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Environment

A stock image of a Portuguese Man-O-War. (Shutterstock photo)
Down the Shore
Science

Portuguese man-of-war washes ashore in Wildwood Crest

For the fourth consecutive summer season, a Portuguese man-of-war has been found on a New Jersey beach.

7 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Scott Pruitt’s resignation welcomed by lawmakers from both parties

Environmentalists and lawmakers from both parties welcomed the resignation Thursday of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

7 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt was among the most controversial of President Trump's original Cabinet-level picks. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Scott Pruitt out at EPA

Scott Pruitt will no longer lead the Environmental Protection Agency, President Trump announced Thursday afternoon via Twitter.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, July 4, 2018

Independence Day in a deeply divided United States is causing many Americans to ponder patriotism. Activist Giana Graves joins the show t ...

Air Date: July 4, 2018

Listen 22:04
Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2, after sinkholes opened in the area. That caused one of the ME2 project's many delays. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Sunoco wants to use older pipeline to pump natural gas liquids over unfinished sections of ME2

Local officials say Sunoco has told them it has customers waiting

7 years ago

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Health

Fact check: Can carcinogens released while barbecuing be absorbed through the skin?

Environmental toxicologist Trevor Penning says there’s no need to change your barbecue garb just yet.

7 years ago

Plastic trash is deposited at the high tide line at Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, where local merchants are banned from using plastic straws, styrofoam food containers, and plastic bags. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Monmouth Beach ban on plastics — most comprehensive in N.J. — off to smooth start

Merchants say there's been a period of adjustment since the ban started June 1, but most customers are taking it in stride.

7 years ago

Listen 5:53
A well pad on a Tioga County farm. There is a moratorium against drilling in the eastern part where the Delaware River Basin Commission has jurisdiction. (Scott Detrow/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Federal court rules fracking advocates will get their day in court

Wayne County group: Delaware River Basin Commission lacks authority to block drilling

7 years ago

Oyster Creek was New Jersey's first nuclear generation station, opened in 1967. It will shut down Sept. 17. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

NRC: $1.4 billion closing of Oyster Creek nuclear plant will take nearly 60 years

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission stresses precautions, safety measures in place as N.J. plant prepares for Sept. 17 shutdown. Decontamination won't begin until 2075.

7 years ago

Listen 2:26
Sticky bands around trees can stop the young lantern flies from feeding. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Spotted lanternfly battle is on: Can Pennsylvania stop this invasive threat to trees and plants?

The pest has spread to 13 southeastern counties. The rush is on to kill it.

7 years ago

(WHYY, file)
Community

The Philly region’s first heat wave of 2018: Tips on staying cool this week

Philly is experiencing a weeklong heat wave with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees through Friday.

7 years ago

A worker sorts plastic bottles at a recycling center in China. (Jie Zhao/Corbis via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

China has refused to recycle the West’s plastics. What now?

In 2017, China passed the National Sword policy banning plastic waste from being imported — for the protection of the environment — starting in January 2018.

7 years ago

The FERC building in Washington D.C. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Robert Powelson, former Pa. utility regulator, resigns from FERC

The Republican was appointed as a regulator to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in 2008 and held that position until last year, when Trump nominated him to FERC.

7 years ago

A Long Branch beach in August 2015. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. beaches in better shape than before Sandy, researchers say

New Jersey’s beaches are in better shape than they were before Superstorm Sandy thanks to sound public policy, government coordinat ...

7 years ago

Shorebirds take flight along the Delware Bay in Cape May County, New Jersey.
Science

Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration through Delaware Bay

These humble beaches turn into a mixing bowl for influenza between mid-May and early June.

7 years ago

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