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Atlantic Sunrise construction picks back up after two-day delay
Construction on a controversial natural gas pipeline has resumed after a two-day court delay.
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On this episode, The Pulse celebrates the service and innovative spirit of U.S. veterans. There are about 20 million American vets. We’ve got a few of their stories.
Air Date: November 10, 2017
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DEP accused of neglecting cleanup of contaminated Chesco site
Delaware Riverkeeper Network stepped up its campaign to clean the highly contaminated Bishop Tube industrial site at Malvern in Chester County.
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How online gaming communities kept two veterans from suicide
The military has a long history of using games in training, but troops also enjoy playing video games during their downtime, and some military gaming communities even help
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Listen 6:48Mariner East 2 pipeline completion delayed again
The controversial cross-state project has been beset with technical, environmental and regulatory challenges.
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Studies of asteroids are revealing that they might have a watery history. The DAWN spacecraft orbiting Ceres has provided data that sugge ...
Air Date: November 7, 2017
Listen 6:10‘People are furious’: Wolf aide criticized after downplaying royalty problems
Advocates for Pennsylvania landowners are challenging a statement made recently by one of Governor Tom Wolf’s top aides, after saying complaints over gas royalties subsided.
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Activists offer pancakes to pipeline workers, are rebuffed
Activists set up a pancake breakfast picnic on an Amish farm in Conestoga adjacent to a construction site and invited the pipeline workers to share a meal.
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Natural gas plant proposed for coal-rich Greene County
A New York company is planning to build a natural gas plant in Pennsylvania’s biggest coal county.
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EPA bars scientists with agency funding from advisory boards
The Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator, Scott Pruitt, has issued a new policy restricting who can serve on the agency's advisory boards.
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New ideas for abandoned mine lands
A bill aims to address abandoned mine lands with a focus on economic development. Proponents see it as a way to imagine a more sustainable future for old coal country.
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Listen 8:06N.J. DEP sets nation’s strictest limit on chemical in drinking water
PFOA has been linked to cancer, high cholesterol, and developmental problems in young children
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