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Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of 2020, forms in the Atlantic
Arthur is expected to remain a tropical storm, potentially making landfall or brushing the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Monday.
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Science Interrupted: The Impact of Coronavirus
Around the globe, COVID-19 has frozen economies, closed schools, stores, and restaurants, and even canceled the Olympics. Millions of peo ...
Air Date: May 15, 2020
Listen 48:54How the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted field research
Lack of data gathering could have a major impact on ecological studies and the young scientists who do them.
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Listen 10:57Coronavirus delays conservation efforts in Pennsylvania
“It’s important to conserve the environment, and collect data that would help us do that. But at the same time, it’s more important right now to stop the spread of disease."
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Study finds methane leaks in PA are much higher than state reports
Estimates don't capture leaks from 'abnormal' conditions, the Environmental Defense Fund says.
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2019 was a record year for piping plovers along the Atlantic coast
The endangered piping plovers saw record-setting numbers along the Atlantic coast in 2019, federal officials say.
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COVID-19 has slowed green energy industry, but experts say it should bounce back
“We’re all doing the best we can in the new normal here,” said Kevin Gombotz, vice president of Envinity, a green design and construction company.
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Peer pressure and social change
Do our individual actions matter? While policy change is critical, our individual actions carry the social influence necessary to make these changes possible.
Air Date: May 12, 2020
Listen 48:57The coronavirus is mutating. That’s normal. Does that mean it’s more dangerous?
There are studies looking at changes to the virus genome — and the possible impact on how the virus affects humans. Here's what we know (and don't yet know) about mutations.
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Will genetic modification help control mosquitoes — or just create different ones?
The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.
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Listen 13:37We discuss dogs ability to form emotional bonds with humans and learn about research training dogs to sniff out the coronavirus.
Air Date: May 8, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...
Air Date: May 8, 2020
Listen 49:05Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought
The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.
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Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose.
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They’re back and hungry! First spotted lanternfly nymph found in Philadelphia
Pa. confirmed this spring’s first hatch of a spotted lanternfly nymph in West Philly on Tuesday, prompting calls for residents to take action.
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