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Air Date: January 22, 2018
Listen 06:05TMI’s future, federal policy in spotlight on Smart Talk program
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Hearings for proposed ban on fracking in the Delaware basin start this week
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U.S. mortality rate not falling as quickly as other countries, partly because of obesity
When it comes to lowering the mortality rate, the U.S. is behind other developed countries like Canada, Norway, the U.K., and Australia.
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When a tattoo means life or death. Literally.
The tattoo stretched across the man's chest. It said "Do Not Resuscitate." His signature was tattooed at the end.
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Before ‘Roe v. Wade,’ the women of ‘Jane’ provided abortions for the women of Chicago
Ultimately, Roe vs. Wade brought an end to Jane because women then had access to legal abortion providers.
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Study: Conventional drilling waste responsible for radioactivity spike in rivers
Treatment plants that handle conventional oil and gas waste water are causing a buildup of radioactive materials at the bottom of three Western Pennsylvania waterways.
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Settlement: No longwall mining beneath state park stream in Greene County
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Nuns want court to hear their religious objections to Atlantic Sunrise pipeline
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International medical travelers a boon to Philadelphia
The Philadelphia region boasts more than 20 universities and colleges, as well as five medical schools and schools of nursing and health care administration.
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Local specialists echo national concerns over ending behavioral health registry
Behavioral Health practitioners nationwide have used the registry’s list of hundreds of evidence-based practices as the industry standard for what works.
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Local addiction specialists still waiting for federal support to trickle down
Elana Gordon, a reporter for WHYY’s The Pulse, joined NewsWorks Tonight to weigh in on the local response to federal action.
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Listen 5:09Braving the wild for the perfect shot
Wildlife photographer Nick Nichols remembers a close call with a tigress.
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Listen 4:10Returning wild animals to wild-ish places
We reintroduce animals to their native habitat as part of an impulse to re-create “wilderness” — a place untouched by man. The result is more like the feeling of wilderness.
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Listen 10:37In Banff, design helps critters safely cross the highway
A hidden world of pathways leads wild animals safely across busy roads, keeping ecosystems connected even as human use fragments and disturbs them.
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