Environment
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.
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NewsWorks Tonight, June 25, 2018
A Philadelphia judge has sentenced two brothers to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting a police officer in 2015. Two Cong ...
Air Date: June 25, 2018
Listen 17:01Federal help sought after rainy spring ruins Delaware corn crop, other vegetables
Some parts of Delaware got nearly half of the annual average rainfall total within three months.
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30 years of data show how much the U.S. has warmed. Now the race is on to adapt
Eastern Pa., New Jersey and Delaware have seen a rise of about 2 degrees.
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Putting nature in a box at the Brandywine Museum
The Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford has opened a show of contemporary art grappling with the sublime in nature.
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Dangerous jellyfish now found in northern Barnegat Bay
A dangerous invasive jellyfish continues to move south along internal Jersey Shore waterways. The clinging jellyfish, packing a po ...
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Emails raise questions about Interior Secretary Zinke’s link with oil exec
Whether or not this relationship was unethical may hinge on whether Zinke was still involved in the deal after his resignation from the family foundation.
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What’s eating your roses? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath dons his detective’s cap to pinpoint the perpetrat ...
Air Date: June 22, 2018
Listen 46:27Study: Methane emissions cancel near-term climate benefits of natural gas
A new study finds climate-damaging methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry are nearly 60 percent higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
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Pennsylvania’s gas impact fees rise to $209 million this year
Money goes to local governments, but there is little oversight of how it's spent.
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Pa. spill is gasoline, officials say; no word on quantity or source [updated]
Officials investigating a pipeline spill into a creek near Philadelphia have identified the material as gasoline.
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State and local authorities could use standards to set their own rules.
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The refugees the world barely pays attention to
Since 2008, an average of 24 million people have been displaced by catastrophic weather disasters each year.
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Trump administration replaces Obama-era ocean policy
The Trump administration has revoked an environmental and economic management program for the United States' coastal ecosystems.
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Report: Jobs in efficiency, renewables grow while clean transportation lags
A new report shows that jobs in most parts of Pennsylvania’s clean energy industry grew over the past year.
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