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Environment

Canon-McMillan High School in Washington County. (Courtesy of Marcellus Air)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

No cancer cluster in Washington County school district, says Pa. health department

In a report released Tuesday, the state concluded that rates of Ewing sarcoma weren’t “consistently or statistically significantly higher than expected."

7 years ago

Anyone who owns property in Philly can sign up to receive a free solar assessment of their home or business. 2019 is the last year to qualify for a 30% federal tax credit. (Courtesy of Solar States)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

Solar ‘ambassadors,’ discounts on installations all part of Philly’s plan to make 2019 the year of sun power

Anyone who owns property in Philly can sign up to receive a free solar assessment of their home or business. 2019 is the last year to qualify for a 30% federal tax credit.

7 years ago

Ashley Richards will be the city's first urban agriculture director. (Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Philly names first-ever farm czar

Richards got their start as a planner in New York, where they facilitated the creation of an urban farm cooperative lead by Black and Latinx Bronx residents.

7 years ago

Surrounded by student supporters of the hellbender — and a mascot — Gov. Tom Wolf signs a bill officially designating the salamander as state amphibian. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Science

Snot otter? Lasagna lizard? By any name, hellbender now Pa.’s official amphibian

It may not be pretty, but supporters of the Eastern hellbender say it’s a vital reminder to keep streams and waterways healthy.

7 years ago

Researcher Melissa Sullivan uses an infrared FLIR camera to determine if methane is leaking from a well site. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Methane hearing draws concern over state rules, talk of promising new technology

While Pennsylvania officials weigh how to regulate emissions from natural gas well sites, a panel of state senators heard how leak detection technology is creating more jobs.

7 years ago

The Limerick Generating Station
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania utility regulator speaks out against state Senate’s nuclear bailout bill

Place: If Three Mile Island is the only plant in trouble right now then the bill is, “quite an expensive solution to the issue.”

7 years ago

While it may seem that heaps of plastic from meal kit delivery services like Blue Apron make them less environmentally friendly than traditional grocery shopping, a new study says the kits actually produce less food waste.
(Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Meal kits have a smaller carbon footprint than grocery shopping, study says

Store meals produce 33% more greenhouse gas emissions than their equivalents from Blue Apron. Much of the reduced emissions stems from less food waste.

7 years ago

More than 80% of parents in the U.S. support the teaching of climate change, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. (Angela Hsieh/NPR)
NPR
Education

Most teachers don’t teach climate change; 4 in 5 parents wish they did

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change.

7 years ago

Cars drive past windmills on the grounds of a sewage treatment plant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J.’s new-look energy plan is delayed, now expected in December

Gov. Phil Murphy's overhaul of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan is being put off while urgent energy issues are being dealt with.

7 years ago

Recycling at J.P. Mascaro & Sons in Birdsboro, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

This company wants to recycle your plastic bags. There’s a lot riding on whether it succeeds

J.P. Mascaro & Sons has started a test project that puts flexible plastic packaging into its single stream, which also includes paper, glass, and other recyclables.

7 years ago

Listen 4:31
Crews worked on Monday Jan. 21 to stabilize a new sinkhole that opened up at Lisa Drive, a suburban development in West Whiteland Township, Chester County where Sunoco operates its Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco to restart Mariner East 1 pipeline after agreeing to new safety measures

Sunoco plans to restart the controversial Mariner East 1 pipeline on Monday afternoon after agreeing to new safety measures demanded by Public Utility Commission inspectors.

7 years ago

In this file image provided by Nekton on April 14, 2019, the submersible carrying Seychelles President Danny Faure is seen from a submarine belonging to Ocean Zephyr, during a descent into the Indian Ocean in the outer islands of Seychelles. The British-led Nekton scientific mission on Thursday, April 18, 2019 completed a seven-week expedition in the Indian Ocean aimed at documenting changes beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades. (Nekton via AP, File)
Science

Groundbreaking Indian Ocean science mission reaches an end

The oceans' role in regulating climate and the threats they face from global warming are underestimated and missions are crucial in taking stock of the ecosystems' health.

7 years ago

Image: Kimberly Paynter
The Pulse
Science

Shades of Green

As Kermit the Frog once said — it’s not easy being green. Amid challenges like pollution, deforestation and climate change, engaging ...

Air Date: April 19, 2019

Listen 48:52
Recycling bins on Cuthbert Street in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Streets Department: Philly to stop burning recyclables

At a budget meeting Wednesday, the Philadelphia Streets Department chief told City Council that all the recycling material the city collects will soo be recycled again.

7 years ago

(Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo, File)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

What other states are doing about plastic bags — and what might happen with Pa.’s proposed ban

If consumers switch to paper bags, their environmental impact can be mitigated by state or local laws requiring that the bags are made of post-consumer waste.

7 years ago

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