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Environment

William Happer speaks with attendees at the 2018 Young Americans for Liberty New York City Spring Summit at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, N.J. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
NPR
Science

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

In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

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

Recycling bins on Cuthbert Street in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Burning plastic recyclables

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

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Tidal flooding in West Wildwood in late January 2016. (North Wildwood Police Department)
Down the Shore
Money

Study: 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

A thermosolar power plant is pictured at Noor II Ouarzazate, Morocco, November 4, 2016. Picture taken November 4, 2016. (Reuters/Youssef Boudlal)
Politics & Policy
The Conversation

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

New Sunrise Movement student activists Abby Leddy (left) and Xavier Thomas outside Congressman Dwight Evan’s office. They spoke to him about his supporting the Green New Deal. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Science
PlanPhilly

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

Wardens from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service District B3 check the progress on a March 2013 prescribed burn in the Warren Grove Gunnery Range. Pictured from left: Chad Bozoski, George Jackson III and Steve Pratt. (Photo courtesy of George Gerber III, NJFFS)
Down the Shore
Community

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

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.

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)
Health

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

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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

Physicist William Happer arrives for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, NY, USA on January 13, 2017.  (Albin Lohr-Jones/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
National Interest
Politics & Policy

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.

7 years ago

The view from the Forked River Mountains in Ocean County. (Image courtesy of JSHN contributor Kara Ann.)
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

Ocean County preserves nearly 8,000-acre wilderness area

Nearly 8,000 acres of wilderness in Ocean County will remain undeveloped after officials closed on a $15,450,000 deal funded by the county's open space tax late last week.

7 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
Courts & Law

Delaware County asks to join ‘safety seven’ suit challenging Mariner East pipeline

Delaware County is the latest public entity seeking to join the ongoing lawsuit, which alleges unsafe conditions and a need for more emergency planning.

7 years ago

Waste Management technicians clear plastic bags and plastic sheeting from a recycling center screen. Plastic bags and sheeting are a major challenge for recyclers, as they snarl sorting equipment, cause contamination, and drive up processing costs.
Science

Suburban Philly recycling programs address challenges as they settle into ‘new normal’

Programs in municipalities around Philly are adjusting as China’s stricter standards for recyclable materials appear permanent.

7 years ago

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, speaks during a press conference to announce the
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Green New Deal / oceanic noise pollution

First, we'll talk about the specifics of the Green New Deal and the political fight over it. Then, we'll hear about the ways sound and noise can adversely affect ocean life.

Air Date: February 20, 2019 10:00 am

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