Environment
Activists offer pancakes to pipeline workers, are rebuffed
Activists set up a pancake breakfast picnic on an Amish farm in Conestoga adjacent to a construction site and invited the pipeline workers to share a meal.
8 years ago
Natural gas plant proposed for coal-rich Greene County
A New York company is planning to build a natural gas plant in Pennsylvania’s biggest coal county.
8 years ago
EPA bars scientists with agency funding from advisory boards
The Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator, Scott Pruitt, has issued a new policy restricting who can serve on the agency's advisory boards.
8 years ago
Protecting Plants from Winter, Deer & Wabbits
What’s the best way to protect your plants from deer, rabbits, mice and voles–and what’s so bad about ‘cleaning t ...
Air Date: November 3, 2017
Listen 53:15New ideas for abandoned mine lands
A bill aims to address abandoned mine lands with a focus on economic development. Proponents see it as a way to imagine a more sustainable future for old coal country.
8 years ago
Listen 8:06N.J. DEP sets nation’s strictest limit on chemical in drinking water
PFOA has been linked to cancer, high cholesterol, and developmental problems in young children
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Plaintiffs ask judge to revoke ‘illegal’ Mariner East 2 permits
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Pennsylvania’s biggest environmental group is getting a new CEO
Jacquelyn Bonomo is succeeding Larry Schweiger as the leader of PennFuture. Schweiger is retiring.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania’s environmental rights amendment is back from the dead
John Dernbach, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener University sat down with StateImpact to discuss.
8 years ago
PUC’s West Goshen ruling cheers advocates for local control over pipelines
The commission voted unanimously on Thursday to uphold a judge’s ruling that prevented Sunoco from building the valve and associated equipment on private land.
8 years ago
Marcellus Shale boom cuts costs for Pennsylvania ratepayers
Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale gas boom has significantly cut energy costs for consumers across the state, according to a new study released Friday.
8 years ago
Cold clime? Bury your figs ALIVE!
What’s the best way to protect figs in climes where winter gets too cold? On the latest episode of You Bet Your Garden, host M ...
Air Date: October 27, 2017
Listen 53:15‘We were scared to death’ — 5 years later, Sandy’s impact in Delaware
Delaware dodged the brunt of Superstorm Sandy, but the storm highlighted the state’s vulnerability to high winds and heavy rain.
8 years ago
Lessons from Superstorm Sandy inspire N.J. playbook for disaster recovery
The book will bring back some tough memories for victims and first responders, but Gov. Chris Christie says it also highlights what New Jersey has accomplished.
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