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Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ban products like playmats, infant bedding that contain toxic PFAS chemicals

Toxic PFAS chemicals are found in hundreds of everyday products, including cosmetics, menstrual products, dental floss and items for babies.

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Environment
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Philadelphia
Public Health

Straight ‘F’s: Philadelphia region’s air quality ranking worsens in annual lung health report

The American Lung Association says the Philly area is among the worst in the country for levels of a pollutant that can cause lung and heart issues.

5 months ago

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The Big Fix: How to power our future

America’s power grid is buckling as energy demand soars. Fuel shocks from the war in Iran are only exacerbating concerns. So how do we keep the lights on?

Air Date: April 27, 2026 12:00 pm

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The Pulse
Energy

As the Trump administration and major tech companies promote nuclear energy, is the industry making a comeback?

Gallup polls show American support for nuclear energy has not been this high in more than a decade.

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In this 1986 photo, a Chernobyl nuclear power plant worker holding a dosimeter to measure radiation level is seen against the background of a sarcophagus under construction over the 4th destroyed reactor, Ukraine.
The Pulse
Energy
History

40 Years after Chernobyl: What caused the disaster — and how it changed nuclear energy

Forty years later, a look back at what caused the Chernobyl disaster, and its continued impact on nuclear safety.

Air Date: April 23, 2026

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Energy
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. lawmakers look to toss out higher coastal elevation rules

Lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday on a resolution that pits the state Legislature against Gov. Mikie Sherrill over climate-driven flood rules.

5 months ago

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Clinical research nurse Monica Falcon prepares to draw blood from college student and research subject Sam Srisatta at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Studio 2
Medicine
National

Fact, fiction and future for U.S. scientific and medical research

Proposed NIH cuts in the Trump administration's budget are again getting bipartisan pushback in Congress. Can the US maintain a global edge if researchers are left scrambling?

Air Date: April 22, 2026 12:00 pm

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Animals
Environment
Pennsylvania

Earth Day: How climate change is threatening vulnerable species in Pennsylvania

Five decades after the original Earth Day, some Pennsylvania species are still at extreme risk.

5 months ago

The pigs at Hidden Valley Farm
Animals
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania

A Warminster food bank is turning spoiled produce into farm-fresh eggs. Here’s how

Unfit for pantry shelves, hundreds of pounds of produce are redirected to a Jamison farm, where the chickens’ “salad bar” curbs waste, cuts costs and helps fight hunger.

5 months ago

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PECO electric repair crew in Fishtown
Energy
Philadelphia

PECO announces new leadership following controversial rate hike and stalled union negotiations

David Vahos, PECO president and CEO, will become “special advisor” to parent company Exelon’s CEO.

5 months ago

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Animals
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Anglers help stock White Clay Creek with trout, celebrate improvements to water quality

Pennsylvania has awarded more than $17 million in grants to 89 state projects to improve water quality and support trout.

5 months ago

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A PECO truck has the logo on the side, as a worker is using a lift to reach something high.
Energy
Pennsylvania

PECO withdraws its rate hike case after backlash from Pa. governor, lawmakers

PECO made record profits in 2025 after a recent rate hike. Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro had called the new proposal “pure greed.”

6 months ago

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A young woman is using her smartphone at night.
The Pulse
Food & Drink
Technology

So Many Cravings, So Few Rewards: Understanding How Dopamine Works

A discussion with NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff about dopamine, and escaping the vicious cycle of chasing pleasure.

Air Date: April 16, 2026

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Delaware
Energy

Wilmington residents encouraged to sign up for community solar initiative

Proponents of community solar energy say the initiative is a solution to rising costs of electricity.

6 months ago

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Philadelphia Gas Works
Energy
Philadelphia

PGW’s proposed liquefied natural gas plant in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood now in limbo

PGW says it needs to replace an aging liquefier in Port Richmond. Philadelphia Gas Commission staff had recommended not to approve the project.

6 months ago

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