
Science
Fixing a forest for Puerto Rico’s recovery
Tourists once flocked to El Yunque National Forest. After landslides of hurricane damage in 2017, work crews are sweating to reopen it.
7 years ago
Listen 6:04Ted Cruz blasts renewable fuel standards at Philadelphia refinery
Speaking to hundreds of refinery workers, Cruz railed against the federal program known as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), while the workers cheered.
7 years ago
Philadelphia Energy Solutions: A giant polluter looms over the lives — and health — of its neighbors
The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest stationary source of particulate pollution.
7 years ago
International Space Station Grounded?
The Trump administration’s NASA budget proposal for 2019 recommends $19.9 billion dollars, which is $370 million above last year. H ...
Air Date: February 20, 2018
Listen 6:24Landowners brace for eminent domain loss in PennEast pipeline cases
Despite her alarm at the prospect of losing her spring water, Anthony says she’s not moving even if the pipeline is built on her land.
7 years ago
After more than 80 years, dioramas at the Academy of Natural Sciences get a cleaning
A team of glaziers recently lifted the glass off the gorilla display for renovations — to a round of applause from museum employees.
7 years ago
Chester County township adds to local challenges on Mariner East 2 siting
The new board determined that the natural gas liquids pipeline is being built well within a “pipeline impact radius.”
7 years ago
DEP extends comment period for Shell’s ethane pipeline
The DEP will also hold public hearings in each of the three counties the pipeline route traverses: Washington, Allegheny, and Beaver counties.
7 years ago
Southeast Pennsylvania’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens
Chief medical officer of new Pennsylvania dispensary is hoping doctors will begin recommending medical marijuana for patients instead of more addictive opioids.
7 years ago
Listen 1:55Environmental group: Methane pollution higher than Pa. thinks
Scientists at the Environmental Defense Fund calculated Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale industry is emitting twice as much methane as companies are reporting.
7 years ago
York County plant will move from coal to natural gas
The Brunner Island Power Plant had come under fire by environmentalists for air and water pollution.
7 years ago
Pipeline showdown: PennEast files for eminent domain against 130 landowners
By far the biggest hit is coming in Hunterdon County, a wealthy rural area of rolling hills and Delaware River-side towns.
7 years ago
In New Jersey, opponents of offshore drilling gear up for a fight
Fishermen, environmentalists, realtors, and local business owners, descended on a hotel near Trenton voicing their unified opposition to drilling off the coast of N.J.
7 years ago