Watershed

Plastics still top the list of litter collected along the shoreline. But the number of plastic bags and straws has dropped in the wake of the state’s bag ban.

More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.

Visitors from all over the world traveled alongside the Schuylkill River trail to connect with nature and its importance.

Thursday's hearing in Wildwood could be the beginning of an expected campaign by the GOP-controlled House to investigate the Biden administration’s clean energy plans.

While states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already set PFAS limits for public water systems, the EPA proposal is more restrictive and would apply nationwide.

From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.

Climate change threatens to “drown” Delaware’s salt marshes. New funds from the National Wildlife Foundation will use a novel method to restore them.

No current evidence suggests that offshore wind farms or surveys have caused the recent spike in whale deaths. Necropsies have found the mammals were killed by vessel strikes.

Oceanographer Carlos Moffat and his graduate students have just spent 45 days at sea — to better understand ocean warming and melting ice in Antarctica.

Gore, best known for Gore-Tex fabric, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly polluting communities with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS.

More than a dozen states are calling on the EPA to take immediate action against PFAS.

Opponents worry the bill could lead to more tree loss and flooding. “Please listen to us, man,” one activist pleaded.

Environmental groups plan to use state funding to plant trees in environmentally overburdened neighborhoods in places like Camden, Newark, and Trenton.

An agenda advocacy organizations launched Wednesday includes restructuring the city’s waste operations and rebuilding public trust around recycling.

DNREC wants to reach people of color and low-income communities that face disproportionate exposure to polluted water and air.