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Environment

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Politics & Policy

Murphy says N.J. joins neighbors in opposing fracking

Murphy, a Democrat, announced the decision on the banks of the Delaware River in Phillipsburg Thursday.

7 years ago

More of the Great Cypress Swamp in southern Delaware is being preserved. (Andrew Martin/ Delaware Wild Lands)
Community

Returning the swamp: Land donation aims to restore Delaware wetland

Wildlife conservationists say more of Delaware’s native species will be protected, thanks to a recent donation of land.

7 years ago

Richard Tumushime, an electrician with Pittsburgh-based Energy Independent Solutions, works with a crew to put the finishing touches on wiring a solar panel system at the new Forest Hills Municipal Building. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

What Trump’s tariff on solar panels means for Pa.

A solar panel that arrives in the United States from overseas now comes with a higher price tag.

7 years ago

After hitting a record low last year, natural gas impact fee revenue is expected to rise this year.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Natural gas impact fee revenue expected to rise this year in Pa.

Pennsylvania is expected to bring in $46.1 million more this year from natural gas impact fees.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Trump’s speech light on energy specifics. Here’s the lowdown behind mentions of coal, exports.

While the president mentioned energy in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night, he offered few details about his energy priorities.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions' Point Breeze refinery along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. (Kellie McGinn/Philadelphia Energy Solutions)
PlanPhilly
Science

With South Philadelphia refinery in bankruptcy proceedings, neighbors see an opportunity for cleaner air

The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest generator of particulate emission air pollution, according to city data.

7 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Environmentalists want more action from Tom Wolf. More talk would be nice, too

Many environmentalists say his record, so far, has been disappointing.

7 years ago

DuPont, the longtime Delaware mainstay, has merged with Dow Chemical to form  DowDuPont.  (AP file photo)
Community

DuPont penalized for hazardous waste violations

DuPont’s Experimental Station in Wilmington fined $57,000 for not complying with hazardous waste requirements.

7 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy wants New Jersey to get back in RGGI program. (Governor’s office photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s new governor says his state will rejoin climate change pact

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order directing the state to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas I ...

7 years ago

The Upper Tularik Floodplain in the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska is the site of a fight over a proposed mining project has dragged on for years.
NPR
Politics & Policy

In reversal, EPA suspends Alaska mining proposal to preserve watershed protections

EPA said it was suspending its effort to withdraw proposed protections for a southwest Alaska watershed to make room for a new mine.

7 years ago

Workers remove leaves as nectarines get sorted for packaging
Politics & Policy

N.J. farm workers may not be eligible for $15 minimum wage

New Jersey could join dozens of other states with a minimum wage carve-out for farm workers.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf doesn't remember a campaign pledge he made to join a regional effort to cap carbon emissions. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Science

Gov. Wolf doesn’t recall campaign pledge to join climate initiative

Gov. Wolf said Friday he never made a campaign pledge to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative —a market-based effort among northeastern states to limit carbon emissions

7 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Coal company, watershed group reach settlement over new mine

A proposed coal mine is moving forward in southwestern Pennsylvania after its operator reached a settlement with an environmental group.

7 years ago

A new population of the rare red handfish was found off Tasmania. (Antonia Cooper)
NPR
Science

One of the world’s rarest fish is a little less rare than we thought

Meet the red handfish, a name that reflects the hand-shaped fins on the sides of its body. The striking creature doesn't really swim — it "walks" slowly along the sea floor.

7 years ago

Close-up of brown bat with nose fungus. (Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation)
Allegheny Front
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

UV light could be a ray of hope for bats with white-nose syndrome

Scientists might have found a new way to combat white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus killing millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada.

7 years ago

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