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The petition demands that EPA designate the chemicals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, to ensure strict storage, transfer and disposal.

President Donald Trump wants to scale back a Nixon-era rule he says slows down major infrastructure projects like new pipelines.

Moving on hasn’t been easy since the June fire disrupted livelihoods and sent the refinery back into bankruptcy. Some have new jobs; some don’t.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the firefly with an extremely small habitat to the list of endangered species.

The poultry processor has reached a deal with Delaware environmental regulators to settle violations at its wastewater treatment facility.

New Rutgers study foresees a rise of as much as 6 feet in sea levels along the Jersey Shore by the end of the century.

Philly’s move comes amid a regional movement against the ubiquitous sacs. A state ban on plastic bags will expire a day before the bill goes into effect.

The city agencies tasked with oversight have failed to enforce Philadelphia’s post-Flint crisis water quality standards.

Environmental groups say cargoes would risk public safety, set back climate efforts.

Philadelphia lost the equivalent of 1,000 football fields worth of tree cover in the last ten years. A first-ever urban forest plan will try to reverse that trend.

It comes nearly a year after Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a different bag ban, which he said was not tough enough.

City Council unanimously passed an amendment to ban all single-use plastic bags, regardless of their thickness. Supporters believe the changed bill will pass next week.

Philadelphia is creating its first-ever plan for urban agriculture. The goal: to protect existing community gardens and encourage farming use on vacant city lots.

Though it urges cleaner use of the site long term, the Refinery Advisory Group’s report says the city has limited control over the fate of the complex.

Residents, labor leaders, health and environmental experts, planners and municipal officials gave City Council oversight panels their recommendations.