Environment
Public will never know truth behind Three Mile Island, anti-nuclear energy advocates say
"Three Mile Island is an accident without an ending," TMI Alert’s Eric Epstein said.
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The health department says there have been four cases of Ewing sarcoma in the past decade in the Canon-McMillan School District.
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Spiny dogfish wash ashore at N.J. beaches
Authorities say dozens of spiny dogfish sharks washed up on beaches across southern New Jersey last weekend.
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Green New Deal vote sets up climate change as key 2020 issue
Senate Republicans will force a vote on the Green New Deal this week as part of an effort to turn the provocative climate change resolution into a wedge issue for 2020.
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New Jersey orders cleanup of clothing, cookware chemical manufacturers
The state Department of Environmental Protection ordered the manufacturers Monday to provide a detailed account of their use and discharge of so-called PFAS substances.
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Veterans are concerned about climate change, and that matters
In addition to its potential effect on military infrastructure, climate change could pose threats to global security.
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What makes people heed a weather warning … or not?
Even an unprecedented twister can be predicted. The issue is how people interpret these warnings.
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25 Delaware River-area water quality projects get $4.1 million in federal funds
Water quality improvement projects in the Delaware River Watershed get $4.1 million under the new Delaware River Basin Conservation Act.
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Invasive species speeds up closure of popular Delaware yard waste site
Frequenters of the free-of-charge drop-off site must look for other options as the state prepares to return the Polly Drummond property to its natural state.
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Gov. Wolf highlights Philly school conditions in severance tax push
Gov. Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s natural gas producers — this time by focusing on how the money could be used for schools.
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Tidal flooding alerts up for the Shore
Widespread minor to locally moderate tidal flooding is likely along the Jersey Shore Thursday evening, forecasters say.
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What will become of Three Mile Island’s nuclear waste if the plant closes?
"Nobody wants the spent fuel near them," said Don Hudson, who lives downstream from the defunct Maine Yankee plant.
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Why restaurant demand for smaller fish fillets is bad news for oceans
For certain snappers, in fact, a market preference for plate-size whole fillets is driving fishermen to target smaller fish. For some wild fish populations, this can be dire.
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Nebraska floods: 74 cities, 65 counties declare a state of emergency
Vice President Mike Pence visited Nebraska Tuesday to survey the damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four and displaced hundreds.
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Thousands of dead fish wash up in Shore town
State environmental officials say thousands of dead fish have washed up in a New Jersey shore community.
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