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Pa. has had a lot of tornadoes this year. But scientists don’t know if there’s a climate change link
Pennsylvania has seen an abnormally high number of tornadoes this year — with more than two dozen confirmed as of last week.
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Kelp has been touted as the new kale, but it has been slow to catch on
While seaweed has a lot of things going for it in terms of nutrition, the lack of infrastructure to process it and people's tastes have not been quick to adopt it.
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Plans for LNG terminal in South Jersey kept under wraps, enviro group says
Developer and agencies deny effort to shield from public view plans that would allow for transfer of potentially explosive liquefied natural gas to ocean-going tankers.
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The Thwaites Glacier is melting. Here’s why the Philly region should care
Scientists are racing to figure out how it much could contribute to sea level rise and impact cites and coastlines thousands of miles away, including the Philly region.
Air Date: June 3, 2019
Listen 14:31To some solar users, power company fees are an unfair charge
"The bottom line is that ultimately they seem to be double counting — double charging essentially for the costs of backup generation," he says.
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Scientists know how tornadoes form, but they are hard to predict
On Monday, 52 tornadoes may have touched down across eight states, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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New Constellation On the Block
Air Date: June 1, 2019
Listen 07:04Why this season of tornadoes in Pa. has been ‘absolutely berserk’; a meteorologist explains
“What you’re seeing here is not unusual. What made it noteworthy is how persistent and stubborn that pattern has been.”
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Energy secretary says US can make oil, gas, coal cleaner
The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing "draconian" regulations on oil, gas and coal, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said.
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3 tornadoes confirmed after severe storms rake Pennsylvania
Experts said there were tornadoes on Tuesday in Indiana, Bradford and Berks counties. There were no reports of injuries.
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Chesapeake Bay watchdog criticizes Pa. over pollution reduction progress
A nonprofit that tracks pollution in the Chesapeake Bay said Pennsylvania has failed to protect the nation's largest estuary from farm manure and stormwater.
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How genetic is addiction? Camden researchers are collecting brains to find out
To better understand opioid-use disorder, Camden researchers are starting a biobank to study brain and blood samples of people who’ve died of overdoses.
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New Philly exhibit celebrates lives, contributions of scientists with disabilities
A new exhibit at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia tells the stories of scientists with disabilities — and shows how they overcame prejudice and marginalization.
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Air Date: May 25, 2019
Listen 06:34SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come
SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.
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