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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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Sen. Cory Booker on civic ideals

New Jersey's own Senator Cory Booker joins us to discuss his new book, "Stand," as well as foreign policy, turning anger into action, and the future of the democratic party.

Air Date: April 1, 2026 1:00 pm

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NIH director Jay Bhattacharya (left) listens as Sen. Dave McCormick
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Sen. McCormick, NIH director tour Penn medical sciences laboratory amid NIH funding crisis

The visit comes as questions swirl around the future of NIH funding. Sen. Dave McCormick said he would oppose any new cuts.

5 months ago

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Delaware
Public Health

Delaware lawmakers offer competing bills to regulate kratom, an opioid-like herbal supplement

Critics say kratom is dangerous and addictive, but others say it’s effective for withdrawing from opiates and pain relief.

5 months ago

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Pennsylvania
Religion

Federal judge orders Penn to turn over information on Jewish staffers as part of discrimination investigation

Penn argued that complying with the request for information would put employees and students at risk.

5 months ago

Listen 0:59
A row of bungalows a block from the beach at South Seaside Park, N.J.
New Jersey
Politics

Seaside Park votes to annex South Seaside Park from Berkeley Township

South Seaside Park, home to about 400 residents, had submitted a petition to join Seaside Park last year.

5 months ago

Gillian's Wonderland Pier amusement park is seen on the boardwalk on a hazy day in Ocean City
Elections
New Jersey

Wonderland Pier redevelopment drives Ocean City, N.J. mayoral race

The property is no longer operating as an amusement park, and current zoning only allows for amusements and retail.

5 months ago

Jill Biden speaks behind a podium
Delaware
Philadelphia

Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself in leg at airport

Authorities say a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport.

5 months ago

People hold up signs in a protest in Philadelphia, including one that reads
Philadelphia
Protests

Thousands rally in Philadelphia ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump, ICE and war with Iran

Protesters gathered in downtown Philadelphia to participate in the third protest against the Trump administration since June.

5 months ago

Listen 1:08
Vote Here sign in Fishtown
Delaware
Elections
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Election 2026: Key dates and deadlines to watch for Pa., Philly, N.J. and Del.

Voters will head to the polls to weigh in on races for U.S. Senate, governor, state legislatures and beyond.

5 months ago

Travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2026.
National
Travel

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

President Donald Trump said his administration would use “funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations” for the payments.

5 months ago

Former Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council Mike Houghton
Delaware
Government

‘Tough questions are not welcome’: Former Delaware budget advisory chair fired after questioning lack of revenue data

Mike Houghton was a former Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council chairman and longtime member before being fired Wednesday.

5 months ago

the exterior of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Employment
Government
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania House advances bill to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2029

Democrats previously failed in their efforts to pass similar legislation in 2023, 2024 and last year.

5 months ago

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Criminal Justice
Delaware
Law

Delaware House advances bill to allow fines and fees waived for indigent criminal defendants

The legislation was voted out of committee last May. It would give judges more discretion to waive fines and fees for poor defendants.

5 months ago

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A large industrial complex near a suburban area
Energy
Law
New Jersey

N.J. General Assembly passes bill requiring large data centers to pay for their grid upgrades

The bill aims to shield households and small businesses from electric bill hikes caused by large data centers.

5 months ago

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A masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent holds a baton
Law
New Jersey
Policing

New Jersey passes bills to prevent ICE, police officers from wearing masks on duty

The bills come on the heels of ICE agents being deployed to airports across the country while TSA employees continue going unpaid.

5 months ago

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