
Science
Temple researchers will look at link between PFAS and cancer
University researchers will examine possible associations between PFAS-contaminated drinking water and cancer as part of a federally funded health study.
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Sunoco still needs DEP approvals to restart pipeline work in Chester County
The lifting of the injunction at the sinkhole site isn’t a final green light for Mariner East.
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Allergists debate anticipated FDA approval of a peanut allergy drug
The drug, called Palforzia, was developed by California startup Aimmune Therapeutics to be taken daily in a regimen known as oral immunotherapy.
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Bucks, Montgomery counties will get $5 million to study health effects of PFAS
Residents in affected Bucks and Montgomery County communities will be eligible for blood testing as part of a national study on the effects of PFAS.
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What longtime climate activist Rafe Pomerance wants you to know
StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips sat down with Pomerance and asked him what he wants people to know right now.
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Listen 5:34North America has lost 3 billion birds, scientists say
More than 90% of the loss can be attributed to just a dozen bird families, including sparrows, blackbirds and finches.
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Five climate change science misconceptions, debunked
Here are five commonly used myths and the real science that debunks them.
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Floatopia promotes a swimmable (and tube-worthy) urban Delaware River
Upstream Alliance, an environmental group, organized last weekend’s event to show that the stretch between Philly and Camden is safe to float in — sometimes.
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Climate change brings mosquito whack-a-mole to New Jersey
The salt marsh mosquito was once nicknamed the “New Jersey state bird.” But changing conditions are shifting concern from that mosquito to others.
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Listen 4:37Going carbon neutral: Pa.’s key role in fight against climate change
StateImpact Pa. signed on to “Covering Climate Now,” an effort that describes itself as “aimed at strengthening the media’s focus on the climate crisis.”
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2019 a record year for N.J. bald eagles, survey finds
The survey found that New Jersey bald eagles registered the highest recorded number of active nests and young fledged.
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PUC says no leak or damage after sinkhole along Mariner East 2 in Delaware County
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said heavy rain caused the hole, and that there was no contamination or environmental impact.
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What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania’s forum on climate change adaptation, social equity
The conversation ranged from how to engage vulnerable populations, to the ways in which people of color are left out of climate conversations.
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is putting out the call on its 100th anniversary to name an exoplanet and its star.
Air Date: September 14, 2019
Listen 4:49Pa. to launch review of its science standards, help students become ‘divergent thinkers’
"Science is increasingly part of our education, work, and lives in a changing economy.”
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