Environment
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
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 12:361 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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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PFAS chemicals have contaminated 17 sites in Pennsylvania, data show
Mapping of public data shows PFAS-contaminated sites exist across the country.
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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 49:45Seafood 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
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.
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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
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.
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Listen 12:45Is 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.
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Listen 07:03Dredging 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.
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