Hannah Chinn
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Humans stay home because of the coronavirus. Some rats follow
Those restaurant dumpsters aren’t full of food waste anymore, so opportunistic rodents are going the residential route to fill their bellies.
4 years ago
Listen 1:21Doylestown Hospital has a sterile solution to the N95 mask shortage
The Bucks County facility uses hydrogen peroxide vapor tech to decontaminate its supply of face masks prized for its ability to filter 95% of particles.
4 years ago
Listen 1:22Loss of FEMA funds is behind Friday closure of 2 local drive-through test sites
Citizens Bank Park and Temple Ambler test locations will close. FEMA says they were intended as “immediate high-impact intervention” for initial testing.
4 years ago
Listen 1:14Counting toilet paper squares, composting: This how we deal with pandemic-era trash
Stay-at-home rules raise lots of new questions: How to manage all those delivery bags? Dispose of sanitizing spray and paper goods, or reuse them?
4 years ago
Listen 1:20Citgo ruled liable for millions in Delaware River cleanup costs from 2004 oil spill
The Supreme Court ruled the company, ex-owner of an area asphalt refinery, is liable for millions paid by the government and owner of the ruptured tanker.
4 years ago
Open a window: It’s the best thing you can do for your health when stuck at home
Indoor air is often worse than outdoor air due to trapped toxins, household appliance emissions and allergens from pets and dust mites.
4 years ago
When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger
Experts say the coronavirus puts the elderly and immunocompromised at risk. Environmental pollution might exacerbate those risk factors.
4 years ago
Listen 1:13Public Utility Commission approves settlement, calls for 'remaining life' study
5 years ago
Bright lights, big city: How Philly’s new streetlights could make us safer
Philadelphia’s 100,000 streetlamps vary in brightness and intensity, leaving some areas darker, and more dangerous than others.
5 years ago
Penn says it won’t invest directly in some fossil fuels. For students, that’s not enough
The university says it’s moving its investments away from carbon-intensive energy sources. Fossil Free Penn wants clarification and more details.
5 years ago
Listen 0:58‘Making Worlds’ with books: Inside West Philly’s newest indie lit shop
This Valentine’s Day, it’ll open as the newest addition to Philadelphia’s lately growing collection of independent bookstores.
5 years ago
Will Toll Brothers build Philadelphia’s first corporate-owned public bathroom?
Callowhill neighbors want a developer to address a persistent neighborhood problem: no place to pee.
5 years ago