Environment
Fire-damaged South Philadelphia refinery files for bankruptcy again
Damage pushes the refinery to file for Chapter 11 again. Philadelphia Energy Solutions expects to restructure with a $100 million financial agreement.
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This rare butterfly has found refuge at an unlikely place: A Pennsylvania military base
The regal fritillary, a rare butterfly that’s nearly disappeared from the eastern United States, has found refuge in a surprising place — a National Guard training center.
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Refinery’s closure sparks calls for a ‘just transition’ in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ future is unclear and the debate over what should happen to it mirror a conversation that’s taking place across the U.S.
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Listen 5:10Ocean City, N.J. mayor says seagulls have become ‘very aggressive’
The mayor of Ocean City, New Jersey says seagulls have become "very aggressive" in the municipality and warns that feeding the birds is against the law.
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Should landlords be required to provide air conditioning?
As temperatures soar and Philly officials invite residents to cool off in air-conditioned city buildings, Maryland lawmakers want to mandate landlords provide AC at home.
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Environmental organization deploys 1 million oysters at N.J. ‘living shoreline’
An environmental organization and the U.S. Navy teamed up Tuesday to deploy one million oysters at a "living shoreline" at Naval Weapons Station Earle on the Jersey coast.
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It's used to make cleaner-burning gasoline in about four dozen refineries in the U.S., including two in Philly region.
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Heat wave response: Philly’s quadrupling homeless outreach for Code Red
The “feels like” temp could hit 113 degrees.
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Does the moon affect bipolar disorder?
Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.
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Listen 17:08Extreme weather causes fumes to escape fire-stricken PES refinery
Heavy rain shifted the lid of a tank at PES refinery causing fumes to escape. City officials say there is no sign abnormal pollutants were released
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Delaware Bay’s spring sex party
Horseshoe crabs breed along North America’s eastern coast, from Maine to Mexico. And every year, tens of thousands of them hook up on the beaches of Delaware and New Jersey.
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Listen 07:57We discuss the threats to African and Asian elephants, the illegal ivory trade, what we're learning about their minds and social lives, and their relationship with people.
Air Date: July 18, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:13This economic theory could be used to pay for the Green New Deal
Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "Modern Monetary Theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal.
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Philadelphia declares a heat health emergency; scientists say more to come
Philly is under a heat health emergency this week — a new scientific report says the region will see more dangerously warm days if there's no action to cut global emissions.
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High risk of rip currents in N.J. amid building heat, humidity
Beachgoers looking for at least some relief from searing heat and humidity Wednesday will have to deal with a high risk of rip currents.
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