Environment
Pennsylvania’s gas fields ramp up for more drilling in 2018
The site of some of the state’s newest gas wells lies atop a Washington County hill in Frank Brownlee’s backyard.
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UPenn students take on peace, water, and climate
One way to learn about climate change is to read about it. Another way is to experience it firsthand.
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Goat coats, flicks for giraffes help Philly area zoo animals cope with the cold snap
While the cold snap in the Philadelphia region is sending humans searching for warmth, some animals at local zoos are happy chilling outdoors. Others, not so much.
8 years ago
CNX Gas fined more than $400,000 for drilling violations
The penalties stem from incidents at four well sites that affected waterways and vegetation, according to the DEP.
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Pa. coal power plant closing leads to healthier babies downwind
After a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed, early-life health outcomes improved for babies across the border, in New Jersey.
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US Steel agrees to allow fracking at Edgar Thompson works steel mill
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Barnegat Bay marshes help keep water clean
Much of the tidal marshland in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay has been destroyed, but the remaining 26,000 acres provide important filtering for the ecosystem.
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New Jersey resiliency models will help small towns plan for storms
Hurricane Sandy caused $37 billion of damage in New Jersey. But what if municipal leaders could have better anticipated the storm damage?
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FERC, saying ‘much has changed’, will review natural gas pipeline policy
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Pennsylvania Attorney General’s lawsuit over royalty payments advances
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Heading south over the holidays? It’s doubtful you’ll be going as far south as Rutgers University s ...
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Listen 5:40New Jersey’s governor-elect taps Obama EPA administrator for state DEP
Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Murphy says Catherine McCabe, a former acting EPA director, will lead New Jersey's counterpart department.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge battle ends, but drilling not a given
The Republican tax bill opens a part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development, ending an epic, nearly four-decade battle.
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