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The Philadelphia river has been assaulted by industrialization for centuries, but there’s no shortage of recent incidents.

Often referred to as “forever chemicals,” because they don’t naturally break down in the environment, exposure to PFAS compounds is linked to serious health issues.

With threats to the Clean Water Act looming, the Potomac’s riverkeepers are at risk of losing a key tool for protecting DC’s watershed

Environmental advocates are speaking out against a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection plan to clean up decades-old contamination at the site of the former Bishop Tube facility in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

Activists sent letters stating proposed DEWA National Park could lead to overdevelopment in North Jersey and the Poconos.

Lawmakers and environmental groups are once again trying to reverse the ban that Washington, D.C., first imposed in 1971, arguing that stretches of the

Clean water advocates are demanding a harder line from the state on contamination from so-called "forever chemicals" in Pennsylvania water.

You might soon be able to go for a swim in the Potomac River.

PHILADELPHIA >> The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 11 dismissed a lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania State Senators Gene Yaw and Lisa Baker, the Pennsylvania

United Strengthens Sustainability Commitment Airline supports organizations focused on clean-technology innovation, recycling strategies, and grassroots environmental education and justice On May 21, 2021 United announced it has teamed up with more than a dozen new environmental, nonprofit partners to advance sustainability efforts across the airline’s hub cities as well as Hawaii, complementing the airline’s commitment to become 100% green and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 100% ...