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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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Recovery operations at Chester Creek
Community

Rescue teams end search for missing 6-year-old girl who fell in Chester Creek

Six-year-old Li’najah Brooker fell into Chester Creek on Saturday evening, prompting a joint search operation from multiple local, state and federal agencies.

1 year ago

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offshore wind turbines in Copenhagen
Science

New Jersey to fund research on offshore wind impacts on whales

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

1 year ago

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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (right) waves on stage with Nicole Shanahan, after announcing her as his running mate, during a campaign event, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Politics & Policy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid

Shanahan is a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office.

1 year ago

Eric Settle posing with Christine Todd Whitman
Politics & Policy

A former Montco Republican has joined Pa.’s crowded AG race as a Forward Party candidate

Former GOP N.J. Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang formed the party hoping to establish a viable third option for candidates.

1 year ago

Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge remain after a container ship collided with a support Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. The major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for multiple people in the water.
Urban Planning

After Baltimore bridge collapse, Philly officials say they’re confident in the city’s collision protection

The Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross bridges are built similarly to the Francis Scott Key Bridge that failed, but they have major concrete structures that protect the piers.

1 year ago

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Dog stuck inside a tire
Community

Firefighters in New Jersey come to the rescue of a yellow Labrador stuck in a spare tire

The Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company crew freed Daisy, an 11-month-old yellow Labrador, after she got her neck stuck inside a tire rim.

1 year ago

White Horse Pike (6abc)
Community
6abc

New safety initiative announced to reduce crashes along N.J.’s White Horse Pike

The money will be split among 14 local police departments to increase patrols along the pike and for educational programs.

1 year ago

Bob Dylan performs onstage
Arts & Entertainment

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic lands in Camden for the first time

The mega-concert will be headlined by Bob Dylan and duo Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

1 year ago

An image of a Stop sign in the middle of flooding.
Courts & Law

Bucks County files climate lawsuit against Big Oil

Filed a year after devastating flash floods killed seven people in Bucks County, the lawsuit alleges the oil industry deceived the public about its climate impact.

1 year ago

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University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Health

Penn and Rutgers warn new federal rules meant to lower drug prices have ‘unintended consequences’

Local research universities are pushing for new Biden administration rules about licensing taxpayer-funded technology to be repealed.

1 year ago

A boat moves past a container ship as it rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md
Community

‘Heroes’ scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott called the incident “an unthinkable tragedy.”

1 year ago

A primary care physician speaks with a patient.
Health

Study: Low pay a driving factor in N.J.’s primary care shortage

The report found that New Jersey has around 17 primary care physicians for every 100,000 people, which is far below previous estimates.

1 year ago

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Philadelphia Military Academy Principal Kristian Ali
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia program to provide support for students who experience trauma from violence

The Handle With Care initiative will notify the district of students who have been exposed to some type of violence so they can receive wraparound services.

1 year ago

Blanche Carney
Community

Philadelphia prison chief to leave job after string of prisoner deaths and escapes

Since 2016, Blanche Carney has overseen the city’s prisons and jails, which have been dealing with violence and the escape of four prisoners in a span of six months last year.

1 year ago

Ryan Hegarty, assistant director of Stockton University's Maple Project
Community

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

Stockton University is using $1 million in federal grants to explore whether a viable syrup industry can be created using a species of maple tree common to southern N.J.

1 year ago

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