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An easement where Sunoco Pipeline is preparing for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline. A homeowners group is asking a court to halt construction in that location until Sunoco comes up with a plan to mitigate contaminated soil on the site. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact)
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Sunoco proposes construction change for Mariner East 2, but meets fresh resistance

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FERC sued over alleged ‘unconstitutional’ granting of pipeline certificates

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Natural gas drillers (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
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Lawmaker: Natural gas lobby too influential in severance tax debate

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A virtual reality program developed by NASA could help scientists visualize the magnetic fields around the earth. (NASA)
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NASA taps young people to help develop virtual reality technology

NASA has big hopes for virtual reality technology.

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There are many different ways to hold a divining rod or dowsing rod. Some people prefer to
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U.K. water companies sometimes use dowsing rods to find pipes

One water company, in a display of honesty, said technicians occasionally use divining rods to locate water mains — "however they are not accurate 100% of the time."

8 years ago

Astronauts Joan E. Higginbotham and Sunita L. Williams refer to a procedures checklist as they work together in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. (<a href=Photo via NASA)" title="getting-along" width="1" height="1"/>
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How do astronauts deal with conflict in cramped quarters?

Getting along with your coworkers can be tough in any job – much less one where you eat, sleep and work just feet away from one ano ...

8 years ago

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Invasive insect 'hitchhikes' to Delaware

A non-native insect posing a potential threat to agriculture has hitched a ride to Delaware—and now a state investigation is underway to find out if it was a lone traveler.

8 years ago

The two wells drilled on Bryan Latkanich’s property are among 1,655 that have been hydraulically fractured in Washington County since 2004. Latkanich is one of more than 4,000 Pennsylvania residents who have filed complaints with DEP, wondering if gas drilling impacted their water. Only 284 cases have been linked. (CREDIT: ANNA BELLE PEEVEY)
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Special report: How the U.S. government hid fracking’s risks to drinking water

8 years ago

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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After recent Mariner East 2 spills, DEP mulls ‘additional enforcement’

8 years ago

A truck delivers fracking wastewater to a Susquehanna County recycling center
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Lycoming County Waste Water Spill Tops 63,000 Gallons

8 years ago

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To kick off Ramadan, Muslim astronomers rely on computer equations

While Islamic scholars track the moon in the night sky to mark the beginning of fasting, scientists turn to their computers.

8 years ago

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Matthew Groves, a divinity student, leads a Bible study class on science. Groves has made it his mission to educate faith communities on the ways science and religion can co-exist. (Natasha Senjanovic for WHYY)
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Churches introduce science education into Bible study

U.S. church congregations are shrinking, and members who leave often cite ‘science’ as one of the reasons. Some churches are engaging with science to stay relevant.

8 years ago

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TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky shows a shampoo bottle made with recycled plastic collected from beaches and oceans. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
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U.N. salutes Trenton firm for repurposing plastic waste collected from ocean

A quarter of the world’s plastic ends up in waterways, so TerraCycle has plenty of raw material for the shampoo bottles it's making with the recycled waste.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery accounts for almost 16 percent of the city's carbon footprint, according to a City report that describes how to make deep cuts in carbon emissions.
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Philadelphia explains how it would make deep cut in carbon emissions

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Where there’s water…

Scientists have discovered a new suggestion of habitability in the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Early doubts about tidal frict ...

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