Everyday, billions of gallons of water are used in New York City for showers, filling up toilet bowls and consumption – and one government agency ensures that the entire system stays intact. The ...

The leader of Florida’s environmental protection office announced Thursday he is leaving the post he’s held since 2021 to work in the private sector. Shawn Hamilton’s abrupt departure comes three ...

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire. Commissioner Melanie Loyzim sent a ...

WASHINGTON — Toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, can have harmful effects on our health and the environment. On Thursday, environmental advocates called on ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a federal appeals court to quickly halt a district judge’s ruling that would require a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the ...

Gov. Phil Scott has appointed a new leader for the state’s environmental protection department, as well as a new chief for the Agency of Digital Services. Jason Batchelder, who headed the warden ...

HOLTWOOD, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection joined with the Donegal chapter of Trout Unlimited to highlight street, restoration projects in the Fishing Creek ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officially has a new leader. The Senate confirmed Jessica Shirley as secretary of DEP via a bipartisan vote. “Secretary ...

In 2016, chemicals detected in the state's drinking water prompted the Pennsylvania Medical Society to call for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. Fracking injection wells, which blast millions of ...