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Five chemical companies have been accused of contaminating many areas of New Jersey with toxic PFAS chemicals.

A New York law office will host the bankruptcy sale of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, closed since June’s explosion and fire.

The city knew about the high levels of benzene at the refinery, but decided not to inform the public.

The Republican governor said that Pennsylvania is “repeatedly falling short” of goals to curb pollution flowing down the Susquehanna River into the bay.

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.