Pollution

NJ pollution settlement

Former chemical company to pay $4.5 million for alleged pollution at New Jersey sites

Philly's poor air quality linked to higher asthma rates near industrial land, major roads

Philly Air Quality

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking

COPD Deaths

Philly's new air quality monitors are measuring pollution in every neighborhood

Air Quality Monitor

Grays Ferry residents advised to stay indoors after trash fire creates air quality issues

Grays Ferry Fire

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

Light pollution doesn't only make it harder to sleep — it also may increase risk for heart disease

Light Pollution Heart Disease

Revised Chesapeake Bay agreement nears approval with Pennsylvania on board

Philly's waterways are polluted by billions of gallons of sewage each year, report finds

Delaware river pollution

Pfizer, J&J sued by New Jersey over decades-old pharmaceutical plant pollution

As Trump pushes LNG exports, opposition to a $7 billion terminal project on Delco waterfront intensifies

N.J. Gov. Murphy joins clean cars coalition that seeks to make electric vehicles more affordable

Exposure to zinc, copper and other metals linked to heightened risk of heart disease

Uranium Heart Disease

Light pollution, known to affect circadian rhythms, also may increase Alzheimer's risk

Light pollution Alzheimer's

Potential chemical contamination at Bartram's Garden prompts investigation, closure of pedestrian trail

Bartrams Garden contamination

EPA warns of unhealthy air quality levels in Philly region on Friday

Philly Air Pollution

Philadelphia's ozone pollution is the worst in the Mid-Atlantic region

Philly Air Quality

Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows

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

New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction

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

Philly Nitrogen Dioxide

Pollution from wildfires linked to greater risk of dementia, study finds

15 billion gallons of sewage flow into Philly's rivers and creeks each year, report finds

Philly Waterways Sewage Pollution

EPA settles lawsuits over Chesapeake Bay pollution from Pa.

Half of U.S. beaches, including some at the Jersey Shore, had contaminated water last year, report says

Atlantic City Contaminated Beach

Philly air quality should improve Thursday night and Friday; currently 'unhealthy'

Air quality unhealthy

Another air quality alert issued in Pa. due to more smoke from Canadian wildfires

Air quality alert

Philly's air quality improves significantly; trash collection, other city services resume

Philly Air Quality

Transition to electric vehicles could prevent thousands of deaths, illnesses in Pa. and N.J., report finds

Philly had the poorest air quality levels in the world overnight, but the 'worst is behind us,' meteorologist says

Philly Air Quality

Philly residents urged to stay indoors due to poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires

philly air quality

What are the health risks of wildfire smoke? Here's how to limit your exposure

Wildfire Health Risks

EPA will invest $14 million in cleaning polluted Pennsylvania brownfields

EPA to ensure Pennsylvania reduces pollution in the Chesapeake Bay

EPA to restrict hazardous 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Forever Chemicals Water PFAS

Most Bucks, Montco residents involved in CDC study have moderate to high levels of 'forever chemicals'

pftas drinking water

Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

Pollution dementia

Children's Health

It's hot outside — and that's bad news for children's health

Heat Waves Climate Change

New Jersey’s ban on single-use plastic and paper bags goes into effect

Pennsylvania joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative with goal of cutting emissions

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Children's Health

New research hub to address Philly's childhood asthma, lead poisoning rates

Philly environmental health

Some Philly neighborhoods bear an undue burden of environmental hazards; a new effort aims to change that

Philly Community Health Act

New Jersey's single-use plastic ban starts with making straws by request only

Plastic Straw

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Fish PFOS Wissahickon Creek

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