Environment
NewsWorks Tonight, July 27, 2018
Philadelphia ends a controversial contact with ICE. A family’s long fight to keep a natural gas pipeline off of their land. Analyst ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018
Listen 25:35Using Grass Clippings for Mulch
Is it ever right to use your grass clippings as a garden mulch?? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, we’ll bend ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018
Listen 48:09Pa. officials preach caution, but say worst of flood likely over
One hundred and twenty five state roads are still flooded, and 2,900 people remain without power.
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Pa. prepares to sue over expected Trump vehicle emission changes
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said if emissions standards are indeed rolled back, he plans to file suit against the federal government.
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EPA urged to set national standards to protect public health from PFAS chemicals
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State orders companies to plug more than 1,000 abandoned oil, gas wells
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NewsWorks Tonight, July 25, 2018
The group PennEnvironment joins elected officials in calling for a ban on styrofoam. We review the status of recreational legalization ...
Air Date: July 25, 2018
Listen 25:00House extends National Flood Insurance Program through hurricane season
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program for four months.
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Natural gas development in Pa. state forests has slowed significantly
The build-out of natural gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s state forest system has slowed dramatically in recent years, according to a new report.
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Inside Philadelphia’s inequitable, deadly heat
According to Philadelphia’s heat-vulnerability index, Hunting Park is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and one of the most vulnerable to heat's negative effects.
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Ticks and Lyme disease: 3 factors determine risk of infection
As it turns out, the chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent.
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EPA hosts marathon meeting on contaminated water supplies in Bucks, Montco
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with investigative environmental reporter Kyle Bagenstose about the EPA hearing on water issues in Bucks and Montgomery counties.
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Listen 6:09We’re drowning in plastic trash. Jenna Jambeck wants to save us
If you leave the tap on and bathwater floods your home, bailing water isn't the first thing you do, she points out. You shut off the faucet.
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‘A terrible day’: Greek wildfires kill at least 74 people, devastate resort village
Fire officials in Greece say at least 74 people have died from surprisingly fast-moving wildfires that struck near Athens.
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Deadly wildfires sweep through towns near Athens, Greece
At least 50 people died and more than 150 were injured as huge fires fueled by powerful winds burned homes and forests in towns near the Greek capital, Athens.
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