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Polen Run in Ryerson Station State Park, Greene County. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Groups oppose another coal mining permit in Greene County state park

They argue that longwall mining, the technique Consol would use to mine beneath the stream, can cause ground beneath streams to fall in.

7 years ago

Cecelia Banks, 92, and her Amazon Alexa device.
The Pulse
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At 92, finding a friend in Amazon Alexa

For some older folks, voice assistants can feel like helpful companions.

7 years ago

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Seventeen-year-olds Maxine Van Osten, left, and Finn Kairer hang out after school in Philadelphia. Both girls have voluntarily reduced their time on their phones and social media. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
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On a break: teens ghost social media

One study found that more than half of teenagers are intentionally spending less time on their phones.

7 years ago

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Mumps outbreak linked to Hispanic dance festival

Delaware public health officials are investigating a mumps outbreak linked to a Hispanic dance festival.

7 years ago

In this April 23, 2010 photo, a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site is seen near Burlington, Pa., in Bradford County. (Ralph Wilson/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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StateImpact Pennsylvania invites public to forum in Towanda on natural gas royalties

Join StateImpact Pennsylvania for an educational forum to learn how other states handle natural gas royalty payments and what’s being done about the controversy.

7 years ago

A smoke stack at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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PES likely to resolve growing objections to its bankruptcy plan, analysts say

Philadelphia Energy Solutions is meeting more resistance to its plan to reorganize while in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

7 years ago

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N.J. may add 12 medical marijuana dispensaries

Measure under consideration by state lawmakers also calls for including chronic pain as qualifying condition.

7 years ago

This photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Harvey over Texas on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, seen from the International Space Station. (Jack Fischer/NASA via AP)
Radio Times
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Exit Earth

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Air Date: March 21, 2018 10:00 am

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From left to right: Melissa DiBernadino, Goshen United for Public Safety, Rebecca Britton, Uwchlan Safety Coalition, and Andrew Williams, Environmental Defense Fund, testified Tuesday at a joint senate hearing on pipeline safety.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Mariner East pipeline problems take center stage at state Senate hearing

7 years ago

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Skytalk
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Serious Signs of Water on Ceres

The Dwarf planet Ceres is showing signs of cryoactivity and…water(ice)! Sodium carbonate, a mineral seen by the Dawn spacecraft in ...

Air Date: March 20, 2018

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Mounting research suggests that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed late because of bias on the part of health care providers or a lack of information among patient families.
NPR
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Black and Latino children are often overlooked when it comes to autism

Sherry Alvarez says she knew there was something different about her son since he was about 9 months old

7 years ago

Sarah Bridges
NewsWorks Tonight
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When 2 Philly-area execs were accused of harassment, their companies called this woman

Several of the prominent men accused of sexual harassment recently have said they're getting help for their behavior. But what does that actually mean and does it really work?

7 years ago

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 Philadelphia Energy Solutions is the largest oil refining complex on the Eastern seaboard. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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State says PES owes $3.8 billion in back taxes, urges court hold up bankruptcy plan

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is urging a federal bankruptcy court to withhold approval of a bankruptcy petition by Philadelphia Energy Solutions

7 years ago

A large offshore drilling rig located off of Rehoboth Beach for test borings and underwater surveys for the sewage outfall pipe. (Chuck Snyder for Newsworks)
Science

Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans

Some coastal states opposed to President Donald Trump's plan to allow oil and gas drilling off most of the nation's coastline are fighting back with proposed state laws design

7 years ago

Voices in the Family
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The Power of Touch

When couples hold hands, their breathing and heart rates synchronize. If one of the partners is in pain, it diminishes the more the brain ...

Air Date: March 19, 2018

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