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Bangladeshi commuters use boats to cross the Buriganga River in the capital Dhaka in 2018. In July, Bangladesh's top court granted all the country's rivers the same legal rights as humans. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images)
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Should rivers have same legal rights as humans? A growing number of voices say yes

Traditionally, nature has been subject to a Western-conceived legal regime of property-based ownership.

6 years ago

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NPR
Science

Trust in scientists is rising, poll finds

The proportion of people who say they have a "great deal" of confidence in scientists to act in the public interest increased from 21% in 2016 to 35% in 2019.

6 years ago

Ephraim Zimmerman pulls apart a peat sample. (Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Front)
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StateImpact Pennsylvania

Into the bog: Scientists are trying to learn more about Pa.’s unique peatland ecosystems

These unique ecosystems are vulnerable to development and climate change, and these conservationists are trying to learn more about them.

6 years ago

Framergy’s MOFs technology have a big impact on cleaning up PFAS contamination. (Courtesy of Framergy)
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‘Radical idea’ from Del. company could help mitigate PFAS contamination

A company incorporated in Delaware won $100,000 EPA grant for technology that could help remove PFAS contamination that’s been found near military bases.

6 years ago

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The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
Health

Philly ‘health gap’ varies by neighborhood, Health Department finds

The study done by the Public Health Department, with help from Drexel researchers, shows dramatic, but unsurprising differences, within the city.

6 years ago

Drexel doctors join a protest outside Hahnemann Hospital on July 11, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Laid-off Drexel medical faculty, staff to keep tuition benefit after Hahnemann closure

In a letter Friday, the dean of the medical college said those who applied for tuition remission can still collect it for themselves and their dependents.

6 years ago

PQ Corporation, a chemical plant in Chester, Pa. was ordered to pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years’ worth of air quality violations (GoogleMaps)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delaware County chemical plant fined $750,000 for air pollution violations

A chemical plant in Chester, Pa. will pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years worth of air quality violations as part of a settlement reached with the DEP.

6 years ago

(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
The Pulse
Science

The Ocean and Us

Our planet’s surface is 71% water — with five vast oceans that span a range of temperatures and shades of blue. Humans have long love ...

Air Date: August 2, 2019

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Philadelphia’s Health Center #1 at Broad and Lombard streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly declares public health emergency as Hepatitis A infections surge

Facing a surge in Hepatitis A infections, Philadelphia has declared a public health emergency.

6 years ago

The Asian longhorned tick was discovered in Delaware for the first time. (Courtesy of DNREC)
Health

Invasive Asian longhorned tick migrates to Delaware

Delaware is the 12th state to spot the invasive Asian longhorned tick.

6 years ago

Enterobacterias Gram negativas Proteobacteria, bacteria such as salmonella, escherichia coli, yersinia pestis, klebsiella. 3D illustration
Science

Researchers confront a ‘line-in-the-sand’ moment for drug-resistant bacteria

Globally, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming an increasing problem. The Wistar Institute convened researchers to discuss alternative treatments.

6 years ago

New Jersey's aid-in-dying legislation for terminally ill patients takes effect August 1. (Bigstock)
Health

N.J. terminally ill patients can now legally end their lives with medical help

New Jersey is now the eighth state, plus the District of Columbia, to allow terminally ill patients to acquire lethal medication to end their lives.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar pauses while speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Health

U.S. to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada

It weakens an import ban that has stood as a symbol of the political clout of the pharmaceutical industry.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Many fear Hahnemann’s story will send a message: Buying a failing hospital pays

Because the hospital real estate is owned separately from its business, some worry that its for-profit owner will sell to developers and come out ahead.

6 years ago

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The Lawrenceville School teacher Leah Domb helps students discuss a lecture on race and biology by Penn professor Sarah Tishkoff. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

What is race? It isn’t skin color, as some young people are learning

It’s a tough question: Why do we look different? As one high school’s syllabus puts it, race is “both a biological myth and a social reality.”

6 years ago

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