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Environment

Kris Kolluri, president and CEO of Coopers Ferry Partnership, announces plans to clean up the trash-strewn Camden Labs property and turn it into a park.
Politics & Policy

Camden announces playful future for illegal dump

The 10-acre site could begin to sport athletic fields as soon as next summer.

8 years ago

Listen 1:41
Swimmers cool off in the Devil’s Pool in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Swimming in the Wissahickon isn’t so idyllic: There’s poop in it

Urbanization has decreased the amount of water that seeps into the ground.

8 years ago

Listen 4:43
This road was lined with homes before the town of Odanah, Wis. moved to higher ground. (Joe Proudman/UC Davis)
NPR
Community

Wisconsin reservation offers a climate success story and a warning

Upgrading drainage systems, raising buildings and building sea walls don't require people to leave their homes. For some communities, complete relocation is the best option.

8 years ago

File photo. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Closures, swimming advisories at some N.J. beaches after heavy rain

Monday’s torrential rain that dropped nearly six inches of rain in some New Jersey coastal areas is responsible for numerous beach ...

8 years ago

Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Study: Climate change hinders summer fun on Lake Erie

8 years ago

Houses inundated in Brick Township's Greenbriar I senior community. (Brick Township Police Department)
Down the Shore
Community

2 Jersey Shore counties under state of emergency after major flooding

At the Jersey Shore, torrential rain fell over portions of Ocean and Monmouth counties on Monday, surpassing the expected rainfall for all of August in some areas.

8 years ago

The proposed PennEast pipeline would pass through the fields of the Christman farm, seen from the intersection of Station Street and Pohopoco Drive in Lehighton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

FERC sued over PennEast approval after denying rehearing requests

8 years ago

Roofer Rob Nolfi applies a reflective topping on a rehabbed roof in North Philadelphia. Cool roofs help keep temperatures down when the city heats up. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

A hotter topic: Building heat resilience into multifamily housing

Affordable multifamily housing is the most vulnerable building sector when it comes to extreme weather, and its residents have fewer resources.

8 years ago

Dolphins swim in the Shrewsbury River Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Sea Bright, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A missing gene could make marine mammals more vulnerable to common pesticides

Next steps: Figure out how much of the pesticide is in the water, then assess the impact

8 years ago

Tony Guido explains features of a composting vessel he helped build for a Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council design competition. (Meir Rinde/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

To vanquish food waste, a competition aims to design and compost

A competition to invent a new, better bin was launched last year by the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council, which is overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability

8 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Got Skeeters Bad? Call in the Dragonflies!

Mosquito prevention time is over; now is the time to switch tactics to protection. On the latest You Bet Your Garde ...

Air Date: August 10, 2018

Listen 48:37
Tank Creek was classified as an exceptional value stream by DEP in October 2017. It feeds into the Delaware River.
(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

In the Poconos, a fight simmers over ‘exceptional’ streams

Resort owners worry the greater protections could hamper future development.

8 years ago

Listen 4:51
Delaware Water Gap. (Kim Paynter/WHYYNews)
Science

$4.3M fund to support Delaware River watershed conservation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are launching a $4.3 million fund to support conservation efforts in the Del. River watershed.

8 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2, after sinkholes opened in the area. That caused one of the ME2 project's many delays. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

DEP fines Sunoco for damaging drinking water in Berks, Chester and Lebanon counties in 2017

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline resulted in cloudy water for some; others lost use of their wells

8 years ago

(Bigstock/Satura)
Health

Drugs detected in private well water in north central Pennsylvania

Simply put, drugs leave the body and go down the toilet. There are similar types of drugs in similar concentrations in water in Canada, the U.S., and most of Europe.

8 years ago

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