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The proposed route of the PennEast pipeline stretches from upper Luzerne County, Pa. to Mercer County, near Trenton, New Jersey (Courtesy of PennEast Pipeline Company)
Science

AG rejects PennEast offers for easements on protected lands

Pipeline company says it will begin eminent domain actions if landowners hold out after deadline.

8 years ago

Philadelphia officials cleared the way for a safe injection site for drug users. But there are many details to work out before the idea can become reality. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Speak Easy
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Letter: Science, not bias, should rule response to Philly ‘safe-injection’ site proposal

WHYY recently published a blog post by S ...

8 years ago

A broken pipe that leaks water in all directions.
Science

Conservation could curb future N.J. water demands

A Rutgers University study says New Jersey’s water needs could actually diminish, despite population growth, if citizens and utility systems invest in conservation.

8 years ago

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took photos from the Vera Rubin Ridge showing the interior and rim of Gale Crater. The full image features 16 photos stitched together.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
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Science

Mars rover Curiosity’s panoramic photo depicts its epic journey

Here's a reminder that while you are out in the world buying groceries or picking up dry cleaning, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is on the red planet doing work.

8 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

New Jersey considers ban on menthol cigarettes

Sponsor of measure says menthol cigarettes are heavily marketed in black communities, targeting African-American men.

8 years ago

A diagram from an Amazon patent application shows a human worker (labeled with
NPR
Science

Wrist watching: Amazon patents system to track, guide employees’ hand movements

"This idea, if implemented in the future, would improve the process for our fulfillment associates," the company says.

8 years ago

A landowner rips up an offer of compensation from PennEast at a rally February 2, 2018. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Landowners tear up PennEast leases as New Jersey shelves permit application

They will not agree to the company’s plans to build the pipeline on their land — at the price offered, or in some cases at any price.

8 years ago

Oyster Creek Generation Station in Forked River, N.J. (Image via Google Earth)
Science

Oldest nuke plant in the US closing a year ahead of schedule

Chicago-based Exelon Generation says the Oyster Creek plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey, will close this fall.

8 years ago

Belmont Behavioral Health Hospital breaks ground on its new, $110 million dollar facility. (Dana Bate/for WHYY)
Health

Construction begins on new Belmont Behavioral’s new psych hospital

The Philadelphia region is getting its first new psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years.

8 years ago

Kathleen Noonan will replace Dr. Jeffrey Brenner as chief exectutive officer of the Camden coalition.
Health

CHOP’s Kathleen Noonan named CEO of New Jersey’s Camden Coalition

Noonan, who will begin her role next month, is a lawyer who has worked with the Camden Coalition as a consultant through PolicyLab, a research arm of CHOP.

8 years ago

Foster mom, Leigh, and Frank. (Alex Stern/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Gay and searching for family: from Indonesia to foster care

There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.

8 years ago

Listen 6:35
Richard Tumushime, an electrician with Pittsburgh-based Energy Independent Solutions, works with a crew to put the finishing touches on wiring a solar panel system at the new Forest Hills Municipal Building. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

What Trump’s tariff on solar panels means for Pa.

A solar panel that arrives in the United States from overseas now comes with a higher price tag.

8 years ago

(Courtesy of Alexander Adams)
The Pulse
Health

Is the ‘mother identity’ making some women miserable?

Victoria Elder loves her kid — and regrets becoming a mother. She and others are challenging the belief that parenthood is for everyone.

8 years ago

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(Illustration by Ella Trujillo)
The Pulse
Health

A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die

Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.

8 years ago

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After hitting a record low last year, natural gas impact fee revenue is expected to rise this year.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Natural gas impact fee revenue expected to rise this year in Pa.

Pennsylvania is expected to bring in $46.1 million more this year from natural gas impact fees.

8 years ago

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