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Environment

A rendering of a storm surge barrier. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers image)
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

Public comments on Army Corps back bay study target storm surge barriers

The Army Corps says it has received 112 comments on the study, with the majority addressing the environmental impact of structural features, namely storm surge barriers.

7 years ago

A feral cat suns itself in a cat colony that is watched over by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.
The Why
Urban Planning

Why Philadelphia can’t agree on how to deal with its 400,000 stray cats

A feral cat colony on the Delaware River waterfront has city agencies, environmentalists, and cat-lovers pitted against each other.

Air Date: May 8, 2019

Listen 12:36
NPR
Science

1 million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction, U.N. report says

"Protecting biodiversity amounts to protecting humanity," says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, who warns that species are being lost at an alarming rate.

7 years ago

Patrick Whittaker of Solar States installs solar panels on the roof of a home in Bryn Mawr.
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Bipartisan group of legislators reintroduces bills to get Pa. 100% powered by renewable energy

A bipartisan group of state legislators is re-introducing a pair of bills aimed at getting Pennsylvania to have 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.

7 years ago

Water pours from a faucet.
Science
NJ Spotlight

N.J. home to 35 sites where two PFAS chemicals top new state limits

National advocate compiles data from utilities, military, and academia to show contamination.

7 years ago

The Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Congressional hearing puts focus on struggling Pa. nuclear industry

A Congressional hearing near Pittsburgh Friday highlighted the plight of the nuclear industry, which has struggled to compete against cheap natural gas and renewables.

7 years ago

An oil and gas well in Forward Township, Allegheny County. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Natural gas driller EQT fined $330K for erosion violations in Allegheny County

Natural gas driller EQT was fined $330,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for erosion violations at two natural gas sites in Allegheny County.

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
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PFAS chemicals have contaminated 17 sites in Pennsylvania, data show

Mapping of public data shows PFAS-contaminated sites exist across the country.

7 years ago

Recycling at J.P. Mascaro & Sons in Birdsboro, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 04/06/19

First, Philadelphia's new recycling plan, which no longer includes incineration. Then, environmental news from N.J. Lastly, we discuss the judicial elections in Philadelphia.

Air Date: May 6, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Above, fresh mahi mahi harvested from the sea. A handful of cell-based seafood companies are attempting to create fresh fish species, including mahi mahi, in a lab — where they will be grown without a head, tail, skin or bones. (Boston Globe/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

Seafood without the sea: Will lab-grown fish hook consumers?

The seafood industry has some well-publicized problems. Now, a handful of startups aim to offer a "clean" alternative grown from cells.

7 years ago

Nuisance tidal flooding in Seaside Park, N.J. (Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Community

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. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, according to a National Weather Service bulletin.

7 years ago

A Barnegat Bay scene from 2012. (Courtesy of Jennifer Husar)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. awards $10M in Barnegat Bay watershed anti-pollution grants

New Jersey is providing nonprofit groups, local governments, and state colleges and universities $10 million in grants to help improve water quality in the Barnegat Bay.

7 years ago

Every year, 8 million tons of plastic flow into the ocean and break down into microplastics. Because many organisms eat them, microplastics have the potential to crash marine ecosystems and leach poisons into our seafood. (Photo by Zikri Maulana / SOPA Images / Sipa USA, via AP Images)
The Pulse
Science

Our plastic footprint sinks, right to the bottom of the sea

Researchers are discovering that plastic doesn’t just float on the sea's surface. Mass amounts rain all the way down to the seafloor, filling the guts of deep-sea organisms.

7 years ago

Listen 12:45
Bren Smith lifts a line of kelp on his farm. Photo provided by GreenWave
The Pulse
Science

Is kelp the new kale? It was supposed to be

Seaweed farming is still a promising idea that benefits the environment, but doing it at scale requires more work.

7 years ago

Listen 07:03
West Point Men's Crew prepares to put their boat in the water Friday during the Dad Vail Regatta. (Brad Larrison for WHYY, file)
PlanPhilly
Community

Dredging funds raised to keep boat racing afloat on the Schuylkill

The $4.5 million needed to dredge shallow areas around Boathouse Row and the national racecourse means silt threatening the city’s regattas will be removed.

7 years ago

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