Carolyn Beeler

NJ bans plastic ‘microbeads’ in personal care products

The New Jersey legislature Monday enacted a law banning the production and sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads. ...

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A stunning cancer recovery inspires new research

Half a year after discontinuing treatment, David Bolgiano’s advanced cancer was almost entirely gone. His stunning recovery sent Penn r ...

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With nearly 200-year-old pipes, Philly’s water leak rate stays high

More than 60 million gallons of drinking water leak out of Philadelphia’s water pipes…every day. Every day, the Philad ...

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A tale of three states: Climate change planning

Delaware Gov. Jack Mark Markell announced Monday a new state climate change framework, officially setting a 30 percent greenhouse gas red ...

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Trenton sick leave policy, starting Wednesday, still a work in progress

Montclair and Trenton will be the seventh and eighth New Jersey municipalities with mandated paid sick leave policies when new city ordin ...

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Obamacare on trial…again: King vs. Burwell

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging the constitutionality of subsidies key to the success of the Affordable Care ...

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Brr … just how cold is it out there?

Weather reports this week have been riddled with warnings of just how quickly you can get frostbite as temperatures drop. Accordin ...

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Making spring come early for the Philly Flower Show [photos]

In the lead-up to the Philadelphia Flower Show, local growers work frantically to tease flowers into bloom in February. The annual ...

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In quest for fidelity, a model from the animal kingdom

Hornbill birds, native to Africa and Asia, come in dozens of different species. Some, like the striking rhinoceros hornbill, have a bony ...

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NJ open space funding measure devotes bulk to Green Acres program

Legislation introduced in the New Jersey Assembly Thursday created rules for parceling out open space funds in the Garden State. A ...

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A parks and recreation worker breaks up a felled ash tree in Cobb's Creek Park. The department is trying to stay ahead of the invasion of the emerald ash borer by culling trees in some areas. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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Climate change to Philly trees: it’s not 1910 anymore

The Philadelphia Parks Department is launching experiments at three different test sites in city parks in the hopes of designing a forest ...

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Philly removing ash trees ahead of destructive beetle’s arrival

The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreations is starting to chop down the city’s ash trees in preparation for the eme ...

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