
Environment
Emails raise questions about Interior Secretary Zinke’s link with oil exec
Whether or not this relationship was unethical may hinge on whether Zinke was still involved in the deal after his resignation from the family foundation.
7 years ago
What’s eating your roses? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath dons his detective’s cap to pinpoint the perpetrat ...
Air Date: June 22, 2018
Listen 46:27Study: Methane emissions cancel near-term climate benefits of natural gas
A new study finds climate-damaging methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry are nearly 60 percent higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania’s gas impact fees rise to $209 million this year
Money goes to local governments, but there is little oversight of how it's spent.
7 years ago
Pa. spill is gasoline, officials say; no word on quantity or source [updated]
Officials investigating a pipeline spill into a creek near Philadelphia have identified the material as gasoline.
7 years ago
State and local authorities could use standards to set their own rules.
7 years ago
The refugees the world barely pays attention to
Since 2008, an average of 24 million people have been displaced by catastrophic weather disasters each year.
7 years ago
Trump administration replaces Obama-era ocean policy
The Trump administration has revoked an environmental and economic management program for the United States' coastal ecosystems.
7 years ago
Report: Jobs in efficiency, renewables grow while clean transportation lags
A new report shows that jobs in most parts of Pennsylvania’s clean energy industry grew over the past year.
7 years ago
Pull the Mariner East permit, environmental group urges Delaware River Basin Commission
Delaware Riverkeeper Network says Sunoco has violated conditions on drilling and water pollution.
7 years ago
Study: Bradford County water quality improving despite shale gas drilling
Using big data, research shows water impacts near well sites is rare.
7 years ago
Cape May-Lewes ferry sunk to expand artificial reef
A ferry boat that once transported countless people and vehicles between New Jersey and Delaware is on another mission after it was sunk last Friday.
7 years ago
Study: 251,000 N.J. homes at risk of chronic tidal flooding by 2100
A new study released by a science advocacy organization paints a sobering picture of the sea level rise threat to New Jersey.
7 years ago
New Jersey water providers may have to document what pipes have lead
A bill advanced by an Assembly committee would require public water systems to submit a list of lead service lines in their distribution system to the DEP.
7 years ago