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Renee Karunungan at the UN climate change negotiations in Bonn

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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Public demonstrations cancelled for Paris UN climate talks

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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Philadelphia health officials attribute a decline in chlamydia and gonorrhea infection rates to aggressive screening and treatment policies. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Philly 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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City Hall and the Center City skyline looking west from the roof of 1234 Market St. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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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When trying to teach students about climate change

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Public 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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People walk past the Joy Tsin Lau restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia. A 'food source' was the root of a food poisoning outbreak that sickened dozens of restaurant patrons in February. (AP file photo)

Philly 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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Franklin Institute chief bioscientist Jayatri Das holds green balloons full of helium, and purple balloons full of sulfur hexaflouride. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)

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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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On Tuesday, while wife Dawn Markoski stands by, Stanley 'Sonny' Markoski works on their home that has been raised since being damaged, with about 27 inches of water in their house during Superstorm Sandy, in Long Beach Township, N.J. When FEMA announced that it would review Sandy-related claims to see if errors were made, the Markoskis submitted an application. The review concluded that they were owed an additional $55,972 in insurance money, nearly double what they had originally been paid. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Down 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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Alex McCracken shows off a giant pumpkin that mysteriously stopped growing early in the season at his Quakertown home. (Carolyn Beeler/WHYY)

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Unlocking 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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The island of Tangier is facing rising seas because of climate change. (Carolyn Beeler/WHYY)

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Historic 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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Georgina Shanley of Ocean City speaks out against the pipeline to supply B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township, Cape May County, during a hearing Monday at Upper Township Municipal Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

South 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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Blood is drawn for lead testing at a health fair in a county affected by Hurricane Sandy. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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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