Environment
With hurricane season peak approaching, experts predict below average activity
The Atlantic hurricane season will likely feature fewer storms than average.
7 years ago
Which vision of farming is better for the planet?
Farmers face a growing dilemma. Specifically, a food-growing dilemma. How do you feed an increasing number of people without harming the environment?
7 years ago
New Jersey issues ‘quarantine’ for items carrying spotted lanternflies
Articles most likely to carry the insect native to China, India and Vietnam include bicycles, tents, motor homes, plant containers, and lawnmowers.
7 years ago
PUC allows restart of Mariner East 2 construction in parts of Chester County
An administrative law judge had stopped work in May, citing public safety.
7 years ago
Beneficial Bugs? Or Filthy Flies?
A listener wants to attract beneficial insects, but instead is beset by flies! On the latest You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath d ...
Air Date: August 3, 2018
Listen 48:50Princeton University hosts artists, scholars from Puerto Rico
Princeton invited artist and scholars from Puerto Rico to work on their projects at the university campus during the summer.
7 years ago
Listen 4:18Trump’s plan for LNG exports to Europe may not have much impact in Pennsylvania
Liquified natural gas plays a significant role in the trade deal with the European Union, and the president wants Europe to buy less from Russia.
7 years ago
Sale of Oyster Creek could speed up decommissioning by decades
Environmentalists are happy that the nuclear power facility could be cleaned up faster than originally planned but are concerned about details.
7 years ago
Listen 4:32Rain, rain flows away, no longer puddles at Malcolm X Park
As happens on many blocks around the city, heavy rains used to turn the southeast corner of Malcolm X Memorial Park in West Philadelphia into a deep puddle.
7 years ago
Community leader says he’s outraged after bulldozer plows through dune
Heavy machinery was captured on video expanding an existing access at the entrance to Midway Beach.
7 years ago
Wolf administration criticizes federal pipeline approval process
Tom Wolf’s administration is calling for more federal oversight on the buildout of new natural gas pipelines, including how they can facilitate greenhouse gas emissions.
7 years ago
Companies don't have to check for archaeological importance. One study showed dozens of sites were damaged or destroyed.
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Listen 6:46Ellen Gerhart, fighting pipeline on family’s land, jailed for allegedly violating court order
Sunoco says she interfered with workers. The 63-year-old's daughter said that isn't true.
7 years ago
Death toll in Northern California’s Carr Fire rises to 5
Firefighters continue to battle a massive wildfire in Northern California that's displaced at least 38,000 people since it started Monday.
7 years ago
Boat parade ferries ‘oyster babies’ to new bay home
A new batch of oyster babies are adjusting to life in the Barnegat Bay.
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