Environment
32 Delaware organizations will share $2 million in effort to improve health
ChristianaCare Health System launches a community investment fund to address social, behavioral, and environmental factors that can lead to poor health.
4 years ago
Coastal flood advisory up for N.J.
A Coastal Flood Advisory will go into effect for the entire New Jersey coastline between 7 a.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Saturday, according to a National Weather Service bulletin.
4 years ago
Arrests near Mariner East pipeline just latest incident of intimidation, witnesses say
After seven people left an Energy Transfer construction site, their car was pulled over. One occupant was pulled out of the back seat and cuffed.
4 years ago
DEP sounds alarm over revised climate change predictions
New Rutgers study foresees a rise of as much as 6 feet in sea levels along the Jersey Shore by the end of the century.
4 years ago
Philly residents are betting city’s new plastic bag ban will bring cleaner streets
Philly’s move comes amid a regional movement against the ubiquitous sacs. A state ban on plastic bags will expire a day before the bill goes into effect.
4 years ago
No fee. No enforcement. Philly’s plastic bag ban is set up to fail.
Philadelphia is poised to adopt a ban on single-use plastic bags, but without a fee or proper enforcement, it won’t be successful.
4 years ago
House passes bill that would create federal grant program to support ‘living shorelines’
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to help protect coastal communities from sea level rise and stronger storms caused by climate change.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania farmers taking a risk on hemp
Last year, some Pennsylvania farmers started growing hemp, hoping it would be a cash crop. But why is hemp farming regarded as risky?
Air Date: December 11, 2019
Listen 14:06Kenney signs law requiring green tune-ups for Philly’s biggest buildings
The new regulation will mandate all non-residential buildings over 50,000 square foot get tune-ups to improve energy and water efficiency.
4 years ago
Natural gas: The bridge to nowhere
Natural gas was supposed to bridge our energy needs until we built up our capacity for cleaner fuels. So why aren't we any closer to relying on renewable energy now?
Air Date: December 9, 2019
Listen 12:13One in three tests show Pa. water contamination, state says it’s not ‘widespread’
Amid federal inaction, there's no consensus on how much of the PFAS class of chemicals is too much.
4 years ago
This week: why is the cost of Pennsylvania's colleges so high? Then, we'll hear about the declining number of trees in Philadelphia, and what the city plans to do about it.
Air Date: December 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Climate scientists try to cut their own carbon footprints
Some climate scientists are limiting their airline flights so they don’t worsen the global warming they study.
4 years ago
In a warming Greenland, a farming family adapts to drought — and new opportunities
On a pitch-perfect autumn afternoon, a remote sheep farm in southern Greenland is quiet.
4 years ago
Philly students join in national Climate Strike
Unlike the last strike, the District excused protesters' absences if they submitted notes from their parents.
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