
Environment
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 36:16State 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
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
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
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
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 14:17AP 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
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
‘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.
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