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Environment

Shifts in temperature are leading to shifts in the wedding industry as bakers, photographers, florists and the couples they serve think about how to beat the heat on this all-important day. (JGI/Daniel Grill/Getty Images/Blend Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

Say ‘I do’ without the sweat: Wedding pros share how they beat the heat

Melting cakes and melting guests. Wilting flowers and wilting brides. A hot day can spell disaster for a wedding unless there's detailed preparation beforehand.

7 years ago

Homes damaged along the New Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (b0jangles via Flickr Creative Commons: https://bit.ly/1mhaR6e)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Money

Study: Sea level rise already hurting coastal real estate prices

Homes exposed to rising seas are selling for about seven percent less than similar properties.

7 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Hey Joe, What’s in That Mosquito Spray in Your Hand?

If you’ve been to a home show, you’ve seen the rival franchises selling mosquito spray packages to homeowners. On the latest You ...

Air Date: August 31, 2018

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Entomologist Anne Nielsen looks for stink bugs on Rutgers University experimental peach orchard in Bridgeton, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Asian wasp’s arrival in S. Jersey brings hope to scientists, farmers fighting stink bugs

It looks harmless, but the samurai wasp is a skillful warrior.

7 years ago

Listen 6:14
Nuisance flooding is a part of life in New Jersey's coastal communities.
Down the Shore
Community

Officials are considering strategies to mitigate N.J.’s back bay flooding problem

Are there solutions on the horizon for New Jersey’s back bay flooding problem? State and federal officials say that’s possibl ...

7 years ago

(Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Politics & Policy

Oil companies, staff remain liable for spill damage during N.J. home deliveries

New Jersey Sierra Club director says vetoed bill would have put environment and homeowners at risk.

7 years ago

Construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline has faced myriad problems, including damaged water supplies and sinkholes in a residential neighborhood in Chester County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Risk assessment quantifies Mariner East hazards for residents in two counties

Campaigners raised $46,000 for independent evaluation after Wolf, PUC denied requests.

7 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Health

Advocates say PFAS bills would tighten federal control over chemicals

Legislation aims to improve detection, spur cooperation between federal and state governments.

7 years ago

Mario Ramos (left) and wife Tally adjust their umbrellas in Laguna Beach, Calif. The state was among a number of places this summer that experienced their highest temperatures on record. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
NPR
Health

So far, more heat waves do not mean more heat deaths

7 years ago

Tidal flooding in Stone Harbor in Feb. 2016 as photographed by Zeke Orzech (‏@Zeke_O via Twitter).
Down the Shore
Money

Study: More than $1B in N.J. property value gone since 2005

In New Jersey, more than $1 billion of relative property value has disappeared, with Long Beach Island losing $541 million and nearly $531 million gone in Ocean City.

7 years ago

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NPR
Science

Drought in Central Europe reveals cautionary ‘hunger stones’ in Czech river

A lengthy drought in Europe has exposed carved boulders, known as "hunger stones," that have been used for centuries to commemorate historic droughts.

7 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

In the Garden and on the Lawn, Cheaters Always Win

Nobody wants to work hard outside. On the latest You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals that cheaters always win—espec ...

Air Date: August 24, 2018

Listen 44:24
Jennifer Bryant looks over the debris from her family business destroyed by Hurricane Harvey Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
Community
The Conversation

Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.

7 years ago

A car is stuck partially submerged in floodwaters from Hurricane Lane rainfall on the Big Island on Wednesday in Hilo, Hawaii.
NPR
Community

Floods hit Big Island as other parts of Hawaii brace for hurricane

The National Weather Service said "extreme flooding" was happening on Hawaii's Big Island

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, August 23, 2018

Elevated levels of toxic chemicals show up in some Montgomery County groundwater. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Ana Orso discusses th ...

Air Date: August 23, 2018

Listen 21:07
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