
Environment
Toxic waste sites flooded in Texas; EPA not on scene [video]
The Associated Press visited seven Superfund sites in and around Houston during the flooding. All had been inundated with water; some wer ...
8 years ago
No water quality concerns at N.J. beaches as holiday weekend begins
The water quality at all New Jersey beaches is acceptable for swimming as the long holiday weekend begins. The New Jersey De ...
8 years ago
Harvey-level damage probably won’t happen in Philadelphia, but intense flooding already does
8 years ago
What to incorporate native plants into your landscape, but you’re not sure which ones are right for you? On a very special You Bet ...
Air Date: September 1, 2017
Listen 00:53:12Climate change wakeup: Humans likely made Harvey much worse
Hurricane Harvey is precisely the extreme “weather event” that climate scientists have long been warning about. But while Tru ...
8 years ago
Hurricane Harvey, 5 years after Sandy
Guests: James Lee Witt, Matt Arco, Tony Broccoli Hurricane Harvey has brought floods and devastation to Southeast ...
Air Date: August 29, 2017
Listen 00:48:59Delaware takes another try at offshore wind [video]
Gov. Carney signed an executive order to explore the possibility of offshore wind in Delaware. Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, ...
8 years ago
ListenWhy more and more homes are getting taller in Ocean City, N.J.
Many more homes are being lifted above expected future flood heights, or razed and replaced to comply with newer, more stringent flood protection standards.
8 years ago
South Jersey paint factory caused ‘cancer cluster,’ lawsuit alleges
Several current and former Camden County residents have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result of toxic contamination emanating ...
8 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia students get dirt under their nails producing fresh fruit for their neighborhoods
In a city where far too many lack access to fresh fruits and vegetables, opportunities for communities to create their own sources of hea ...
8 years ago
Urban garden brings life to Wilmington’s East Side
Revitalization projects on Wilmington’s East Side are helping to nourish, raise hope and rebuild a community plagued with poverty, ...
8 years ago
Panic is the biggest enemy for those caught in a rip current
“Don’t Panic.” In Douglas Adam’s brilliant sci-fi comedy “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ...
8 years ago
The only way to beat poison ivy; the beneficial insects in your backyard; the wasp without which you could not get figs and the most impo ...
Air Date: August 18, 2017
Listen 00:53:13Congressman Frank Pallone warns that ocean drilling could lead to an oil spill
New Jersey officials are standing up against President Donald Trump’s offshore oil drilling proposal. Congressman Frank Pall ...
8 years ago
Environmentalists in New Jersey urge Congress not to cut the EPA’s budget
Environmental groups and New Jersey officials are urging Congress to reject President Donald Trump’s proposed 30 percent cut in the ...
8 years ago