Environment
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
Study: Rivers getting saltier, compromising water quality
The study looked at decades of streamwater data at U.S. Geological Survey monitoring sites.
8 years ago
Delawareans denounce Trump proposal to end Clean Power Plan
The only public hearing scheduled by the EPA to discuss the decision to end the Clean Power Plan was held in West Virginia, so Delaware leaders held their own hearing.
8 years ago
Normal operations resume at nation’s oldest nuclear plant
Unusually low tides and high winds impacted the water levels in its intake canal.
8 years ago
Changing climate and Philly’s freezing temperatures
Warming oceans put more moisture and energy into the atmosphere, creating conditions for stronger storms.
8 years ago
With coal consumption down, production ticks up from some Appalachian mines
U.S. coal companies also ramped up production as demand in China increased.
8 years ago
Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling
The five-year plan includes the Atlantic, Arctic, and waters off the California coast.
8 years ago
When furnaces can’t keep up, Philly homeowners get creative to battle cold
The ongoing frigid temperatures is forcing many people to abandon central heating and shrink their lives to just a couple rooms with space heaters.
8 years ago
Snatched by hungry eagle, little Pa. dog lives to bark the tale
Zoey the 8-pound bichon frise was gone — taken by a hungry raptor.
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