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Environment

Some of the smallest streams would lose federal clean water protection under Trump's plan. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era water protections

Farmers and developers are saluting the proposed rollback of regulations.

8 years ago

An Island Beach State Park snowy owl in January 2018 by @michelle_torcicollo_ as tagged #JSHN on Instagram.
Down the Shore
Community

Snowy owls return to the Jersey Shore

After gracing the Jersey Shore with their presence during recent winters, the majestic snowy owls have returned.

8 years ago

A motorists on Highway 101 watches flames from the Thomas fire leap above the roadway north of Ventura, Calif., in December 2017. Hundreds of homes were destroyed in what was then California's most destructive wildfire. (Noah Berger/AP)
NPR
Community

Fire-resistant is not fire-proof, California homeowners discover

California's building codes are not keeping up with the severe, wind-driven wildfires that are becoming the norm.

8 years ago

(From left) WITF Smart Talk host Scott LaMar speaks with Gov. Tom Wolf and first lady Frances Wolf during a live broadcast from the Governors Residence in Harrisburg on Dec. 7, 2018. (Lisa Wardle/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf on climate change: ‘We are having real problems’

Wolf spoke Friday morning at the Governor’s Residence with Scott LaMar, host of WITF’s Smart Talk.

8 years ago

Traffic on I-95 heads south toward Center City.
Science

Philly affirms commitment to slashing emissions as study shows global increase

Philadelphia officials say they are committed to a goal of reducing emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

8 years ago

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323 North Olden Avenue in Trenton, N.J. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (Tim Larsen/New Jersey Office of the Attorney General/New Jersey Office of the Attorney General)
Courts & Law

New Jersey’s environmental justice initiative targets polluters in poor, minority neighborhoods

Grewal announced Thursday his office had filed eight lawsuits against companies from Newark to Trenton to Camden.

8 years ago

Living Coral is the Pantone Color Institute's color of the year for 2019. The vibrant hue represents
NPR
Lifestyle

A royal hue: ‘Living Coral’ crowned color of the year for 2019

You can also call it by its official Pantone code, 16-1546.

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 file photo, plumes of smoke rise from Europe's largest lignite power plant in Belchatow, central Poland. After several years of little growth, global emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide surged in 2018 with the largest jump in seven years, discouraged scientists announced Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)
Science

Climate reality check: Global carbon pollution up in 2018

The Global Carbon Project uses government and industry reports to come up with final emission figures.

8 years ago

Kensington Avenue and F streets is rated a “4” on Philadelphia’s Litter Index.
Radio Times
Community

Philly’s litter problem

Guests: Ryan Briggs, Nic Esposito, Mike Newall, Leonard Stewart Philadelphia has a litter problem. Neighborhoods ...

Air Date: December 5, 2018 10:00 am

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The first snowfall of 2015 in Ocean Beach 2 on January 6. (Photo: JSHN contributor Shane Skwarek‎)
Down the Shore
Community

Light snow on tap for a portion of the Shore

A quick hitting system will deliver light snow to a portion of the Jersey Shore on Wednesday, forecasters say. The National Weathe ...

8 years ago

U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Steel claims air pollution order could cost it $400 million

Allegheny County says the order is necessary to get the region's air within federal pollution limits.

8 years ago

Crabs like these, caught off the coast of Alaska, have been affected by the neurotoxin domoic acid because of algae blooms in recent years, which makes them unsafe to eat (Michael Melford/Getty Image).
NPR
Courts & Law

Fishermen sue big oil for its role in climate change

Fishermen are suing oil companies for allegedly concealing from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog to look at state response to climate change

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is planning a special report examining Pennsylvania’s response to climate change.

8 years ago

In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Delaware opposes U.S. effort to search for oil beneath ocean surface

The National Marine Fisheries Service has awarded permits to five marine contractors to conduct the tests in the Atlantic Ocean between Delaware and Central Florida.

8 years ago

A power plant near Katowice, Poland, the host city for a major global climate conference that began on Sunday. It is the most important climate meeting since the 2015 Paris climate agreement was signed. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)
NPR
Science

High stakes as International Climate Conference begins

A major international climate conference kicked off Sunday in Poland.

8 years ago

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