tossing our soup cans, milk jugs and shampoo bottles into the recycling bin, but how much of it really gets reused, and how efficient is the process?

Volunteers are needed to help PHS Tree Tenders groups plant 1,800 trees in Philly and surrounding suburbs.

A gap in flood insurance coverage leaves millions at risk as the frequency and severity of extreme weather events increase across the Northeast, the report notes.