Health & Science
After new setback, Constitution Pipeline says it will fight FERC order
6 years ago
MLK’s environmental justice legacy threatened by Trump administration cuts
6 years ago
Air Date: January 15, 2018
Listen 05:37Making the case that discrimination is bad for your health
Arline Geronimus coined the term 'weathering' to describe how health problems of marginalized people can be caused by stresses of their daily life.
6 years ago
A surge, then a fade for Pennsylvania’s wind industry
More than two dozen wind farms popped up across the state leading up to 2012, but only one in the years since.
6 years ago
Judge fines environmental attorneys $52,000 for ‘frivolous’ injection well suit
The case is centered on a 2014 ban and a subsequent municipal charter adopted by Grant Township that banned fracking wastewater injection projects.
6 years ago
Harm reduction leaders call on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pa.
In the wake of the emergency declaration, harm reduction leaders are calling on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Settlement requires coal plants to get permits with tighter pollution controls
The settlement pertains to 10 coal-fired power plants around the state that have been operating on expired water pollution permits for years — in one case for 17 years.
6 years ago
Amid regulatory uncertainty, Penn Medicine acquires Princeton HealthCare
The University Medical Center of Princeton will become the sixth hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
6 years ago
Air Date: January 12, 2018
Listen 48:47Water study finds some Pa. radium levels exceed tough California limit
More than 3.4 million Pennsylvanians are supplied by drinking water containing radium that exceeds a strict California standard, which advocates say should replace a looser fe
6 years ago
Horizon’s new partnership aims to better integrate mental health needs into care
New Jersey’s largest insurance provider, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, has signed a $1.5 million contract with the New York tech startup, Quartet.
6 years ago
Wolf opioid order could open door to better treatment, prevention in Philadelphia
Stephen Lankenau, a professor of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University, spoke with WHYY's Jennifer Lynn about Gov. Wolf's disaster emergency declaration for Pa.
6 years ago
Listen 6:13How animals adapt (and maybe even evolve) to live in cities
Mice, rats, mosquitoes, lizards, and other animals are adapting to live in environments created by humans.
6 years ago
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