Environment
So what’s the climate change/asthma connection?
Warming temperatures worsen ozone pollution. Excess carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) causes plants to grow faster and release more pollen — extending the “allergy” season.
7 years ago
Listen 8:46Sunoco: Mariner East 2 delayed to 2020, so company will join three pipes as substitute
Company did not immediately say when natural gas liquids would begin moving through the lines.
7 years ago
EPA boasts of reduced greenhouse gases, even as Trump questions climate science
The Trump administration is celebrating a drop in the nation's greenhouse gas emissions last year while the president remains skeptical of climate science.
7 years ago
Thousands to scour N.J. waterways during massive trash sweep
Clean Ocean Action, a regional coalition that fights for clean water off the New Jersey and New York coastlines, will host its 33rd annual Fall Beach Sweep this Saturday.
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Electric car drivers can get an extra charge out of visiting Pa. parks, forests
Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County now has the car-charging pedestals. Several other area parks will be outfitted with the devices by the end of 2019.
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Good news for ‘green’ brews: Consumers say they’ll pay more for sustainable beer
Investment in energy-efficient technologies can be costly, but according to a study published last week in PLOS ONE, these investments may be worthwhile.
7 years ago
Environmentalists win battle to protect ‘exceptional’ streams in the Poconos
A group of resort owners had challenged DEP's new classification of headwater streams in Monroe County.
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Del., Pa. slaughterhouses illegally dumping wastewater, pollution report finds
Between Jan. 1, 2016, and June 30, three-quarters of the largest U.S. slaughterhouses violated the Clean Water Act by improperly disposing of contaminated wastewater.
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Recovery work begins after Hurricane Michael carves through Florida Panhandle
More than 400,000 electricity accounts had lost power in Florida as of Thursday morning.
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Powerful Hurricane Michael makes history as it batters Florida Panhandle
Data collected by NOAA and U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft recently showed gusts up to 172 mph.
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Flash Flood Watch in effect for the Jersey Shore
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the Jersey Shore due to the threat of heavy rain on Thursday.
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The U.N.’s dire climate change study
Guest: Ben Strauss The new U.N. climate report that paints an urgent and dire picture of the Earth’s future if ...
Air Date: October 10, 2018 12:20 am
Listen 18:29Study: PFAS levels at N.J. base 24,000 times higher than proposed fed standard
Water sources at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst contained levels of toxic PFAS chemicals that were up to 24,000 times hi ...
7 years ago
Monarch butterfly migration season heats up in Cape May
Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.
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