New Program Provides Green Jobs For Former Inmates In Phila.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's LandCare program has cleaned and greened 8,000 vacant lots.
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's LandCare program has cleaned and greened 8,000 vacant lots.
Environmental officials in New Jersey have put the brakes on the annual harvest of a coastal turtle in the name of preservation.
Gloucester Township, Camden County is scheduled to erect a pair of permanent solar power stations next week for residents to charge cell phones.
If you're finally ready to let your Christmas tree go, there is one New Jersey town that wants to give it a beachfront retirement.
A Florida based geologist has some dire warnings about climate change. Among them, many of the barrier islands along the Jersey shore could be under water in as little as 50 years.
Those complaining of the stench from the Tullytown Landfill are about to get some relief. The operator Waste Management has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit which includes spending $600,000 on deodorizing equipment and creating a $1.4M compensation fund.
So how should we deal with the claim from North Korea that it tested a hydrogen bomb? A local expert suggests that, true or not, the world cannot dismiss the country's contention out of hand.
An eight-year-old female Amur Leopard has arrived to the Cape May County Zoo.
A three judge appellate panel in New Jersey has, in effect, thrown out all state regulations regarding public beach access in the state.
An abandoned reservoir in Fairmount Park, inaccessible to the public for decades, will the new site of an outdoor discovery center.
The new trail segment is expected to be completed by the fall of 2016.
The Pa. State Attorney General's Office has filed criminal charges against the former Public Works Director of Tredyffrin Township for allegedly pouring between one and 4,000 gallons of a chemical called magnesium chloride into a retention basin adjoining the Public Works Complex.
Chemicals are in many popular beauty products and experts say there's very little oversight into what goes into these products we're putting on our skin and hair.
A local company is offering $50,000 in grants to schools and non-profit organizations for environmental sustainability projects.
The energy provider presented the school with the big check for its participation in the Smart Ideas program.
A Cape May-based energy company that lost their court appeal on a proposed offshore power project has offered a backup plan that they hope will address regulatory concerns in New Jersey.
Green Justice Philly's members include more than 20 environmental and economic justice organizations.
This fall, Philadelphia property owners can register for up to two free trees to plant in a yard or lawn on private property courtesy of a local program.
The hearing on Penn's campus is one of more than a dozen hearings statewide.
This time of year, the insects are more visible to the casual observer.
It was released a month before the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the coasts of New York and New Jersey.
Dr. Jane Goodall is on her North American tour talking about her 55 years of work with wildlife and the environment.
If you think you'll be getting out of town on the Papal weekend of September 26th and 27th, KYW Jay Lloyd has an update on availability and prices at some favorite destinations.
President and CEO of the Mann Center, Catherine Cahill, gives a brief preview of the "Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess Master Quest" with a live orchestra on Friday, September 18 at 8 p.m.
