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Environment

In this file photo, people at a community meeting in Abington, Pa. on April 15, 2019 got an update of where the state will test drinking water for levels of the toxic family of chemicals known as PFAS. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP accused of ‘foot-dragging’ on 2-year-old request to regulate PFAS chemical

An environmental group asked a Pa. appeals court to order the Department of Environmental Protection to complete its review of a petition to set a health limit for PFAS.

7 years ago

Tim Tanksley, one of the few local people still fighting after years of trying to convince Oklahoma lawmakers to crack down on the coal ash dumping, stands outside a dump site Monday, April 8, 2019, in Bokoshe, Okla.(Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump’s EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states

Around the country, the EPA under Trump is delegating a range of environmental enforcement to states, saying local officials know best how to deal with local problems.

7 years ago

Members of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light board a recreational fishing vessel while conducting a living marine resources patrol and vessel safety inspection on Nov. 7, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson)
Down the Shore
Community

Patrols underway to enforce federal striped bass regulations in N.J.

As striped bass arrive in New Jersey waters, the U.S. Coast Guard is ready to issue fines to anglers who catch striped bass outside of the allowable boundary, officials say.

7 years ago

Clinging jellyfish (Courtesy of Dr. Paul Bologna‎/Montclair State University)
Down the Shore
Community

Researcher finds nearly 300 dangerous clinging jellyfish in Barnegat Bay

A researcher has once again found the dangerous and invasive clinging jellyfish in an Ocean County waterway. 

7 years ago

Wind turbines along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.(Pennsylvania Turnpike Comission)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

It isn’t easy being green: New research explores potential downside of nudging people to behave differently

When a company or government tries to encourage you to do something it wants you to do, that’s called a “nudge.”

7 years ago

Governor Murphy participates in the Delaware River Governors Leadership Summit with Delaware Governor John Carney and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at the Seaport Museum in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Edwin J. Torres/New Jersey Governor's Office)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Governors pledge to cooperate on Delaware River Basin environment

The governors of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware promised on Thursday to work together to preserve the natural resources of the Delaware River Basin.

7 years ago

A man waves for a tow truck after getting swamped trying to cross a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek merge in the Eastwick section of Philadelphia where flooding is expected to get worse due to rising sea levels. (AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll finds most Pennsylvanians think climate change is major public health risk

A majority of Pennsylvanians view the warming climate as a major public health risk, according to a new poll from the Muhlenberg College Public Health Program.

7 years ago

The Schuylkill river at dusk in Philadelphia. The river is a popular fishing spot. In 2018, the New Jersey DEP began testing fish for the family of chemicals known as PFAS and issued fish advisories. New Jersey has stricter limits on PFAS exposure than Pennsylvania. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New Jersey sues companies over PFAS contamination

The lawsuit alleges eight companies engaged in consumer and environmental fraud.

7 years ago

Delaware’s House advances a partial ban on plastic bags to the state Senate. If the Senate passes the legislation, it would take effect in January 2021. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers one step closer to curtailing use of plastic bags

Delaware’s House advances a partial ban on plastic bags to the state Senate. If the Senate passes the legislation, it would take effect in January 2021.

7 years ago

Monmouth University scientists and students are sampling water at some New Jersey beaches before and after at least 10 storms over a year. (Courtesy of Robert Siliato)
Down the Shore
Science

University begins studying year-round bacteria pollution at N.J. surfing beaches

A research study is underway at surfing beaches in three New Jersey municipalities to better understand the linkage between rainfall and bacteria pollution.

7 years ago

Randy Hayman will take over as Philadelphia's water commissioner in June. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Health
PlanPhilly

Philly’s next water commissioner wants to keep your H2O clean, green and affordable

Hayman shared ambitions that suggest a renewed focus on customer service for a nationally renowned department that has struggled to gain trust locally.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. In Warminster and surrounding towns in eastern Pennsylvania, and at other sites around the United States, the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey DEP says it’s working with chemical companies to curb PFAS

After a scathing letter from companies, officials said they hope for a voluntary resolution to contamination.

7 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Steel hit with another six-figure fine over excessive emissions

The Allegheny County Health Department announced Monday that it’s fined US Steel more than $300,000 for air pollution violations at the Clairton Coke Works.

7 years ago

The Monmouth Beach ordinance intends to “to protect the environment, particularly marine and other wildlife, and the health, safety and welfare of persons and property.
Down the Shore
Community

Another Jersey Shore town bans intentional balloon releases

Another Jersey Shore town has banned intentional balloon releases as the state considers a prohibition on the act. 

7 years ago

A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up.
(Michelle Wiley/KQED)
NPR
Community

6 months after Paradise burned, trauma endures for kids and adults

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

7 years ago

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