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A Norfolk Southern freight train hauling coal makes it way through downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.
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PJM says plan to subsidize coal, nukes, ‘not workable’

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Cultivating future generations of water stewards in Delaware River watershed

Carrying out the legacy of clean water in the Brandywine and Red Clay Creek watersheds falls on the next generation of water stewards.

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Don’t let the U.S. House Climate Solutions Caucus get your hopes up

Pennsylvania Republicans serving on the House Climate Solutions Caucus have voted against legislation that would fight climate change.

8 years ago

 This Oct. 30, 2012 aerial photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows flooding on the New Jersey shoreline during a search and rescue mission. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
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Superstorm Sandy: 5 years later, it’s not over for some

Five years after Superstorm Sandy, many New Jersey residents are still not back home.

8 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

Resist the Urge to Clean Up Your Landscape

This is the time of year many people feel compelled to “clean up the landscape.” On the latest episode of You Bet Your Ga ...

Air Date: October 20, 2017

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Politics on Your Plate

What we eat and how we feed ourselves is inherently cultural and political in nature.

Air Date: October 20, 2017

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Rodale Institute: The Birthplace of Organic Farming in the U.S.

Producer: Monica Rogozinski Rodale Institute is the birthplace of organic agriculture in North America. For more t ...

8 years ago

Farmers pick crops at Soul Fire Farm in New York state.
The Pulse
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Black farmers work to cultivate diversity

Farming is the second-whitest job in the United States.

8 years ago

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Community

The Philly tree? Yes, it's a thing — and there's a guide for that.

A new resource helps nature lovers reach a greater understanding of the trees that line streets, parks, and other spaces in Philadelphia and its neighboring areas.

8 years ago

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Al Gore: We’re getting close to bipartisan action on climate

Al Gore says he’s optimistic the U.S. will break its political standoff over climate change, and that the U.S. is “not that far” from a bipartisan consensus on climate change.

8 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Croda chemical manufacturing plant in New Castle (Zoe Read/WHYY)
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Ribbon-cutting for first-of-its-kind chemical manufacturer in Delaware

Chemical company, Croda, said its Delaware plant can now make a key chemical bonding agent from 100 percent renewable resources.

8 years ago

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Science

After hurricane hits 'Island of Monkeys,' Penn researcher helps macaques' minders

An island colony of wild rhesus macaque monkeys — the oldest primate research site in the world — suffered major storm damage, but no deaths.

8 years ago

Al Gore at the Climate Reality Workshop in PIttsburgh, Pa. October 17, 2017 (Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact)
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Gore tells climate activists: ‘We’re going to win this’

Gore’s presentation was part of his Climate Reality Project, which the former vice president and Nobel laureate founded 10 years ago.

8 years ago

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How you can help California wildfire victims

Fierce winds that have fanned the flames of more than 14 wildfires raging through Northern California are beginning to die down this week.

8 years ago

Protesters blocked equipment and sang hymns for about half an hour before police asked them to leave. Nearly 30 people were charged with defiant trespassing.
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Nearly 30 arrested protesting Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Nearly 30 people were arrested and charged with defiant trespassing Monday after blocking construction equipment for the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline in Lancaster Co.

8 years ago

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