
Science
How research labs contribute to the pollution problem
Single use plastic and energy-hogging equipment are among the culprits. Some scientists are trying to find a better way.
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Listen 7:28Climate change could shift Pennsylvania’s wildfire season
Data from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shows Pennsylvania had 686 fires on average each year between 2015 and 2019.
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UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year
In the wake of heat waves, global warming and forest fires, the U.N. is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030.
5 years ago
The pandemic has changed the way a lot of us understand and experience happiness. In normal times, we think of happiness as a big-picture ...
Air Date: October 9, 2020
Listen 48:42Endangered piping plover shows signs of recovery along Delaware beaches
More than 50 piping plover chicks were born along Delaware's beaches this year, well above the long-term species recovery goal.
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Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem
One study is trying to help scientists and researchers answer one big question: Just how does the virus that causes COVID-19 spread from one person to another?
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Pennsylvania’s utility regulator is siding with a Cumberland County man in his complaint against Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline.
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We’re trying to have more meaningful conversations about racism as a country. Part of that means talking about implicit bias — assump ...
Air Date: September 25, 2020
Listen 49:35Mariner East construction at three sites that require drilling through porous limestone can shift from horizontal directional drilling to open trench.
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Trump’s energy secretary questions mainstream science on human impacts of climate change
Scientists say human impacts are clear.
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Fierce debate over N.J.’s clean-energy goals centers on possible abandonment of regional power grid
Currently, state buys power on PJM capacity market. Critics want New Jersey to go it alone.
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Officials: Isaias likely responsible for sharp decline in endangered plant along N.J. beaches
The 2020 census revealed 941 seabeach amaranth plants — a sharp decline from the 7,195 plants counted in 2019.
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Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremes
While climate change is a factor, researchers say what’s happening is more extreme than climate models predict and there must be another natural weather phenomenon at work.
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Science and Medicine, Under Pressure
The pandemic has put a lot of pressure on both our health care system and the scientific process — exposing weaknesses that have long e ...
Air Date: September 18, 2020
Listen 48:24Toxic chemicals at Salem County site sharply exceeded N.J. safety limits
The EPA says it’s working with the owner of the former DuPont plant to prevent spread to private water wells.
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