Environment
A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively
While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unap
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Volunteers removed nearly 500,000 pieces of debris from N.J. beaches in 2019
According to the Sandy Hook-based organization’s 2019 Beach Sweeps annual report, 10,744 volunteers collected, tallied, and removed debris from New Jersey beaches.
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Philly seeks over $1M from PES refinery for Fire Department response
The city wants to be reimbursed for costs incurred by its hazardous materials team after June’s explosion, fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ complex.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania raises alarms on transfer of radioactive Three Mile Island reactor
DEP asks the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to slow down the review of a license transfer due to the coronavirus emergency.
4 years ago
Listen 1:56Anglers face charges after found in possession of 66 undersized striped bass
Two men are facing are variety of charges after they were caught with dozens of undersized Atlantic striped bass, state officials announced.
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Climate change: lessons from the pandemic
We'll talk about what our response to COVID-19 can teach us about tackling climate change and we'll discuss recent environmental rule rollbacks by the Trump administration.
Air Date: April 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Tens of thousands lose power at the Jersey Shore as potent storm lashes region
Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power Monday afternoon amid a potent storm that is wreaking havoc throughout the region.
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NWS: Widespread power outages likely at the Jersey Shore amid Monday windstorm
Widespread power outages are likely Monday amid a windstorm that could generate wind gusts to 70 mph, forecasters warn.
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EPA rolls back air regulations for waste coal plants in western Pa., W.Va.
Mercury rule exemption applies to three plants in Pennsylvania, one in West Virginia
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Nature scavenger hunt, anyone? The Franklin Institute starts with spotted lanternfly eggs
The Franklin Institute has started a nature scavenger hunt for people to engage with nature and outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic.
4 years ago
Could climate change shift the conversation on this invasive species?
Winters along the Delaware River and its tributaries can lead to picturesque scenes of snow-topped phragmites swaying in the wind.
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Listen 6:54Severe thunderstorms blow through Jersey Shore; 70 mph wind gust in Barnegat Light
Some utility customers at the Jersey Shore were without power Thursday as severe thunderstorms moved through the state, knocking down trees and utility lines.
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Severe thunderstorms possible Thursday at the Jersey Shore
Severe thunderstorms are possible at the Jersey Shore on Thursday, forecasters say.
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Can air pollution make coronavirus worse? Scientists say yes — possibly in both cases and severity
A few years ago, Karen Clay and two other scientists studied the death rates for the 1918 flu pandemic in the U.S.
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Counting 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?
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