
Health & Science
Revoking Clean Power Plan could have a big Pa. impact
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced the EPA will formally propose to revoke the Clean Power Plan, Obama’s regulation for carbon dioxide from the electricity sector.
5 years ago
Elon Musk wants to get off this planet
Elon Musk has released a new proposal for becoming a multi-planet species. He is advocating phasing out Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon ...
Air Date: October 9, 2017
Listen 06:01Why Cape May’s monarch butterfly migration population varies so much
“We’re verging on a big year,” says Mark Garland, director of Cape May’s Monarch Monitoring Project.
5 years ago
Waste becomes Achilles heel in fight over abortion
National waste service provider discontinues contracts with abortion clinics under pressure.
5 years ago
ListenWhen zoo animals evacuate, where do they go?
Getting 161 animals to safety requires choreography and cooperation.
5 years ago
Listen 0:00A feud over partially wild landscapes
Some ecologists say celebrating 'novel ecosystems' could encourage polluters.
5 years ago
Listen 0:00Navigating the realities of relapse amid recovery
When it comes to recovery, relapse is common. But it doesn't have to be inevitable.
5 years ago
Listen 9:26How does Burning Man leave the desert squeaky clean?
70,000 people, nine days in the Nevada desert, and zero trash.
5 years ago
Listen 0:00As the population ages, more and more people want to stay in their own home as opposed to transitioning to a nursing home facility. There ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Listen 51:18UD grad students help children with disabilities be more independent
Work being done at University of Delaware's STAR campus will help children with mobility impairments by creating assistive technologies or clothing with sensors.
5 years ago
Today, Dave and Dr. Pitts are stopping by the ice craters of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Temperatures on Mercury typically ho ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Listen 5:30Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders
Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.
5 years ago
Lower Delaware ACA rate hike approved
Delawareans who receive their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will face premium hikes next year.
5 years ago
New phase of Barnegat Bay protection plan features 'pollution budget'
A major component of the plan is the establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) standard, a pollution budget, for nutrients.
5 years ago
Attorney: Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
The New Jersey Board of Nursing is broken, and the next governor will have to fix it.
5 years ago
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