Environment

Wharton State Forest wildfire in South Jersey is 60% contained, says fire service

The Planetary Health Diet reduces risk of early death and helps the environment; here's what it entails

planetary health diet

Philly-area Coke bottler forgoes plastic bottle carriers in favor of recyclable cardboard

liberty coca-cola carrier

Philly's fallen trees are being turned into building material at Fairmount Park

Tree upcycling Philly

An experimental orchard aims to help Philly's urban farms adapt to climate change

High Tunnel Orchard

Reading Terminal Market saves 30 tons of scraps in a month for composting pilot

Reading Terminal composting

Prescription drug Take Back Day is Saturday. Find out where to dispose of unused medications in Philly and region

North Wildwood to get emergency beach replenishment for eroded shore

North Wildwood Beaches

PECO customers crowd hearing to demand more renewable energy

Removing PFAS from public water systems will cost billions and take time

PFAS Tap Water

North Wildwood's beach erosion prompts leaders to weigh ban on big umbrellas, tents

North Wildwood Beaches

Philly groups aim to plant 1,100 trees in a week as part of urban forest expansion

PHS tree planting

Jersey Shore beach sweeps cleared 176,000 pieces of trash last year — including weird stuff

New Jersey Beach Trash

Tyler Arboretum to reopen miles of trails that were closed due to invasive beetle

Tyler Arboretum Trails

Sections of Rittenhouse Square will close for a multi-year lawn restoration project

Rittenhouse square grass

Parks & Rec seeks to add new sites to community compost network

Community compost network applications

DEP ramps up efforts to plug leaking, abandoned methane wells

Methane wells Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's community compost network looks to grow roots in 2024

Community compost network

Part of Cape May Co. beach, legendarily haunted and a haven for nudists, closes for ecological work

Higbee Beach NJ

458-acre Girl Scout camp in Montgomery County to be permanently preserved

Camp Laughing Waters

Environmentalists hope Democratic wins will advance their agenda in New Jersey

New Jersey Democrat Wins Environment

PGW bills to increase in late November as rate hike takes effect

PGW Rate Increase

Abandoned offshore wind projects in New Jersey reflect struggles in industry

Across the U.S., a backlash to renewable energy is mounting

Renewable Energy Backlash

Orsted abandons New Jersey offshore wind projects, citing rising costs

NJ wind farm project axed

Orsted pledges New Jersey's first offshore wind farm will operate by 2025

New Jersey Wind

Philly region chosen as one of Biden administration's hydrogen energy hubs

Biden Hydrogen Philadelphia

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children's health

Penn CHOP Pregnancy

Tyler Arboretum seeks funds to solve ash tree 'crisis' that shut down its trails

Tyler Arboretum ash trees

New Jersey plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars by 2035 gets mixed reception

Pa. to increasingly monitor waterways for PFAS contamination

PFAS surface water

6 anti-wind farm protesters arrested for obstructing traffic in Ocean City

A portion of the Schuylkill River Trail to close for a restoration project

Manyunk canal restorations

Delaware River Festival brings ferry rides and an art contest to the waterfront this weekend

Delaware River festival

Plane crash sparks 100-acre wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey

New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction

New Jersey residents’ support for offshore wind farms softens amid GOP attacks over whale deaths

Philly's air has high amounts of nitrogen dioxide, NASA's new space instrument shows

Philly Nitrogen Dioxide

'Forever chemicals' found in most Pennsylvania streams tested by U.S. Geological Survey scientists

What the landmark youth climate change case in Montana could mean for Pa.

Pennsylvania climate law

200-acre wildfire rages in South Jersey's Wharton State Forest

Dragway Fire New Jersey

New Jersey program that allows renters to use solar energy becomes permanent

Community Solar NJ

Natural gas fracking in Pa. linked to asthma, childhood lymphoma, research finds

Fracking childhood cancer study

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