Environment
Sandy’s legacy on Delaware bayshore
When imagining the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, it’s easy to picture places like Seaside Heights, and Mantoloking. But Sandy ...
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High winds drop Delaware River to lowest point in over 20 years
High winds over the weekend helped drop the water level of the Delaware River to the lowest point in almo ...
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BP to call witnesses as it fights for lesser spill penalty
It’s oil giant BP’s turn to call witnesses as it makes its case for a civil penalty lower than the $13.7 billion the federal ...
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NJ shore students get turtle protection bill launched
The slow and steady efforts of students at a New Jersey shore environmental science school to protect a species of turtle are about to pa ...
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Wind firm sues to block release of bird-death data
A wind-energy company is suing in federal court to block the government from releasing information to The Associated Press about how many ...
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Preparing for the next hurricane requires making tough decisions
Two years after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, many of New Jersey’s coastal communities continue to struggle with reco ...
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Township moves to ban drilling near homes in Pa.
A western Pennsylvania township has created an advisory board on gas drilling and authorized restrictions on such development on resident ...
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First responders in Philadelphia prepare for oil train accidents
Over the last year, a sharp increase in accidents involving trains carrying crude oil has prompted emergency planners in Pennsylvania to ...
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Pa. borough investigates frack water dumped into sewer
A southwestern Pennsylvania borough is trying to figure out who dumped 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of hydraulic fracturing water into its sewe ...
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Marcellus Life: One Greene County man’s encounter with a landman
Leigh Shields refused to allow seismic testing for natural gas on his 88 acres in Spraggs, Greene County. He thought if he said no to the ...
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As feds set carbon rules, a renewed interest in nuclear power
The Three Mile Island power plant has a conspicuous place near the Pennsylvania Turnpike and in the history of the world’s nuclear ...
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Philadelphia refinery capitalizes on the shale boom
The Valley Forge toll plaza is where route 76 splits from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and becomes the Schuylkill Expressway to Philadelphia ...
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Despite ups and downs, solar power still shining in Pennsylvania
Standing next to this solar farm in Morgantown, Berks County, you can see the Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic, but the place still feels l ...
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Wind in Pennsylvania a boom-or-bust business
Heading eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, just as you approach the Somerset service plaza, a striking sight appears in the distance ...
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Pennsylvania’s coal industry faces uncertain future
Looking out the car window on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, you can see a massive pile of waste coal near mile marker 117 in Somerset ...
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