Watershed

Federal law gives the states authority. New Jersey already has enforceable maximum contaminant levels for specific types of the toxic chemicals.

The Cobbs Creek Foundation drew scrutiny for chopping down hundreds of trees and making an improper political donation. What’s inside its lease with the city?

A nonprofit promises to restore the public golf course to its historic design, but park users and flood advocates are crying foul over the removal of trees.

The Penn initiative has produced projects including a giant Brita filter for the Schuylkill River and a kids book about friendly river creatures.

Parents can now check a map revealing levels of lead contamination in Philadelphia schools, although the District says it “mischaracterizes” the problem.

Money from the federal infrastructure spending bill will be used to determine how best to shore up the lighthouse, so it doesn’t fall into Delaware Bay.

The results are part of a 2019 CDC and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry study evaluating exposure to PFAS near the New Castle base.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved a new model for analyzing wildlife that would guide quotas beyond just male crabs.

Conservationists are concerned the plan would lead to overharvesting, and threaten the endangered red knot bird, which relies on horseshoe crab eggs for sustenance.

Bipartisan Senate legislation proposes $1.3B annually for tailored projects that work to sustain the health of fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

The grant funds will help pay for 12 education, design, and engineering efforts to protect and restore the 3-county Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone.

2021 was a big year for environmental issues in Philadelphia, and the fruits of many of the city’s efforts will come in the new year.

The PGW Business Diversification Study aims to tackle the question: How can the city meet its climate goals while owning a fossil fuel company?

FEMA’s Individual Assistance program helps households pay for repairs to property damaged in disasters like Ida. The deadline for applications is Jan. 10.

It’s hoped that steel cages, rocks, shells and 70 million juvenile oysters will finally turn the tide on the massive erosion threatening beaches and beachfront houses.