Pollution

Delaware River 2020

Delaware River named 2020 River of the Year by national environmental organization

Air pollution increases the chance of going blind, study finds

High pollution levels in cities linked to rise in glaucoma

Plastic and paper bag ban passes the N.J. Senate and advances to legislature, again

Jersey Plastic Paper Ban

Shuttered Philly refinery measured worst in U.S. for cancer-causing benzene, report says

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Children's Health

Exposure to pollution may cause your child to have a smaller brain, study says

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Air pollution may contribute to hair loss, study finds

Air pollution

Philly councilwoman introduces bill to ban heavy fuel oil

Heavy fuel oil

Microplastics in drinking water likely do not pose a health risk at current levels, WHO says

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Baltimore Sun calls for Maryland to sue Pennsylvania over Chesapeake Bay pollution

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CNN docuseries shines light on lead poisoning, pollution in Philly and Chester

CNN United Shades of America Toxic City Kamau Bell

Danny DeVito options rights for book about Toms River pollution, cancer outbreak

Danny DeVito Toms River book movie

Why, yes, the chemicals in nail salons are just as harmful as they smell

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Five Pa. cities land in Top 25 in particle pollution in American Lung Association report

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4 million gallons of wastewater leaks into Schuylkill River

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Local slaughterhouses violating Clean Water Act, environmental report says

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Your old contact lenses are contributing to microplastic pollution in our food

DEP: Elevated ozone levels could pose respiratory problems on Tuesday

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Pennsylvania and Delaware are suing the EPA about pollution regulations

Despite opposition, SEPTA granted permit for natural gas plant in North Philly

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Bombs in your backyard: ProPublica tool maps contaminated military sites across U.S.

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Park in Philly suburbs closed because of 'potential health hazards' in soil

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Philly imposes steep new fines for short dumping violators

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Philadelphia's 'It'-themed PSA hopes to scare residents out of polluting

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Environmental groups challenge Trump's rollback on air pollution

Class-action lawsuit alleges paint maker Sherwin-Williams caused cancer cluster in South Jersey

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Tainted water has cost South Jersey town at least $5.5M over two years

Moorestown water

Study: Philadelphia is the second smoggiest city in the northeast

Pennsylvania, Volkswagen reach $30.4 million pollution settlement

Study: Prohibiting smoking in PHA properties drastically reduced secondhand smoke exposure

Second Hand Smoke

'Code Orange' air quality action day issued for Philadelphia

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Philadelphia receives federal grant to reduce air pollution, traffic congestion

Carroll - City Hall and Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Erin Brockovich, law firm announce investigation of contaminated suburban Philly drinking water

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Pennsylvania couples win $4.24 million in lawsuit against fracking company

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New York Times: DuPont hid decades of chemical pollution

Canadian startup sells bottled air to China

Banff National Park

DEP issues air pollution alert for Philadelphia area Saturday

Philly's biggest polluters are its buildings, report says

Drexel University

Study: Pollution may be behind rise, earlier onset of dementia

EPA study: Fracking has not led to 'widespread, systemic pollution'

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Study: Fracking's effect on air quality not as damaging as expected

Report: Philly is third-worst place in U.S. for asthma sufferers

New Jersey bans 'coal rolling' by vehicles

Coal Rolling

Mapping noise pollution

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Eastern State Night Tours

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