In 1985, the problem was an enormous hole that researchers had discovered in the Earth’s ozone layer, which shields the planet from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. The culprits were ...

The APCC’s State of the Waters report shows safe drinking water on Cape Cod, but continuing pollution in bays and ponds that ...

The Town of Jaffrey has seen a lot of progress this year, from the demolition of the St. Patrick School building to the ...

Fifty years after the James river’s closure, Virginia’s worst environmental disaster — one that sickened scores of citizens and crippled a vital industry — marks a nadir in the state’s ...

Under the updated law, many common household items like cookware, cosmetics and children's toys must be free of harmful ...

The flames die down. The sirens fade. Firefighters peel off their gear, thinking the danger has passed. But in the quiet ...

The next phase of the state’s PFAS ban includes a wider range of store-bought products as lawmakers aim to protect public ...

Ahead of the curve in testing city water for PFAS, Michigan is now urging residents to get their private water tested.

The U.S. Air Force is contesting an Environmental Protection Agency order to produce a plan to clean up massive contamination by various PFAS compounds in groundwater underneath two Air Force-owned ...

In response to San Francisco's ordinance banning PFAS chemicals, the SFFD is transitioning its entire fleet to non-PFAS ...

As each year winds to a close, The Inquirer and Mirror takes a look back on a month-by-month basis at the highs and lows, the joy and heartbreak, that made ...

The most common reason levees fail is overtopping, when water from a river, stream or lake behind the levee flows over the ...