
Environment
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 48:50Princeton 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 4:18Trump’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
Sale of Oyster Creek could speed up decommissioning by decades
Environmentalists are happy that the nuclear power facility could be cleaned up faster than originally planned but are concerned about details.
7 years ago
Listen 4:32Rain, rain flows away, no longer puddles at Malcolm X Park
As happens on many blocks around the city, heavy rains used to turn the southeast corner of Malcolm X Memorial Park in West Philadelphia into a deep puddle.
7 years ago
Community leader says he’s outraged after bulldozer plows through dune
Heavy machinery was captured on video expanding an existing access at the entrance to Midway Beach.
7 years ago
Wolf administration criticizes federal pipeline approval process
Tom Wolf’s administration is calling for more federal oversight on the buildout of new natural gas pipelines, including how they can facilitate greenhouse gas emissions.
7 years ago
Companies don't have to check for archaeological importance. One study showed dozens of sites were damaged or destroyed.
7 years ago
Listen 6:46Ellen Gerhart, fighting pipeline on family’s land, jailed for allegedly violating court order
Sunoco says she interfered with workers. The 63-year-old's daughter said that isn't true.
7 years ago
Death toll in Northern California’s Carr Fire rises to 5
Firefighters continue to battle a massive wildfire in Northern California that's displaced at least 38,000 people since it started Monday.
7 years ago
Boat parade ferries ‘oyster babies’ to new bay home
A new batch of oyster babies are adjusting to life in the Barnegat Bay.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, July 27, 2018
Philadelphia ends a controversial contact with ICE. A family’s long fight to keep a natural gas pipeline off of their land. Analyst ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018
Listen 25:35Using Grass Clippings for Mulch
Is it ever right to use your grass clippings as a garden mulch?? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, we’ll bend ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018
Listen 48:09Pa. officials preach caution, but say worst of flood likely over
One hundred and twenty five state roads are still flooded, and 2,900 people remain without power.
7 years ago
Pa. prepares to sue over expected Trump vehicle emission changes
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said if emissions standards are indeed rolled back, he plans to file suit against the federal government.
7 years ago