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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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DEP officials impound a pickup truck that was being illegally driven in the Pinelands.
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors
NJ Spotlight

On trails and in wetlands, conflict continues over driving in Pinelands

After years of friction, recreational drivers and conservationists say New Jersey still has no clear policy regarding vehicles in the Pinelands.

5 years ago

The Salvation Army's red-kettle campaign is expecting fewer donations and volunteers this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo)
NPR
Business
Economy
Public Health

With less money in its red kettles, the Salvation Army rallies to save the holidays

With traffic down at stores across the nation during the pandemic, the charity's iconic red-kettle campaign might bring in half the donations compared with last year.

5 years ago

About 25 fitness enthusiasts participate in a protest workout at Thomas Paine Plaza to support gym owners who have been shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly gyms demand they are ‘essential’ after city shutdown order

When announcing the new guidelines, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said the closures were based on “the best data available to us.”

5 years ago

University of Delaware's campus in Newark
Delaware
Higher Education
Public Health

Delaware earmarks $45 million in coronavirus relief for colleges, universities

The money must be spent on costs such as protective equipment and enhanced screening for students and employees.

5 years ago

One of the 'Bok in a Box' packages available online
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Shop online but keep it local with Philly’s virtual holiday markets

How to skip the big chains and support local makers this holiday season.

5 years ago

NPR

Doomscrolling on a staycation? Here are the OED’s ‘words of an unprecedented year’

The report notes that by April, the word "coronavirus" was more frequently used than the word "time," one of the most frequently used nouns in the English language.

5 years ago

The mural honoring Jackie Robinson by David McShane sits at 2803 North Broad Street and it’s a special piece to the neighborhood. (Ed Hille/In Plain Sight: Public Art in Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Eyes on the Street

How a photographer with Parkinson’s disease made a 2020 love letter to Philadelphia

Photographer Ed Hille’s new book In Plain Sight: Public Art in Philadelphia is a love letter to the city, showcasing its beauty.

5 years ago

Carol Arnott-Robbins on her deck
Delaware
Home & Family
Public Health

Comply or defy? Delawareans prep for Thanksgiving amid Carney’s call for distance

Gov. John Carney has limited indoor gatherings to 10 people, triggering both defiance and efforts to comply while celebrating Thanksgiving with loved ones.

5 years ago

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Photos of 12 year-old Sadeek Clark-Harrison and candles honor his life on his porch in Frankford. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Public Safety
Social Justice

Sadeek Clark-Harrison loved to build things, says uncle of 12-year-old killed in his Frankford home

The boy’s uncle described a child who enjoyed solving problems before he was killed by a person who shot through his front door.

5 years ago

Cocktails at The Twisted Tail in happier times. (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health
Billy Penn

‘There is no bar business anyway’: Thanksgiving Eve booze ban disappoints, confuses Philly restaurant owners

Pa. suspended on-site alcohol sales for the pre-holiday party night — but to-go cocktails are allowed.

5 years ago

Dr. Rachel Levine (left) and Restaurateur Marc Vetri (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY / Billy Penn)
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health

Philly chef Vetri called out for transphobic tweet, apologizes

When Twitter users began to point out that Vetri had misgendered Dr. Levine he immediately claimed it was unintentional, and apologized.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at Parc on Rittenhouse Square
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf to enforce mask-wearing, limit pre-Thanksgiving booze sales as cases surge

Businesses will now be penalized if they do not force customers to wear masks indoors, following an existing health advisory.

5 years ago

FILE - A person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, untaken by Oxford University in England.(Oxford University Pool via AP, File)
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State implores Trump administration to start transition

A transition leading up to Biden’s inauguration could set the groundwork for a national roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine.

5 years ago

Kristy Hagan, owner of Flood City Cafe.
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Financially distressed Pa. towns faring better than expected, while others in pain

Years of financial oversight through Act 47 has prepared cities that were thought to be doomed by the pandemic, while others face cuts and potentially massive tax hikes.

5 years ago

 Joe Tarsia, now retired, is shown standing at the mixing board in Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios in 2003. Sigma Sound, the source of the echoing, orchestral 'Sound of Philadelphia' that topped the R&B charts in the 1970s, has closed. (AP file photo)
Radio Times
Music
Neighborhoods

Regional Roundup – 11/23/20

This week; How Pa. is planning to spend the remaining COVID relief money, a new series examines Philly gun violence, and protecting Sigma Sound Studios.

Air Date: November 23, 2020 10:00 am

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