
Science
Why opposition to GMOs is a First World privilege
How public mistrust in GMOs destroyed one scientist's dream of helping farmers in developing countries produce sturdier, higher-yield crops.
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Listen 06:49Activists want a new panel to regulate the chemicals in the absence of federal standards.
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Climate change is real…now what?
Today, we'll talk about how an increasing number of Americans are worried about climate change, as well as a couple of small changes being proposed to stem it.
Air Date: January 24, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Pennvest will invest $7.9 million into the mid-Atlantic hatchery.
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New Jersey proposes PFAS regulations for groundwater; EPA regulations delayed by shutdown
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection has taken a step toward cleaning up water contamination from an unregulated class of perfluorinated chemicals known as PFAs
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PHOTOS: Super ‘Blood Moon’ wows
The huge, red moon awed viewers across the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa on Sunday night and early Monday morning.
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Mariner East pipelines: New sinkhole opens at Chester County site; Sunoco shuts line
A new sinkhole appeared late Sunday at a Sunoco pipeline site in Chester Co. where several earlier sinkholes led officials to halt construction because of safety concerns.
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Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next.
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China tried to grow cotton on the moon, but it didn’t work
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency announced the news, simply stating: "The experiment has ended."
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Despite the forecasted blast of arctic air heading our way Sunday – bundle up and brave the cold because the next opportunity to ta ...
Air Date: January 19, 2019
Listen 06:43No tsunami alert after earthquake off Maryland coast
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Maryland coast Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey.
6 years ago
The death of the Delaware River
Industrial growth and raw sewage in the region in the 20th century killed aquatic life in much of the Delaware River and surrounding streams.
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Listen 7:08The Delaware River’s invisible threats
Hidden beneath what looks, and smells, like much cleaner water are potential new dangers like plastics, pharmaceuticals and the impacts of climate change.
6 years ago
Listen 7:25Which streams in the Delaware Watershed are too dirty for swimming and fishing?
This map provides an interactive display of streams throughout Pa., N.J. and Del., showing which the states have declared unclean for swimming and fish consumption.
6 years ago
Delaware gets $19 million for water research
The National Science Foundation awarded Delaware $19 million over the next five years to fund research into improving water quality and reducing the impact of rising seas.
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