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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Shaping the Future

When we think of “the future,” it sounds like something abstract and faraway — we imagine new inventions, cutting-edge innovations, ...

Air Date: January 29, 2021

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How we can change the future

It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.

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A new filing alleges South Jersey firm Solvay knew chemicals were toxic but withheld that information.

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Pennsylvania
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By promoting solar, agency hopes to convince state it's also cutting nitrate emissions.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

Hopeful the incoming Biden administration will help it address climate change, the city now has a goal of achieving carbon-neutral emissions by 2050.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

With solar on the rise in Pa., some worry the panels will be harmful. Scientists say most fears have been disproven

More than 200 solar projects planned for Pennsylvania were added to the regional electric grid’s New Services Queue in 2020.

5 years ago

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The Pulse

The Miracle and Menace of Plastic

Plastic gets a bad rap — over the years, it’s become synonymous with environmental destruction, cheap fakery, needless consumption, a ...

Air Date: January 15, 2021

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Environment
Home & Family

Color and convenience wooed Americans, and we fell in love with plastic

Sensory treats were possible, things like bright kitchenware and fun toys. We got hooked.

5 years ago

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Biology
Environment

Why scientists say ‘plastivores’ could be the solution to plastic pollution

Worldwide, researchers are hunting for a kind of `secret sauce’ — a souped-up enzyme capable of breaking down some of the most resilient plastics.

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Philadelphia working with Penn microbiologists to check for coronavirus variant

Whole genome sequencing checks for coronavirus variants. The city and the university are working out the details of a partnership going forward.

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Philadelphia

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5 years ago

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Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania gives $34 million for water cleanup

Of the 149 projects granted money from the Growing Greener program, 43 in south-central Pennsylvania will get $12 million.

5 years ago

A new EPA rule will make it more difficult for the regulators to use some scientific studies about the connection between pollution and health.
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Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

Trump EPA erects new barriers to crucial science

The rule goes into effect on Wednesday and applies to all future EPA regulations.

5 years ago

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Environment
New Jersey

New nuclear plant could rise at former Oyster Creek site in N.J.

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