Environment
U.S. gets a big win in its long fight with Mexico over ‘dolphin safe’ labels
Authorities north of the border reject Mexican tuna products because they generally reject Mexican fishing techniques in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
7 years ago
PG&E falsified gas pipeline safety records, regulators say
The investigation followed the gas pipeline explosion in 2010 that incinerated a neighborhood in San Bruno, just south of San Francisco.
7 years ago
PUC panel sees ‘statewide concern’ with pipeline corrosion after ME1 leak
Investigators propose a ‘remaining life study’ for the aging pipeline.
7 years ago
Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules
One major sticking point during the talks was how to create a functioning market in carbon credits.
7 years ago
Teen’s asthma frames town’s struggle with dirty air
Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.
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Quoting ‘The Lorax,’ court pulls permit for pipeline crossing Appalachian Trail
The judges cited Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: "We trust the United States Forest Service to 'speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.'"
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DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells
Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state’s oil and gas wells.
7 years ago
Asbestos discovery at Upper Bucks quarry halts operations
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, applauding the state government for ceasing operations at the site and asking for a “more thorough environmental review."
7 years ago
Listen 1:04City Council hears concerns over impact of pollutants in at-risk neighborhoods
Philadelphia City Council held a hearing Wednesday on how environmental issues can disproportionately impact minority communities in at-risk neighborhoods in the city.
7 years ago
Retiring Shore congressman co-leads charge against airgun ocean blasting
A bipartisan group of federal legislators is opposing the Trump administration's recent decision to permit seismic airgun surveying off the Eastern seaboard.
7 years ago
Guests: David Wagner, Thor Hanson Populations of insects are plummeting around the globe. Bugs are in such steep ...
Air Date: December 12, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Trump administration rolls back Obama-era water protections
Farmers and developers are saluting the proposed rollback of regulations.
7 years ago
Snowy owls return to the Jersey Shore
After gracing the Jersey Shore with their presence during recent winters, the majestic snowy owls have returned.
7 years ago
Fire-resistant is not fire-proof, California homeowners discover
California's building codes are not keeping up with the severe, wind-driven wildfires that are becoming the norm.
7 years ago
Gov. Wolf on climate change: ‘We are having real problems’
Wolf spoke Friday morning at the Governor’s Residence with Scott LaMar, host of WITF’s Smart Talk.
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