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The Greenland ice sheet, the second largest body of ice in the world which covers roughly 80 percent of the country, has been melting and its glaciers retreating at an accelerated pace in recent years due to warmer temperatures. (David Goldman/AP)
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Science

Atlantic Ocean current slows down to 1,000-year low, studies show

While scientists disagree about what's behind the sluggish ocean current, the shift could mean bad news for the climate.

7 years ago

Contractors working to restore power in Cayey, Puerto Rico, last week, the same region where a falling tree interrupted a main transmission line Thursday, plunging 840,000 customers into darkness. (Adrian Florido/NPR)
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Community

A tree falls in Puerto Rico, and 840,000 customers lose power

It would seem remarkable that a single tree could plunge more than half of the commonwealth's population into darkness. But it was so.

7 years ago

Daniele Schillaci, head of global sales and marketing and also the Zero Emission Vehicle and Battery Business for Nissan, speaks during the world premiere in Chiba, near Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Nissan's new Leaf electric car goes father on a charge and comes with autonomous drive technology and single-pedal driving. But whether it can catch on with anyone but the most zealously green-minded remains to be seen. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
Money

New Jersey considering offering rebates to boost electric car sales

A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing cash rebates to get more people to buy electric cars.

7 years ago

Park rangers meet in front of Yosemite Falls in 2016 in Yosemite National Park in California. Increased fees are expected to boost funding for park maintenance across the country. (David Calvert/Getty Images)
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Money

National Park Service to ‘modestly’ raise entrance fees in plan to cut repair backlog

The Interior Department is abandoning a plan to more than double entrance fees to some of the country's most popular national parks.

7 years ago

A gas drilling site in Lycoming County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Bill would weaken standards on conventional oil and gas drillers in Pa.

The measure marks the latest move in a protracted legal and political battle over how to regulate the state’s oil and gas industry.

7 years ago

LED lighting in the background vs high-pressure sodium lighting in the foreground on Spruce Street.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

LED streetlights are coming to Philadelphia. Will they mess with our sleep?

as the city moves forward with the lighting makeover, experts are urging officials to consider public health and environmental questions.

7 years ago

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Science

How cities are driving animal evolution

Guest: Menno Schilthuizen Our fast-paced crowded cities aren’t just impacting our lives, they are shaping anima ...

Air Date: April 11, 2018

Listen 36:16
A pile of waste coal sits abandoned in Fredericktown. Photo: Reid Frazier
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

State to send $25M to help clean up a dozen abandoned coal mine sites

Pennsylvania announced approval of $25 million in funding for cleanup of abandoned mines at 12 sites around the state.

7 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Penn Township fracking dispute heads to court, with state’s Environmental Rights Amendment at center of lawsuit

A dispute over a local law that opens up much of a Pittsburgh suburb to oil and gas drilling has made it to a Westmoreland County courtroom.

7 years ago

An aerial image of Mountaire's Millsboro facility is included in the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays report about water contamination caused by the facility. (Courtesy Delaware Center for the Inland Bays)
Community

Report: Chicken plant's chronic violations, lax state enforcement led to water contamination

A report issued by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays claims violation at Mountaire's Millsboro facility were part of a chronic problem that led to water pollution.

7 years ago

A coal-fired power plant on outside Huntington, Utah
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump touts Pruitt’s ‘great job,’ but EPA rollbacks have a long road ahead

As allegations mount of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt violating ethics policies and misusing taxpayer money, President Trump has repeatedly defended him.

7 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and President Donald Trump about infrastructure in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Scott Pruitt’s tenure at the EPA and the mounting scandal

Guest: Lisa Friedman Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has come under fire for a number of ethics ...

Air Date: April 9, 2018

Listen 14:17
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing investigations into his use of taxpayer funds for security and travel along with scrutiny of his ties to industry lobbyists.
Money

AP reports EPA’s Pruitt spent millions on security, travel

The agency spent millions of dollars for a 20-member full-time detail.

7 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Documentary ‘Albatross’ shows how our obsession with plastic is killing this bird

The film, screening April 14, will be a featured selection of this year’s Princeton Environmental Film Festival.

7 years ago

Across Europe, laws on fracking vary. In 2016, after years of debate over environmental concerns and economic interests around fracking, Germany banned some forms of it. Environmentalists are calling for a total ban. (Robin Wood/flickr)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

‘The Shale Dilemma’ goes global: Author discusses shale gas development across the world

Shanti Gamper-Rabindran a University of Pittsburgh professor and editor of The Shale Dilemma, sat down for an interview about the topic.

7 years ago

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