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The Nittany 1 Solar Farm, seen here from outside protective fencing in Lurgan Township, Franklin County on Nov. 24, 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it

Solar developers proposed more than 200 projects in Pennsylvania in 2020. Many are slated for rural townships, which haven’t traditionally hosted energy projects.

5 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy announces a $250 million investment in a manufacturing facility in Paulsboro.
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Paulsboro port to host $250M plant for building offshore wind towers

The facility will complement a wind port planned for nearby Salem County.

5 years ago

Saturn (center, left) and Jupiter (center, right) share a night sky earlier this year near Vantage, Wash. Already this past summer, the two planets were growing closer in the night sky. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Space

Jupiter and Saturn will be together again for the holidays

Jupiter and Saturn — which are actually separated by more than 400 million miles — are expected to appear closer to each other in the night sky than they have for centuries.

5 years ago

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., listens as President-elect Joe Biden announces her as his nominee for Secretary of Interior at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics
Public Health

Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’

Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

5 years ago

Herman Termeer, 54, stands on the roof of his home as the Blue Ridge Fire burns along the hillside in Chino Hills
Environment
International
Preservation

UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free

The head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming.

5 years ago

Fisherman on the Susquehanna River. It supplies half the freshwater flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. (Chris Gardner / AP Photo)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Central Pa. counties get $6M to help reduce pollution headed to the Chesapeake Bay

The grants will go to Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties.

5 years ago

A personality test showing options for extrovert and introvert
The Pulse
Biology

The Puzzle of Personality

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...

Air Date: November 27, 2020

Listen 48:47
Radio Times
Mental Health

Pandemic dreams

People are reporting having more vivid and bizarre dreams during the pandemic. We'll discuss what they mean and the science of dreaming.

Air Date: November 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
A brick of solid waste remains after frack water is recycled.
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Dimock residents worry about planned fracking waste well

Plans are in the early stages, but people weary of water contamination are on edge.

5 years ago

An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of U.S. biotechnology company Moderna on November 17.
NPR
Innovation
Public Health

What it was like to participate in the clinical trial for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

PBS Newshour's John Yang reflects on his experience participating in Moderna's vaccine trial. "It started off with self-interest — I wanted to get the vaccine sooner."

5 years ago

Pumpkin with a Medical Face Mask
The Pulse

A 2020 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice the size bird we could possibly eat; more side dishes than the t ...

Air Date: November 20, 2020

Listen 49:24
(PattayaPhotography/Big Stock)
The Pulse

Our Favorite Rabbit Holes

We’ve all been there — you start out Googling local pharmacy hours, and all of a sudden you find yourself reading about how to constr ...

Air Date: November 13, 2020

Listen 48:50
Solvay in West Deptford
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

State lawsuit targets South Jersey chemical company and its predecessor

The Natural Resource Damage suit says secret replacements for "forever chemicals" may be just as toxic.

5 years ago

The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster
Environment
New Jersey
Preservation
NJ Spotlight

Trump’s Bedminster golf club wants to keep pulling water from Raritan Basin

Critics say heavy water use would stress streams and worsen pollution. They want a state authority to say "no" to the deal.

5 years ago

Ed Brown (center in group photo), 17, stands with friends and Sunrise members at the Count Every Vote rally Thursday (Miles Bryan / WHYY)
Environment
Outdoors
Sustainability

Many eyes were on Philly this week. Don’t look away, environmental activists say

The ballot count brought a lot of attention this week. Post-election, there’s still work to be done, they say, and noticed — no matter the winner.

5 years ago

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