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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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EU to ‘completely ban’ outdoor use of pesticides blamed for devastating bees

7 years ago

Bears in Pennsylvania are struggling with mange they can't seem to kick. (Brandon Wade/AP Images for The Humane Society of the United States)
Science

Scientists mobilize to account for rise in mange among Pa. bears

Bears in Pennsylvania are struggling with mange they can't seem to kick. Scientists are studying what's unique about the disease in the state.

7 years ago

An aerial view of Sunoco Pipeline's Mariner East 2 construction in rural Pennsylvania. Plans for a new construction technique in some locations have prompted a new round of community resistance. (Jeremy Long/Lebanon Daily News)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

State senator files complaint asking PUC to halt Mariner East pipeline construction in Chesco

State Senator Andy Dinniman is trying to halt construction on two natural gas liquids pipelines.

7 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill, (center left), looks on with his son, (left), and actor Kevin Hart, (center), as 76ers' co-owner Michael Rubin, (center right), looks at Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's phone, (right), during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 104-91. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Wolf skips environmental awards ceremony, hits Sixers playoff game instead

PennLive reported the governor was an invited guest of the Sixers’ part-owner Michael Rubin, who gave Wolf’s campaign a $250,000 donation on March 2.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of Clean Ocean Action)
Down the Shore
Community

Long Beach Township's single-use plastic carryout bag ban begins soon

An ordinance adopted late last year that prohibits Long Beach Township businesses from distributing single-use plastic carryout bags goes into effect on May 1.

7 years ago

Crews work to stabilize sinkholes in a West Whiteland Township neighborhood on March 3. The sinkholes appeared recently near a construction site for the Mariner East 2 pipeline. The PUC ordered Sunoco to shut down nearby Mariner East 1 until it can prove the line is safe to operate amid the sinkholes and geology of the region. (Eric Friedman)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Sunoco says PUC asked for expanded work to ‘stabilize’ ground at Chesco pipeline site

Sunoco is preparing to drill 10 more holes behind homes in Chester County’s West Whiteland Township.

7 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announces his decision to scrap fuel standards. He faces lawmakers Thursday for the first time since numerous ethics allegations surfaced.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Watch: EPA chief Pruitt faces tough questions on Capitol Hill

There are questions about why Pruitt sanctioned $43,000 for a sound-proof phone booth in his EPA office; the GAO has found that violated federal spending rules.

7 years ago

This longhorned tick was discovered on a farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in November.  (Photo courtesy N.J. Department of Agriculture)
Health

Invasive tick species found last year in New Jersey survived winter

The longhorned tick is known to transmit diseases in East Asia, but no disease has been detected in the ones found in Hunterdon County.

7 years ago

In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission failed properly quantify greenhouse gas emissions linked to a pipeline expansion project in the southeastern U.S. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

FERC, called a ‘rubber stamp’ by critics, begins policy review for approval of natural gas pipelines

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has launched an inquiry into whether to update its policies on pipeline oversight.

7 years ago

A scene from a wildfire along the border of New Jersey's Woodland and Manchester townships in Sept. 2015. (NJFFS photo)
Down the Shore
Community

More than 800 acres of forest burning in Pine Barrens

No injuries were reported and no buildings had been damaged as of Monday morning.

7 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
Community

Paper, not plastic: Sustainable alternatives expanding at Jersey Shore restaurants

An international environmental organization's movement to encourage more bars and restaurants to use less plastic is growing at the Jersey Shore. 

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 20, 2018

Teenage protesters rally for a voice in the national debate on gun violence. Preservationists want to save an old Philly chocolate factor ...

Air Date: April 20, 2018

Listen 22:28
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy speaks about the drilling ban bill signing on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk Friday. (Governor Phil Murphy/Facebook)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

N.J. governor signs bill prohibiting offshore drilling

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill prohibiting oil and natural gas drilling in state waters.

7 years ago

Wind turbines along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Provided)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Proposed bill takes ‘principled position’: By 2050, Pennsylvania should use only renewable energy

A bipartisan group of state legislators want Pennsylvania to aim for 100 percent renewable energy by the middle of this century.

7 years ago

Meghan Adorno squeezes some lemons for almost-instant chickpea-tomato soup, from her favorite cookbook, Vegan on the Cheap. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Chickpea soup for the planet

Thirty-four-year-old Meghan Adorno says being vegan is about keeping herself healthy, protecting animals, and saving the planet.

7 years ago

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