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Science

An upclose view of a dead fish in someone's hand. Shallow water in the creek is visible below.
Animals
Environment
Pennsylvania

A reported fish kill in a Northampton County creek has people wondering: Is a nearby quarry to blame?

Anglers say Bushkill Creek has a history of receding, leaving hundreds of fish to their death.

2 years ago

The Pulse

Communicating with Animals

Humans have long been fascinated by the idea of communicating with other species — not just teaching animals to mimic human words, but ...

Air Date: May 26, 2023

Listen 49:11
The Vine Street Expressway is filled like a bathtub from Broad Street to the Schuylkill River after torrential rain from the remnants of Hurrican Ida. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly to experience frequent heat waves, flooding, says Drexel report

Environmental scientists are evaluating the potential costs of climate change in Philadelphia — and how to prepare.

2 years ago

The beach at Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Delaware
Environment
Public Safety
Technology

Delaware taps artificial intelligence to evacuate crowded beaches when floods hit

Delaware officials pull off evacuation-type procedures every week during the tourism season.

2 years ago

An abandoned well is seen on the property of Cheryl and Joe Thomas in Duke Center, Pennsylvania.
(Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PA)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. limited a board’s power to regulate abandoned oil and gas wells. Democrats want to restore it.

The state House panel passed a bill Tuesday that would restore the Environmental Quality Board’s ability to raise bond prices on conventional well drillers.

2 years ago

Dr Franz Theard performs a sonogram to confirm pregnancy on a patient seeking abortion services at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 15, 2022. - In the wake of Friday's ruling by the US Supreme Court striking down Roe v Wade and the federally protected right to an abortion, women from Texas and other states are traveling to clinics like the Women's Reproductive Health Clinic in New Mexico for legal abortion services under the state's more liberal laws. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR

Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk

2 years ago

Dr. Brian Dunham is the co-founder of the Stream Studios at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where its team of medical illustrators create visual education graphics, animations and 3D-models. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘A picture worth a thousand words’: Art meets medicine at CHOP’s in-house studio of medical illustrators

Medical illustration is a small field — there are about 2,000 certified professionals in the world, including a small team in Philly at CHOP.

2 years ago

Listen 4:55
PPL's Brunner Island is a three-unit, coal-fired plant located on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, is seen in York Haven, Pa. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia

Philadelphia changed how it regulates toxic air pollution. Here are 3 things to know

The city limits toxic air pollutants like lead and formaldehyde. A policy revision expands the list, but critics say it doesn't go far enough.

2 years ago

Listen 1:03
Energy Coordinating Agency officials and partners
Employment
Energy
Philadelphia

New green job training prepares future Philly workers for climate transition

Trainees will learn to install heat pumps, which could cut climate pollution, lower energy bills, and keep families cool during increasingly hot summers, proponents say.

2 years ago

Smoke rises from the stacks of a power plant.
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

How EPA’s proposed power plant rules could impact Pennsylvania

The proposal comes as the dangerous impacts of human-caused climate change become increasingly clear.

3 years ago

 This is a March 2002 file photo of a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (Victoria Arocho/AP Photo, file)
Environment
Performing Arts
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease. The state is responding with new tick testing, research and education

The PA Tick Research Lab, one of only three labs nationwide engaged in tick testing and research, is analyzing data from 30,000 tick exposures in Pennsylvania from 2019-2021.

3 years ago

A bird sitting on a tree branch
Animals
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

In Pa., climate change threatens the state tree, bird and fish. Work is under way to help the native species

Experts say climate change is fueling and favoring the growth of invasive species—in many cases, at the expense of Pennsylvania’s cherished symbols. 

3 years ago

Stephanie Wein speaks at a podium.
Business
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Power plants among the largest industrial climate polluters in Pennsylvania

In a new report, environmental advocates crunched EPA data to call out Pennsylvania’s “dirty dozen.”

3 years ago

Listen 1:23
Skeletons on display at the museum
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

Why did the Mütter Museum take down all their YouTube videos and online exhibits?

There has been an ongoing, broader discussion around displaying human remains, which has brought up some difficult questions many institutions are grappling with.

3 years ago

Listen 7:04
The Pulse

Managing the Challenges of Motherhood

Moms are under constant pressure to do it all — and it takes a toll on their well-being. We explore the myth of the perfect mom.

Air Date: May 5, 2023

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