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Pa. AG, Delco DA launch criminal investigation into Sunoco, Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer says the probe into the construction of the Mariner East pipelines "has no legitimate basis."
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The partial meltdown at Three Mile Island left areas of the facility highly radioactive and inaccessible to humans. Along came a young group of researchers and robots.
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State reaches $7M agreement over 1,400 abandoned oil and gas wells
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with an Alabama company over the costs of plugging 1,400 abandoned wells in the state.
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Barriers, flood walls could help protect back bays, Army Corps says
The interim report foresees a ‘massive’ construction project costing ‘several billion dollars.’
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It’s 2050 and this is how we stopped climate change
Let's imagined that we've ended global warming. Humans are no longer releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world.
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Could a booster shot of truth help scientists fight the anti-vaccine crisis?
Imagine what might happen if the government itself had embraced an official anti-vaccine policy.
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A gulp of genetically modified bacteria might someday treat a range of illnesses
Scientists hope to genetically modify microbes from the human microbiome to treat a range of diseases, including digestive disorders.
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Pa. looking for new ways to fight spotted lanternfly
Pennsylvania is looking for new ways to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly, nearly five years after it was first discovered in Berks County.
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The Atacama desert in Chile is one of the most arid places on the planet – averaging less than one inch of rainfall per year! High ...
Air Date: March 8, 2019
Listen 05:42Collection of NASA Apollo Program memorabilia looking for a new home
French journalist Jacques Tiziou left behind thousands of collectors’ items related to space travel. His son is cataloguing the artifacts, and hopes to share them.
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Facebook vows to quash anti-vaccine misinformation
Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform.
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Dinosaur tracks make fresh impression at Valley Forge park
The trace fossils, as they are known, are scattered along a winding trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park, on slabs purchased in 2011 from a nearby commercial quarry.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 04:01Upgraded 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.
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