Environment
Gov. Wolf wants Pa. to lead the country in organic. What would that take?
Pennsylvania is already ranked second in the country in sales value of organic products. Data from the USDA shows 2016's sales exceeded $659 million.
7 years ago
U.S. Steel ordered to clean up sulfur emissions following fire
The Allegheny County Health Department gave the company five days to respond with a plan to reduce emissions at Clairton Coke Works and its Edgar Thompson and Irvin plants.
7 years ago
Without protection, N.J.’s flood-prone back bay towns risk $1.5 billion damage annually
Study suggests a variety of ways to reduce back bay flooding: storm surge barriers, levees, floodwalls, building lifts, living shorelines, and reefs.
7 years ago
BL England decision may doom N.J. pipeline but natural gas projects still on
The demise of the B.L. England power plant appears to doom a 22-mile gas pipeline through the Pinelands to the facility.
7 years ago
Meet the White House’s new chief climate change skeptic
Over the past decade, William Happer has waged a fierce campaign aimed at debunking fears of global warming caused by emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
7 years ago
Coalition asks federal judge to stop offshore seismic airgun blasting
A coalition of environmental advocacy organizations has asked a federal judge to block the commencement of seismic airgun blasting.
7 years ago
Since China has stopped accepting America's plastic recyclables, one solution to dealing with the excess material has been to burn it in already-existing trash incinerators.
Air Date: March 1, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Study: Ocean City’s property values ‘hardest hit’ by sea level rise
Property values in Ocean City have eroded by more than a half-billion dollars because of sea level rise, a study by First Street Foundation and Columbia University has found.
7 years ago
How a Green New Deal could exploit developing countries
Should this legislative concept be transformed from the hypothetical framework into actual policies, some of the solutions it engenders could make global inequality worse.
7 years ago
Philly students call for Green New Deal citing spike in ‘heat days’
The only member of Pennsylvania’s delegation to support the resolution to date is Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle from Northeast Philly.
7 years ago
Prescribed burning season underway in N.J.
A seasonal program that aims to mitigate forest fire risk is now underway throughout New Jersey.
7 years ago
Possible chemical contamination near Delaware military installation
The CDC will test residents around the New Castle Air National Guard Base who may have been exposed to PFAS, a group of chemicals that that may increase the risk of cancer.
7 years ago
Read a draft of Pennsylvania’s nuclear bailout bill
The draft, obtained by StateImpact Pennsylvania, is being actively worked on by state lawmakers, and the specifics could change.
7 years ago
Energy Transfer CEO: ‘We’ve made mistakes’ in building Mariner East
Critics say promises won’t make the cross-state pipeline project any safer.
7 years ago
The Trump regime wants to believe the Earth is flat
The Trump regime intends to challenge the scientific consensus that climate change is a dire international emergency.
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