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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Environment

You Bet Your Garden

Gardening Against the Odds: High Altitude, Short Season, and No Water

How can you grow tomatoes in a short season…at high altitude…and with no water? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGr ...

Air Date: June 8, 2018

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In March, residents of Chester County’s West Whiteland Township pressed pipeline regulators for answers on Sunoco’s Mariner East construction after it produced sink holes behind some local homes. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Chesco commissioners slam Sunoco for ‘appalling’ lack of pipeline information

The letter urges the PUC to uphold the judge's order halting Mariner East construction.

7 years ago

After Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast in August 2017, the storm stalled over Houston and dumped as much as 60 inches of rain on some parts of the region. (Katie Hayes Luke for NPR)
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Science

Hurricanes are moving more slowly, which means more damage

New research suggests slow-moving tropical storms such as Harvey are becoming more common because of global climate change.

7 years ago

A fisherman along the banks of the Susquehanna River. Two senior state environmental officials say there is no link between gas drilling and problems with the river's smallmouth bass population. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Virus linked to smallmouth bass deaths in Pa.

The illness is seen as a key piece of the puzzle in population decline.

7 years ago

Sea Isle City streets began flooding Friday morning as high tide rolled in. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Science

Report: U.S. high-tide flooding twice what it was 30 years ago

"Across the whole of the U.S. coastline, we are in dire need of action."

7 years ago

Rock formations where the Pa. Game Commission is trying to create a habitat for bats. (Reid Frazier/Allegheny Front)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Pa. Game Commission is building better bat caves

To save the bats of Pennsylvania, Greg Turner wants to build a better bat cave.

7 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Vegan food festival celebrates meat-free living — June 9, 2018

Chow down with a clear conscience at Vegfest, where you can find everything from vegan cheese to something called "burger dough."

7 years ago

Radio Times

How China’s ban on ‘foreign trash’ will impact U.S. recycling

Guests: Livia Albeck-Ripka, Frank Chimera Are you a conscientious recycler, someone who scrubs their aluminum can ...

Air Date: June 5, 2018 10:20 am

Listen 35:44
Kid Shelleen's is one of two dozen restaurants in Delaware that have adopted straws optional policies or banned plastic straws altogether.  (Shirley Min/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

The last straw for plastic straws in Delaware

More than two dozen restaurants in Delaware have adopted a “straws by request” policy or are banning them altogether.

7 years ago

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Shazana Goff (left) operates the La Finquita farm stand in July of 2014. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Community

How one urban farm was lost: La Finquita’s finale

It started with a lock and a “No Trespassing” sign. They appeared one day on the fence at Lawrence and Master streets, next to a hand-painted sign reading, “La Finquita,”

7 years ago

The ocean off South Seaside Park in 2017. (Image: Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

NWS: Life-threatening rip currents Sunday

There’s a high risk of rip current development along the New Jersey coastline Sunday, forecasters say.

7 years ago

USGS image.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. towns impacted by Superstorm Sandy can compete for flood mitigation grants

A New Jersey official has announced a grant competition for the municipalities in the nine counties most impacted by Superstorm Sandy for flood resiliency planning.

7 years ago

NOAA graphic.
Down the Shore
Community

Hurricane season begins today

Today marks the official beginning of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which NOAA forecasters predict near- or above-normal activity. 

7 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Do Trees NEED Mulch? & Can a Tree Survive Severed Roots?

Do trees really NEED mulch? And can their roots be safely severed during construction? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, host ...

Air Date: June 1, 2018

Listen 48:17
An unconventional drilling site is prepared in Butler County, Pennsylvania in the winter of 2014. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Study finds health threats from oil and gas wastewater spread on roads

Pennsylvania stopped the practice after a lawsuit alleging pollution.

7 years ago

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