Public Health

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has started neutralizing and eliminating a highly toxic chemical still present at the site. It will take weeks.

New Jersey officials say dog waste is at least one source of ongoing water contamination at an Ocean County bay beach. 

Tests revealing high levels of a harmful algal-like bacteria have prompted state and county officials to warn the public to avoid all contact with the Manasquan Reservoir.

Here’s a list of the district’s vaccine requirements.

Five wells near the Dover Air Force Base are contaminated with excessive levels of PFAS. Delaware’s three members of Congress want answers from the Pentagon.

Resident reports loud explosion; company says no liquids leaked from line

For the third consecutive week, a Barnegat Bay beach in northern Long Beach Island is under a swimming advisory issued Tuesday afternoon.

New Jersey will require certain hospitals to have intervention programs aimed at breaking the cycle of violence for the state’s most at-risk residents.

The study done by the Public Health Department, with help from Drexel researchers, shows dramatic, but unsurprising differences, within the city.

Attorney claims Trump’s EPA failed to "follow mainstream science and correctly update these standards for children’s sake."

The Wolf administration is adding resources to fight opioid addiction and prevent overdoses, while pointing to the rising problem of non-opioid drugs such as stimulants.

For the second time in a week, swimming is temporarily prohibited at a Long Beach Island bay beach due an unacceptable level of fecal bacteria. 

Globally, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming an increasing problem. The Wistar Institute convened researchers to discuss alternative treatments.

Hepatitis A is spreading through fecal matter on Philadelphia streets. As outbreak worsens, the city is installing mobile bathrooms.

Advocates claim links between illness and chemical contamination as companies feud over who would pay to clean soil and water.