Health & Science
Kensington residents: Stronger commitment to neighborhood must accompany any safe-injection site
Residents have a long list of grievances about conditions including used syringes and human feces littering streets, as well as sidewalks blocked by makeshift tents.
6 years ago
Listen 5:10Trump administration wants to let insurers offer plans with fewer benefits
Trump wants to allow insurance companies to offer more policies that have limited health benefits and that can reject customers if they have pre-existing medical conditions.
6 years ago
International Space Station Grounded?
Air Date: February 20, 2018
Listen 6:24Philadelphia Energy Solutions: A giant polluter looms over the lives — and health — of its neighbors
6 years ago
Landowners brace for eminent domain loss in PennEast pipeline cases
Despite her alarm at the prospect of losing her spring water, Anthony says she’s not moving even if the pipeline is built on her land.
6 years ago
After more than 80 years, dioramas at the Academy of Natural Sciences get a cleaning
A team of glaziers recently lifted the glass off the gorilla display for renovations — to a round of applause from museum employees.
6 years ago
A Dr. Seuss-like poem about the woman who pulled 14 worms from her eye
The story was so inspirational, readers sprung into verse, posting on NPR's Facebook page. From all of the contributions, we've assembled the ultimate eye worm poem.
6 years ago
Chester County township adds to local challenges on Mariner East 2 siting
The new board determined that the natural gas liquids pipeline is being built well within a “pipeline impact radius.”
6 years ago
DEP extends comment period for Shell’s ethane pipeline
The DEP will also hold public hearings in each of the three counties the pipeline route traverses: Washington, Allegheny, and Beaver counties.
6 years ago
Southeast Pennsylvania’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens
Chief medical officer of new Pennsylvania dispensary is hoping doctors will begin recommending medical marijuana for patients instead of more addictive opioids.
6 years ago
Listen 1:55Environmental group: Methane pollution higher than Pa. thinks
Scientists at the Environmental Defense Fund calculated Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale industry is emitting twice as much methane as companies are reporting.
6 years ago
York County plant will move from coal to natural gas
The Brunner Island Power Plant had come under fire by environmentalists for air and water pollution.
6 years ago
Mass shootings and the conversation around mental health
Air Date: February 16, 2018
Listen 49:28Pipeline showdown: PennEast files for eminent domain against 130 landowners
By far the biggest hit is coming in Hunterdon County, a wealthy rural area of rolling hills and Delaware River-side towns.
6 years ago
Medicare and the desegregation of health care
It wasn’t that long ago that separate hospitals for black and white patients were the norm in America, but then all of that changed — and it changed quickly.
6 years ago
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