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Delaware River Watershed
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed

This year’s Delaware Watershed Conservation grants are the biggest investment in the fund’s history.

1 year ago

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The Pulse

The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Behavior

On this episode, we take a look at some of the hidden forces that shape our behaviors and decisions.

Air Date: August 30, 2024

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Jiana Murdic holding beets
Environment
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Climate Fixers: Philly’s Get Fresh Daily wants you to eat your veggies

Jiana Murdic is on a mission to get Black communities to embrace a plant-based diet and live Earth-centered lives.

1 year ago

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Animals
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Conservationists find mussel life near Pennypack on the Delaware

Finding mussel life in the Delaware River is a sign of good water quality, conservationists say.

1 year ago

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Erha Andini and Susan Phillips in the lab
Delaware
Environment
Sustainability
Technology

Climate Fixers: Less than 1% of clothing gets recycled. This University of Delaware researcher has a plan to fix that

Fast fashion is creating more and more clothing waste. A PhD student at University of Delaware has a new and simple solution.

1 year ago

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PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Technology
Transportation

‘We can learn from them’: Transit professionals to gather in Philly for green bus conference

It will be the first time the Zero Emissions Bus Conference has come to the East Coast. Organizers say there’s growing interest across the country.

1 year ago

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Environment
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Climate Fixers: Climate-proofing Philly for a warmer growing season

A warmer future could mean bananas, kumquats and pomegranates replace some of the more traditional fruit trees that have thrived for centuries in the Philadelphia region.

1 year ago

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The Pulse

Virtual Worlds, Virtual Lives

Virtual worlds allow us to reinvent ourselves and build new lives. But some of our troubles follow us there. A look at navigating community, love, and work in digital realms.

Air Date: August 23, 2024

Listen 48:41
Melissa Smith and Susan Phillips pet a sheep through a fence
Animals
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Climate Fixers: Slowing down fashion with a century-old tradition in Collegeville, Pa.

Industrial farms damage waterways and contribute to climate change. But at Pa.’s only certified organic sheep farm in Montco, the sheep do all the hard work.

1 year ago

Farmer Jennie Love and WHYY senior climate reporter Susan Phillips walk outside
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Climate Fixers: Native plants, no mow and DIY fertilizer in Roxborough

At Love ‘N Fresh Flowers in Northwest Philadelphia, Jennie Love teaches the benefits of native plants and DIY fertilizer. All you need are weeds and a bucket!

1 year ago

Bartram’s Garden
Environment
Explainers
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Bartram’s Garden resumes fishing over a month after toxic chemical leaked onto trail

After over a month of waiting, fishing activities have resumed at Bartram’s Garden. But a portion of the trail remains closed.

1 year ago

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Biology
Health Care
History
Philadelphia

Human remains discovered at Philly construction site 8 years ago have been reburied, but issues still persist

Workers in Philly's Old City hit upon a historic cemetery with hundreds of people. It took years to study, identify and rebury them.

1 year ago

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Outdoors
Space

What to know about Monday’s blue supermoon

The next blue supermoon will not happen until 2032, but supermoons occur more frequently.

1 year ago

Former Mutter Museum scientist Anna Dhody looks at the camera
History
Philadelphia
Preservation

Former Mütter Museum forensic anthropologist launches research institute

Longtime Mütter Museum forensic anthropologist Anna Dhody will continue her work analyzing historic samples, but now in a research institute of her own.

1 year ago

NREL engineers Eric Kozubal, left, and Jason Woods conduct initial research on the Blue Frontier prototype, the first sustainable HVAC system capable of reducing CO2 emissions by 85%. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder/NREL 20175)
The Pulse
Environment
Technology

Meet two companies vying to make the next generation air conditioner

Air conditioning is a century-old technology, but now companies are racing to reinvent it and lower its large environmental footprint.

1 year ago

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