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Environment

Dolphins swim in the Shrewsbury River Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Sea Bright, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A missing gene could make marine mammals more vulnerable to common pesticides

Next steps: Figure out how much of the pesticide is in the water, then assess the impact

7 years ago

Tony Guido explains features of a composting vessel he helped build for a Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council design competition. (Meir Rinde/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

To vanquish food waste, a competition aims to design and compost

A competition to invent a new, better bin was launched last year by the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council, which is overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability

7 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Got Skeeters Bad? Call in the Dragonflies!

Mosquito prevention time is over; now is the time to switch tactics to protection. On the latest You Bet Your Garde ...

Air Date: August 10, 2018

Listen 48:37
Tank Creek was classified as an exceptional value stream by DEP in October 2017. It feeds into the Delaware River.
(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

In the Poconos, a fight simmers over ‘exceptional’ streams

Resort owners worry the greater protections could hamper future development.

7 years ago

Listen 4:51
Delaware Water Gap. (Kim Paynter/WHYYNews)
Science

$4.3M fund to support Delaware River watershed conservation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are launching a $4.3 million fund to support conservation efforts in the Del. River watershed.

7 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2, after sinkholes opened in the area. That caused one of the ME2 project's many delays. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

DEP fines Sunoco for damaging drinking water in Berks, Chester and Lebanon counties in 2017

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline resulted in cloudy water for some; others lost use of their wells

7 years ago

(Bigstock/Satura)
Health

Drugs detected in private well water in north central Pennsylvania

Simply put, drugs leave the body and go down the toilet. There are similar types of drugs in similar concentrations in water in Canada, the U.S., and most of Europe.

7 years ago

At the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier in southern California, researchers logged the warmest sea surface temperature in 102 years. (Tim Buss/Flickr)
NPR
Science

San Diego researchers measure highest ocean surface temperature in a century

Wednesday's 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit at the pier surpassed a previous record of 78.4 degrees in 1931.

7 years ago

A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003.
Down the Shore
Community

With hurricane season peak approaching, experts predict below average activity

The Atlantic hurricane season will likely feature fewer storms than average.

7 years ago

Along the back of this field of sugar snap peas, sunflowers and bachelor buttons at Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center is a buffer of maturing big-leaf maples and red-osier dogwoods. It's a combination of forest and thicket that the farm has left standing to help protect water quality in the river and aquifer.
(Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center)
NPR
Science

Which vision of farming is better for the planet?

Farmers face a growing dilemma. Specifically, a food-growing dilemma. How do you feed an increasing number of people without harming the environment?

7 years ago

The Spotted Laternfly. (Photo courtesy of the N.J. Department of Agriculture)
Community

New Jersey issues ‘quarantine’ for items carrying spotted lanternflies

Articles most likely to carry the insect native to China, India and Vietnam include bicycles, tents, motor homes, plant containers, and lawnmowers.

7 years ago

In this file photo from May, pipeline workers probe the ground on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township where sinkholes have developed as a result of the Mariner East 2 construction. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC allows restart of Mariner East 2 construction in parts of Chester County

An administrative law judge had stopped work in May, citing public safety.

7 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Beneficial Bugs? Or Filthy Flies?

A listener wants to attract beneficial insects, but instead is beset by flies! On the latest You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath d ...

Air Date: August 3, 2018

Listen 48:50
Composer and educator Alfonso Fuentes plays a black Steinway grand piano under a spotlight in a dark and empty auditorium at Princeton University
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Princeton University hosts artists, scholars from Puerto Rico

Princeton invited artist and scholars from Puerto Rico to work on their projects at the university campus during the summer.

7 years ago

Listen 4:18
Transfer pipes carry liquified natural gas to and from a holding tank, seen in background, at Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG Terminal in Lusby, Md., Thursday, June 12, 2014. Federal regulators concluded that Dominion Energy's proposal to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland would pose
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump’s plan for LNG exports to Europe may not have much impact in Pennsylvania

Liquified natural gas plays a significant role in the trade deal with the European Union, and the president wants Europe to buy less from Russia.

7 years ago

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