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Environment

A well pad on a Tioga County farm. There is a moratorium against drilling in the eastern part where the Delaware River Basin Commission has jurisdiction. (Scott Detrow/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotight

Murphy urges full fracking ban in Delaware River Basin

New prohibitions would be a big victory for environmentalists, residents who have been campaigning for them for years.

8 years ago

A water tower stands above a residential neighborhood
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Report says EPA refuses to regulate two PFAS chemicals

If feds are withdrawing from PFAS rules, states will have to redouble efforts to protect public health, advocates say.

8 years ago

People now use the Delaware for recreation, like these visitors to Spruce Street Harbor Park. Prior to the Clean Water Act, the Delaware River was so polluted no one would have considered basking so close to it. But the regulation has not been updated for decades, and scientists say hidden dangers to fish and wildlife still exist. (Brandon Eastwood for WHYY)
The Why
Science

Keeping the river rolling: How the Clean Water Act helped revive the Delaware

The Clean Water Act helped turn the Delaware River and its waterfront into a place many people enjoy today. But can the river be protected from future pollution?

Air Date: January 30, 2019

Listen 13:34
People bundled up against the cold in downtown Chicago on Sunday. Forecasters warned of dangerous weather conditions across a swath of the U.S. over the next several days. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)
NPR
Science

‘Life-threatening arctic blast’ surges into Midwest, barreling toward Eastern U.S.

Record-shattering cold, heavy snow and howling winds are descending on a broad swath of the U.S., the National Weather Service says.

8 years ago

(Screenshot via YouTube)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

After some awkward moments, kids dressed as the Lorax got to meet Gov. Wolf — and make their point

The children wanted to call attention to climate change and environmental rights.

8 years ago

Sarah Olexsak manages transportation electrification for Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf just set a lofty climate goal. What will it take to get there?

vGov. Tom Wolf kicked off the new year with an ambitious climate change goal: reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025, and 80 percent by 2050.

8 years ago

 The front of the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove and present day Horsham Air Guard Station. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science
NJ Spotlight

N.J. landfill agrees to accept PFAS-contaminated soil from Pa. military base

Some New Jersey environmental groups oppose the planned dumping of material from the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station.

8 years ago

An aerial view of the Barnegat Inlet. (Photo: Civil Air Patrol courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Down the Shore
Community

Dredged material from N.J. inlet slated for ‘beneficial use’

State and federal agencies are partnering on a pilot program to utilize dredged material from a notoriously turbulent New Jersey inlet for "beneficial use."

8 years ago

To help protect the planet and promote good health, people should eat less than 1 ounce of red meat a day and limit poultry and milk, too. That's according to a new report from some of the top names in nutrition science. People should instead consume more nuts, fruits and vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, the report says. The strict recommended limits on meat are getting pushback. (Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61)
NPR
Health

This diet is better for the planet. But is it better for you, too?

What we eat – and how our food is produced – is becoming increasingly politicized.

8 years ago

Teenage sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen of Bali have received many honors for their efforts to ban plastic bags. Above: They accept the 2017
NPR
Community

How teenage sisters pushed Bali to say ‘bye-bye’ to plastic bags

Five years ago, two young women decided they were going to do something about the plastic problem on their island of Bali. And Bye Bye Plastic Bags was born.

8 years ago

Climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
NPR
Community

Teen inspires youth demonstrations across Europe, demanding action on climate change

A Swedish teenager had a stark message for global elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

8 years ago

A gas well pad in the Tiadaghton State Forest. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Impact fee collected from gas drillers expected to reach new record in Pa.

The fee Pennsylvania collects from natural gas drillers is expected to reach a record $247 million this year, according to figures released Thursday by the IFO.

8 years ago

A new sinkhole that opened up on Sunday was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
(Eric Friedman/Provided)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco empties pipeline to deal with Chester County sinkhole

No natural gas liquids are flowing in Mariner East 1 anywhere in Pennsylvania, the PUC says.

8 years ago

Artist Diane Burko poses in front of an unfinished work at her Center City studio.
Arts & Entertainment

Environmental artist rediscovers Jewish roots of activism

Artwork depicting melting glaciers and dying coral reefs is on exhibit in a Philadelphia synagogue. It centers on the concept of tikkun olam, Hebrew for “repair the world.”

8 years ago

Listen 2:06
Salem Nuclear Power Plant as seen from the Blackbird Creek
Science

New Jersey looks to rejoin RGGI to tackle greenhouse gas emissions

The state Department of Environmental Protection is having an open hearing on two proposals that would allow New Jersey to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

8 years ago

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