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Environment

A well pad on a Tioga County farm. There is a moratorium against drilling in the eastern part where the Delaware River Basin Commission has jurisdiction. (Scott Detrow/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Federal court rules fracking advocates will get their day in court

Wayne County group: Delaware River Basin Commission lacks authority to block drilling

7 years ago

Oyster Creek was New Jersey's first nuclear generation station, opened in 1967. It will shut down Sept. 17. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

NRC: $1.4 billion closing of Oyster Creek nuclear plant will take nearly 60 years

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission stresses precautions, safety measures in place as N.J. plant prepares for Sept. 17 shutdown. Decontamination won't begin until 2075.

7 years ago

Listen 2:26
Sticky bands around trees can stop the young lantern flies from feeding. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Spotted lanternfly battle is on: Can Pennsylvania stop this invasive threat to trees and plants?

The pest has spread to 13 southeastern counties. The rush is on to kill it.

7 years ago

(WHYY, file)
Community

The Philly region’s first heat wave of 2018: Tips on staying cool this week

Philly is experiencing a weeklong heat wave with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees through Friday.

7 years ago

A worker sorts plastic bottles at a recycling center in China. (Jie Zhao/Corbis via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

China has refused to recycle the West’s plastics. What now?

In 2017, China passed the National Sword policy banning plastic waste from being imported — for the protection of the environment — starting in January 2018.

7 years ago

The FERC building in Washington D.C. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Robert Powelson, former Pa. utility regulator, resigns from FERC

The Republican was appointed as a regulator to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in 2008 and held that position until last year, when Trump nominated him to FERC.

7 years ago

A Long Branch beach in August 2015. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. beaches in better shape than before Sandy, researchers say

New Jersey’s beaches are in better shape than they were before Superstorm Sandy thanks to sound public policy, government coordinat ...

7 years ago

Shorebirds take flight along the Delware Bay in Cape May County, New Jersey.
Science

Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration through Delaware Bay

These humble beaches turn into a mixing bowl for influenza between mid-May and early June.

7 years ago

A herd of Holstein cows on dairy farm in Pennsylvania. (Bradley C. Bowe/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Study: Climate change will stress corn production, dairy industry in southern Pa.

Farmers in southern Pa. will face higher temps and changes to the growing season that will place stresses on corn production and the dairy industry.

7 years ago

A new stormwater basin in Northeast Philadelphia will reduce runoff into the city's sewer system.
Science

New stormwater basin reduces flows into Philadelphia sewer system

The new facility will capture 60 million gallons a year of runoff from 20 commercial properties in Northeast Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Environmental artist Stacy Levy looks toward the Schuylkill River from the prow of one of her boatlike
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Environmental artist aims to bring people closer to time and tide on the Schuylkill

Environmental artist Stacey Levy has devoted two years to developing an installation over several sites along the river.

7 years ago

Listen 2:00
An environmental cleanup crew works to remove gasoline fuel from an ETP pipeline spill in Darby creek in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, last week. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

ETP says its pipeline leaked into creek near Philadelphia

Officials installed a boom along the north side of the creek to prevent the spread of gasoline after receiving reports of a sheen on the water last week.

8 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Science

Unlike last late June, ocean temperatures are comfortable — for now

New Jersey beachgoers can swim comfortably as of early this week, a striking contrast to this time last year.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Republican congressman: Pruitt should quit after trying to block PFAS study

Fitzpatrick: '...way too much smoke' surrounding EPA chief.

8 years ago

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha spearheaded efforts to publicize and address the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
(Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Pediatrician who exposed Flint water crisis shares her ‘story of resistance’

As Mona Hanna-Attisha began reviewing her patients' medical records, she noticed the percentage of children with elevated lead levels had increased after the water switch.

8 years ago

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