Environment

The SS United States is set to join Okaloosa County’s more than 500 artificial reefs, which include a dozen smaller ship wrecks.

More than 60 community groups across Philly and surrounding suburbs will plant trees April 11 to 14.

The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.

The new unit will use high-tech surveillance to target people who dump trash on city streets and commit other quality-of-life crimes.

Plaintiffs’ demands include shutting down operation of the pipeline while investigation into the leak is ongoing.

Tree planting, internships for teens and community engagement are among the projects targeted.

A Department of Energy document obtained by POLITICO indicates funding for the MACH2 hydrogen hub could be cut.

EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.

President Donald Trump has targeted environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that were a Biden administration priority.

A Bucks County judge must decide whether a lawsuit against several oil companies can proceed. The county says Big Oil should pay for damages.

The company has tested air, creeks, soot and debris from the fire. It plans to continue air and water monitoring “for the foreseeable future.”

The outdoor classroom and neighboring pollinator and vegetable garden in West Center City are among more than two dozen similar projects led by the Delaware Nature Society.

Local horticulturists expect the season will peak during the first week of April, aligning perfectly with Shofuso’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

The gas company is hiring a contractor to study the feasibility of a geothermal system to heat and cool a public school and a rec center.

With lower-than-normal rainfall, forest firefighting crews have responded to far more blazes. One saw flames shooting above 50-foot trees.