Environment
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
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.
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