
Environment
Ill-conceived ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule faces regulatory rollback
President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected ...
8 years ago
The role of water in preparing our cities for a better future
By linking the digital and infrastructure systems of the water utility with those of our urban centers, we will take a leap toward creating thriving, sustainable cities.
8 years ago
Official recommends Pinelands Commission approve pipeline
The executive director of the New Jersey commission considering a new gas pipeline through the Pinelands has recommended the panel approv ...
8 years ago
Prescribed burns underway in New Jersey forests
The New Jersey State Forest Fire Service is attempting controlled burns on 10,000 to 20,000 acres of forest and grassland before wildfire ...
8 years ago
Synchronized defense: How animals move as one to avoid predators
When watching these birds move, it looks like they're one giant organism with a centralized brain. But an ornithologist explains it's not one brain so much as one thought.
8 years ago
Listen 5:49Philadelphia’s protestors must embrace a diversity of causes, including environmental justice
As a public health advocate, it can be difficult to situate environmental issues in the larger progressive struggle. Today’s activists ...
8 years ago
A common cause; from Standing Rock to Sweet Water, New Jersey’s Pilgrim Pipeline
Teepees dot the plain beside the river, totem poles mark a circular prayer site, and men in moccasins and fur caps tend the ceremonial campfire.
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Listen 4:13Pa. Dems organizing against attacks on climate interests
With Washington now working to roll back environmental regulations, build pipelines, and potentially withdraw from global climate agreeme ...
8 years ago
Climate change film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ gets a sequel
Al Gore’s climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” is getting a sequel. Paramount Pictures said Frid ...
8 years ago
How should Pa. balance energy needs with environmental protection?
Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...
8 years ago
Disaster loans available to agricultural businesses hurt by drought
Federal agencies are making loans available to agricultural business hurt by drought conditions. It’s been a dry summer in P ...
8 years ago
Finders keepers doesn’t apply to fossils and bones
Paleontologists preparing for excursions have to think about appropriate gear, and clothing, but they also have to make sure all of their ...
8 years ago
Fighting for preservation in a wooded natural history museum
Eli Dickerson and I start at the edge of the unusual museum collection he manages. This piece is ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:02It’s ‘game on’ for the man in charge of 145 million specimens
It seems that Kirk Johnson was training from a very early age to one day head the country’s largest and most comprehensive natural ...
8 years ago
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