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A Mariner East pipeline valve site on the edge of the Andover development, Thornbury Township, Delaware County, illustrates the pipeline's path through densely-populated southeastern Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of Jon Hurdle)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County investigation of pipeline builder Energy Transfer now includes grand jury

The district attorney's probe of the Mariner East project began in December.

6 years ago

A fire burns along the Howqua River in 2006 in southern Australia's Victoria state. Fire is no stranger in the bush country there. (Graeme Stoney, Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria)
The Pulse
Environment
International

As bushfire approached, this Australian rancher fought fire with fire

When flames started to burn down the hill toward his family ranch, Charlie Lovick saw his chance: He kept a cool head and took action.

6 years ago

Listen 04:01
A spillway is seen along the Hackensack River near the construction of the new Newark Turnpike bridge on April 26 in Jersey City, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Environment
NJ Spotlight

Upgraded classification for 750 miles of N.J.’s rivers and streams

Deemed the most ecologically sensitive, Category One waterways are protected against any degradation in water quality.

6 years ago

Little Blue Run, the largest coal ash pond east of the Mississippi, along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. (Courtesy of Robert Donnan)
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Report: Coal ash contamination widespread in U.S., Pa.

One western Pa. site has arsenic counts 372 times the 'safe' level.

6 years ago

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity rocket plane flown into the atmosphere before launching Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in  Mojave, Calif. Virgin Galactic says its rocket plane has reached space for a second time in a test flight over California on Friday. In addition to two pilots, the spacecraft carried a third crewmember to evaluate the cabin from a passenger perspective. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman)
Skytalk
Space

Worth the Wait for Weightlessness?

Beth Moses, Astronaut Trainer for Virgin Galactic, flew aboard its latest test flight as its first passenger. The VSS Unity flew into spa ...

Air Date: March 4, 2019

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Sorting through recycling  (John Mussoni/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

China cutback on taking recyclables means more to burn in Chester City

Chester residents have been dealing with the health effects of trash incineration in their community, and an influx of plastic waste has reignited the debate.

6 years ago

Solar panels on the roof of the building supplying energy to the AirTrain at Newark Liberty International Airport soak up the rays. A New Jersey lawmaker wants the state to aim for 80 percent renewable energy use by 2050. (AP file photo)
Business
Energy
NJ Spotlight

Energy suppliers ordered to stop passing on higher costs to N.J. customers

Tens of millions of dollars are on the line as third-party suppliers dispute Board of Public Utilities’ order not to increase fixed rate during a term of contracts.

6 years ago

In this May 22, 2017, file photo shows the control room at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. Forty years after Three Mile Island became synonymous with America's worst commercial nuclear power accident, the prospect of bailing out nuclear power plants is stirring debate at the highest levels of Pennsylvania and the federal government. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Rescuing nuclear power plants could come with conditions

Giving nuclear power plants what opponents call a bailout to ensure they stay open could mean a politically risky vote to hike electric bills across the state

6 years ago

Measles vaccine
Health Care
Kids
NJ Spotlight

Could registry of adverse reactions to vaccinations separate fear from fact?

Senator Robert Singer has proposed establishing a registry in the N.J. Department of Health that would track any adverse reactions experienced by children under the age of 19.

6 years ago

This undated photo provided by the European Space Agency, ESA, shows the surface of the Mars. Scientists say images of Martian craters taken by European and American space probes show there likely once was a planet-wide system of underground lakes. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via AP)
Space

Scientists see evidence of underground lakes system on Mars

Scientists say images of craters taken by European and American space probes show there likely once was a planet-wide system of underground lakes on Mars.

6 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Steel ordered to clean up sulfur emissions following fire

The Allegheny County Health Department gave the company five days to respond with a plan to reduce emissions at Clairton Coke Works and its Edgar Thompson and Irvin plants.

6 years ago

Carol Orzel had FOP, a rare disorder in which connective tissue is replaced by bone. She wished her skeleton to be displayed at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly woman with rare bone disease donates skeleton to Mütter Museum

The bequest was Carol Orzel’s dying wish, so that others could learn more about her rare disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

6 years ago

Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania Department of Health secretary, speaks with reporters. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. Health Department hiring scientists to study PFAS chemicals in drinking water

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has pinpointed 20 locations with high PFAS levels in water sources. They include areas of Bucks and Montgomery counties.

6 years ago

New Sunrise Movement student activists Abby Leddy (left) and Xavier Thomas outside Congressman Dwight Evan’s office. They spoke to him about his supporting the Green New Deal. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Politics
PlanPhilly

Philly students call for Green New Deal citing spike in ‘heat days’

The only member of Pennsylvania’s delegation to support the resolution to date is Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle from Northeast Philly.

6 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Read a draft of Pennsylvania’s nuclear bailout bill

The draft, obtained by StateImpact Pennsylvania, is being actively worked on by state lawmakers, and the specifics could change.

6 years ago

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