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Todd Simpson plays at Gip's Place. (Shai Ben-Yaacov/ WHYY)
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Is Todd Simpson’s musical talent a gift, or does science explain it?

Blues guitarist Todd Simpson has a genetic disorder. His family calls his innate musical talent a gift from God. Some scientists wonder if it came from a tiny blip in his DNA.

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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Dunn and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell answered questions at a House hearing Thursday. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
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Lawmakers question agencies’ use of special funds for environmental programs

Rep. Curtis Sonney (R- Erie) said he’d like more transparency from DEP and DCNR about how the special fund money is being committed.

7 years ago

Sunoco/ETP's Mariner East 2 construction continues this week in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. Despite DEP ordering construction to stop, Sunoco can continue to work on welding pipes. That work is regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, not DEP.
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Delaware County Council looks into risk assessment of Mariner East 2 pipeline

7 years ago

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Tariff could hurt Pa. solar, but won’t ‘slam the door shut’

Pennsylvania’s solar industry will feel the effects of the Trump administration’s move to place a tariff on foreign-built solar panels.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Health and Human Services director Eva Gladstein announces that the city will encourage the development of safe injection sites called Comprehensive User Engagement Sites.
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Funders, operators sought to start safe-injection sites in Philly

The announcement opened the door for any organizations interested in operating, funding or offering a location for the sites to approach the city.

7 years ago

Woman Washing Hand Under Running
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How to avoid the flu, besides getting vaccinated

What steps can people take to avoid the flu, aside from getting vaccinated? Wash hands frequently, stay away from sick people, and eat a healthy diet year round, say doctors.

7 years ago

 Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey surround homes and businesses in Port Arthur, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
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Penn State research links opioid deaths to economic hardship, natural disasters

New research from Penn State finds as incomes dropped and unemployment rose, communities suffered higher rates of opioid-related deaths.

7 years ago

Radio Times
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Nadine Burke Harris’ “The Deepest Well”

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Air Date: January 23, 2018

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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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Philadelphia Energy Solutions files Chapter 11, citing renewable fuels program

The largest refiner on the east coast says its operations will not be disrupted by its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings aimed at restructuring its debt.

7 years ago

Ornithologist Drew Lanham. (Courtesy of Drew Lanham)
The Pulse
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Enjoying the wild while acknowledging its past

Ornithologist Drew Lanham says wilderness offers beauty and freedom — but also holds our painful past.

7 years ago

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Roy Christman (left) and William Kellner protested plans to build the PennEast natural gas pipeline at a FERC ‘listening session’ near Jim Thorpe, Pa. in 2016. FERC has now approved the project. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pa.)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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FERC approves PennEast, saying it would supply needed natural gas

7 years ago

This view of the north polar region of the Moon was obtained by NASA's Galileo's camera during the spacecraft's flyby of the Earth-Moon system on December 7 and 8, 1992.
Skytalk
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Forecast Calls for Dust

Continue your lunation observations: The first quarter moon is on Wednesday Jan. 24. Here’s what to look for: a. The line th ...

Air Date: January 22, 2018

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 Three Mile Island's Unit 1 reactor is still operational and provides enough power for 800,000 homes. Unit 2 partially melted down in 1979. (Joanne Cassaro/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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TMI’s future, federal policy in spotlight on Smart Talk program

7 years ago

The Delaware River flows along the Pennsylvania side at the Delaware Water Gap.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Hearings for proposed ban on fracking in the Delaware basin start this week

7 years ago

 (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, file)
Health

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.

7 years ago

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