Environment
3 workers suffer burns in latest accident at Delaware City refinery
One worker is in critical condition after the “release of a heated product under pressure.”
7 years ago
Listen 1:47City to survey land in flood-prone Eastwick before soliciting developer bids
The vacant land in question sits in a 100-year-floodplain.
7 years ago
Government lawyer says Puerto Rico’s hurricane response plan ‘does not exist’
It was a stunning admission given that, early last month, officials announced that their newly overhauled plan was finally complete.
7 years ago
DEP orders ETP to fix Revolution Pipeline erosion problems
Orders call for the company to cease some earth disturbance activity
7 years ago
Coastal pacific oxygen levels now plummet once a year
Hypoxia is a condition in which the ocean water close to the seafloor has such low levels of dissolved oxygen that the organisms living down there die.
7 years ago
European Parliament approves ban on some single-use plastics, reduction on others
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to enact a complete ban on plastic drinking straws and disposable cutlery.
7 years ago
Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden
Perry spoke at a water conference and toured the Holtec International plant on the Camden waterfront.
7 years ago
EPA head says rollbacks will keep environment clean, economy up
Wheeler: Fed action not needed to lower CO2
7 years ago
Report: Efforts to suck carbon from air must be ramped up
Last year the world put nearly 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air, and emissions have been rising.
7 years ago
Climate change: A crisis for humanity, but not a big deal in the Pa. governor’s race
Although Pennsylvania has a small share of the global population, it is an energy powerhouse that's a major source of harmful emissions.
7 years ago
A rainy 2018 yielded soggy fall harvest, Philly growers say
2018 has been one of the wettest years on record for Philadelphia.
7 years ago
DEP turns down plan for massive development in Pinelands
‘The struggle is not over,’ cautions one opponent of project for commercial space and thousands of houses in Barnegat Bay watershed
7 years ago
Decoy owl, ‘strange metal lump’ among items found during massive beach trash sweep
More than 3,000 volunteers swept beaches from the Bayshore to Cape May County on Saturday as part of an New Jersey-based organization’s annual program.
7 years ago
Crowdsourcing to find survivors of Hurricane Michael
CrowdSource Rescue allows people to report someone who is unaccounted for or needs help. It lists them on a map that rescuers can use for deployment purposes.
7 years ago
Bay channel dredging is latest in N.J.’s safe navigation initiative
Crews will soon begin dredging channels in Ocean County to ensure safe navigation, the latest in a series of projects that began in 2014, state officials announced.
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