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Youth flock to Paris climate talks to add ‘moral urgency’
Thousands of teens and twenty-somethings will go to the UN climate talks in Paris to push for a strong agreement on carbon reductions. &n ...
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The global climate talks will go on in Paris, but activists worry about a clamp down on civil liberties. Following ParisR ...
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ListenPhilly bucking national trend of rising STD infection rates
Philadelphia is bucking a national trend of rising rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea infection. Reported infection rates in 2014 in ...
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Carbon emission savings for Philly could come largely from buildings
Following in the footsteps of cities including New York and Boston, Philadelphia is trying to determine if it could cut citywide greenhou ...
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ListenPublic debate muddies the waters in climate change education
The public debate over climate change has worked its way into science classrooms, where scientists say it has no place. The ...
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ListenPhilly ends long waits for restaurant inspection reports
Restaurant inspection reports in Philadelphia will no longer be held in secret for 30 days before they’re posted publicly online. ...
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Why exactly does helium make your voice sound so weird?
We all know inhaling helium makes your voice sound high and squeaky, but do you know why? If you’ve ever inhaled from ...
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ListenDown the Shore, insurers increasingly planning for climate change
In the three years since Superstorm Sandy, insurance companies have paid increasing attention to climate change, incorporating climate mo ...
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ListenUnlocking the secrets of growing a giant pumpkin
The world-record pumpkin weighs almost double what it did ten years ago, due, in part, to growers sharing their secrets. In ...
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ListenHistoric Virginia island fights for its future amid rising seas
A historic community on Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay may be underwater in 50 to 100 years. With increasing competition for money ...
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ListenSouth Jersey Gas pipeline plan still fueling dispute, despite Pinelands Commission OK
The fight continues between South Jersey Gas and residents and environmental activists seeking to prevent the company from building a nat ...
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Calls continue for EPA cleanup in Kensington area with elevated lead levels
Philadelphia made national headlines this week for high levels of lead exposure in children who live near a former factory site on the bo ...
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