
Environment
Hearing will scrutinize use of money in special environmental funds
8 years ago
After new setback, Constitution Pipeline says it will fight FERC order
8 years ago
MLK’s environmental justice legacy threatened by Trump administration cuts
8 years ago
A surge, then a fade for Pennsylvania’s wind industry
More than two dozen wind farms popped up across the state leading up to 2012, but only one in the years since.
8 years ago
Judge fines environmental attorneys $52,000 for ‘frivolous’ injection well suit
The case is centered on a 2014 ban and a subsequent municipal charter adopted by Grant Township that banned fracking wastewater injection projects.
8 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, January 12, 2018
As Philadelphia considers creating safe injection sites, a Federal crackdown could follow. In the waning days of his governorship, Chris ...
Air Date: January 12, 2018
Listen 22:34Settlement requires coal plants to get permits with tighter pollution controls
The settlement pertains to 10 coal-fired power plants around the state that have been operating on expired water pollution permits for years — in one case for 17 years.
8 years ago
Water study finds some Pa. radium levels exceed tough California limit
More than 3.4 million Pennsylvanians are supplied by drinking water containing radium that exceeds a strict California standard, which advocates say should replace a looser fe
8 years ago
Delaware threatens legal action against offshore drilling plan
State Attorney General Matt Denn sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to formally object to the federal plan to allow oil drilling off Delaware’s coast.
8 years ago
Detroit’s urban farms: engines of growth, omens of change
As more farmers choose Detroit as a place to put down roots, some are wondering what the future of urban agriculture look like.
8 years ago
Listen 7:34How animals adapt (and maybe even evolve) to live in cities
Mice, rats, mosquitoes, lizards, and other animals are adapting to live in environments created by humans.
8 years ago
Listen 8:29N.J. wants out of Trump plan for offshore drilling
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has removed Florida’s waters from consideration for expanded offshore oil and gas drilling — and New Jersey wants the same exemption.
8 years ago
Despite DEP order to halt Mariner East 2 construction, some work is still allowed
When it comes to anything other than earth disturbance or water crossings, the agency doesn’t have jurisdiction.
8 years ago
Report: Mariner East pipelines could have a $9 billion financial impact
Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the $2.5 billion pipeline, paid for the report.
8 years ago