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Hurricane Michael packs 110-mph winds as it heads toward Florida panhandle

7 years ago

Some of the highest levels of PFAS contamination have been found on military bases like Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, because the chemicals have been used for years in firefighting foam, and persist in groundwater. (Bill Barlow for WHYY)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Study: PFAS levels at N.J. base 24,000 times higher than proposed fed standard

Water sources at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst contained levels of toxic PFAS chemicals that were up to 24,000 times hi ...

7 years ago

A monarch butterfly in Cape May, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Mark Garland)
Down the Shore
Community

Monarch butterfly migration season heats up in Cape May

Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.

7 years ago

Greenpeace activists hang a banner prior to a press conference of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) in Incheon, South Korea. The landmark U.N. report on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was released after a week-long meeting of the IPCC's 195 member nations.
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Science

Grim forecast from U.N. on global climate change

Some of the world's top climate scientists have concluded that global warming is likely to reach dangerous levels unless new tech is developed to remove greenhouse gases.

7 years ago

(Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Health

FDA bans use of 7 synthetic food additives after environmental groups sue

"...the petitioners provided evidence that these substances caused cancer in animals who were exposed to much higher doses," the FDA statement says.

7 years ago

In this photo taken by Salem Township Supervisor Kerry Jobe, flames erupt during a natural gas explosion at a pipeline complex in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, April 29, 2016. The explosion, which burned one person, caused flames to shoot above nearby treetops in the largely rural Salem Township, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, and prompted authorities to evacuate businesses nearby. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately clear. (Kerry Jobe via AP)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East 2: What are natural gas liquids, and what happens if they leak?

In 2017, about 1,000 gallons of natural gas liquids leaked from the Mariner East 1 in Morgantown, Berks County. It was discovered by a resident who noticed discolored grass.

7 years ago

Alyssa Collins, Director of the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, holds hemp seeds grown as part of a research crop. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Science

Research in Pa. could inform future hemp production in Mid-Atlantic

Farmers and researchers in 23 Pennsylvania counties have been studying industrial hemp in trial crops this year.

7 years ago

The Willow Grove Naval Air Station is one of two former military installations believed to be the source of toxic chemicals in well water around Horsham, Warrington and Warminster. (Emma Lee/WHYY)</p>
Courts & Law

U.S. court ruling opens door to more suits over contaminated water supplies

After two years of legal setbacks, a federal court ruled this week that two families from Bucks and Montgomery counties can proceed with ...

7 years ago

Claudia Copley begins
 her work collecting insects and spiders on Mt. Whitford, British Columbia. Copley manages the entomology collection at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. (Molly Segal)
The Pulse
Science

Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin

In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Community

Feds consider floodwalls, gates to protect N.J. back bay areas

Could there be some light at the end of the long tunnel for New Jersey's pervasive back bay flooding problem?

7 years ago

President Donald Trump accepts a hard hat from National Electrical Contractors Association President David Long. Trump closed the NECA convention in Philadelphia with a speech on job creation and training. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump touts environmental deregulation in Philadelphia

The president told a group of electrical contractors that fewer rules are good for business

7 years ago

Authorities say dune trees were cut in the area of the 32nd Street beach. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

N.J. beachfront homeowner admits cutting down dune trees

A Pennsylvania man has admitted he cut down some trees on sand dunes near his beachfront property in southern New Jersey.

7 years ago

A blue button jellyfish. (By Adityamadhav83 [CC BY-SA 3.0  (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)
Down the Shore
Community

‘Blue button’ jellyfish make rare Shore appearance

Hurricane Florence may be long gone but the storm's presence is still being felt at the Jersey Shore. 

7 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline

PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved

7 years ago

This aerial picture shows the remains of a 10-story hotel in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Sunday. (Azwar/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

More than 800 confirmed killed after tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia

Officials warned that the number of people killed could even reach into the thousands as rescuers reach more affected areas.

7 years ago

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