Sustainability

Water providers will have a total of five years to test and treat their drinking water for PFAS.

Volunteers with the Clean Ocean Action environmental group removed over 175,000 items from the state's coastline last year, including pineapples, tires and leg hair remover.

Lawmakers in many states - including Pennsylvania and New Jersey - want you to be able to repair your cracked cell phone screen, broken laptop or other tech.

Water providers and environmental agencies have several tips to help homeowners find leaks and cut down on water waste.

Owner Matt Rafferty discusses the challenges and highlights of a year-and-a-half on Passyunk Ave.

The new funding will help researchers evaluate the impact of offshore wind activities on whales, birds and the marine ecosystem.

The Biden administration said federal funding will go toward projects on current or former mine land sites in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Kentucky and West Virginia.

The center will concentrate on equity and providing cities with evidence-based policies to protect their residents.

A federal program to help states install charging stations has met a slow rollout, leaving EV drivers dependent on the available slower chargers.

Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.

The Kensington spot won’t become condos — and could be home to a garden center once again

A new study finds swapping half of your typical red meat intake for plant protein, reduces your diet-related carbon footprint by 25% and may also your boost lifespan.

Eco-friendly funerals are popular. We'll talk about composting, green burial and the death industry. Plus, do you speak whale? Exploring new research on whale communication.

The volunteers are a formidable force wielding buckets, trash cans, wire cutters and even chainsaws in the fight against trash.

For more than 30 years, industry leaders knew recycling couldn't deal with increasing amounts of waste, according to documents uncovered by the Center for Climate Integrity.