Outdoors

Meredith Foote, a veteran educator who taught school in Philadelphia and Newark, was named executive director of TGR Learning Lab in July.

Eco-friendly funerals are popular. We'll talk about composting, green burial and the death industry. Plus, do you speak whale? Exploring new research on whale communication.

The volunteers are a formidable force wielding buckets, trash cans, wire cutters and even chainsaws in the fight against trash.

In addition to concerns about traffic and increased noise, residents say they worry development might impact the environment.

While competing for prizes, participants learn about Philly history during the Fairmount Park scavenger hunt.

The accumulating snow came to an end early Saturday morning but the fresh snow is making for a good sledding or skiing holiday weekend.

Snow develops between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., which will make for slippery conditions on the roads by Saturday morning.

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.

Fort Mifflin sits right along the Delaware River. It’s one of many historic sites across the country at risk from climate change.

On several occasions, North Wildwood carried out emergency repairs, including construction of an earlier bulkhead without approval from the state. 

The Carroll Gallery at the Emlen Physick estate displays family photos of Grant Street Beach, the city’s once-segregated beach.

DCNR officials say they’re focused on ecological restoration for Big Elk Creek State Park.

Deep Sea Vision says its sonar image equipment spotted an object in the Pacific Ocean that closely resembles the shape and size of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.

A 27-mile stretch of the Delaware River in the areas of Philadelphia and Camden is not safe for swimming. UPenn researchers evaluate how to improve water quality.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released final plans to protect endangered North American right whales.