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Environment

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Major beach replenishment funding approved for Delaware

More than one million cubic yards of sand will be pumped onto beaches in Bethany, South Bethany and Fenwick Island to repair damage caused by recent storms.

8 years ago

Opponents of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, like those engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience at this site in Huntingdon County, say a blog post is falsely linking them to the alleged sabotage of construction vehicles. So far, no one has presented any evidence the sabotage actually took place.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Pipeline critics say blog post seeks to discredit them with ‘fake news’

8 years ago

Protesters gathered in January to ceremonially burn the environmental impact statement for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline.
StateImpact
Science

Police, protesters prepare for Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction

8 years ago

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Courts & Law

Last two Dimock families settle lawsuit with Cabot over water

Two Pennsylvania families have settled a lawsuit against a major natural gas producer, ending an almost decade-long fight over alleged water contamination in Dimock.

8 years ago

Oil and gas industry executives gathered Wednesday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh for the annual Shale Insight conference. (MEGAN HARRIS / WESA)
StateImpact
Courts & Law

Police say they don’t want to clash with pipeline protesters

Natural gas infrastructure has been the target of organized demonstrations since the Marcellus Shale boom began a decade ago.

8 years ago

FERC commissioner Rob Powelson says the agency is not a
StateImpact
Politics & Policy

FERC not a rubber stamp, says new commissioner

Rob Powelson, a commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently appointed by Trump, defended FERC’s track record with interstate pipeline projects.

8 years ago

Trash piles up at Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s warehouse (Bill Barlow for WHYY)
Science

Atlantic County could one day vaporize trash to energy

In a large warehouse in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, trucks and front-end loaders are building a mountain of trash. A quick gl ...

8 years ago

Essence Williams and fiancé Juan Ramos are shown on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands
Lifestyle

Mother works to get daughter off hurricane-ravaged St. Croix

Hurricane Maria started out as a Category 2 storm as it barrelled across the Caribbean. But by the time Temple University theater profess ...

8 years ago

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An iceberg floats in Baffin Bay in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The iceberg calved off a glacier from the Greenland ice sheet, the second largest body of ice in the world which covers roughly 80 percent of the country. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Science

Op-ed: N.J.’s next governor can make a real difference on climate change

Our next governor has a tremendous opportunity to put New Jersey on track to meet its statewide greenhouse-gas limits and, in doing so, p ...

8 years ago

People wait in line for gas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Does Trump know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens?

Wouldn't it be swell if our "leaders" of all-Republican rule devoted some of their precious time to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico?

8 years ago

Ellen (left) and Elise Gerhart have been battling with Sunoco Logistics over the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline on their property in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
StateImpact
Money

Pipeline opponents sue Sunoco, alleging constitutional violations

Four opponents of the Mariner East 2 pipeline sued Sunoco Pipeline and its parent, Energy Transfer Partners, in federal court on Monday.

8 years ago

An easement where Sunoco Pipeline is preparing for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline. A homeowners group is asking a court to halt construction in that location until Sunoco comes up with a plan to mitigate contaminated soil on the site. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Delco homeowners ask court to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction

8 years ago

Skytalk
Science

Say Goodbye to Summer

Dave and Dr. Pitts count down the final days of summer as the Autumnal Equinox approaches. Expect shorter days ahead and dwindling daylig ...

Air Date: September 19, 2017

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Down the Shore
Science

Tropical Storm Watch in effect for the Jersey Shore

The Jersey Shore might experience some impacts from Hurricane Jose, a cyclone that forecasters expect to pass offshore Tuesday into Wedne ...

8 years ago

Aftermath of the destructive Superstorm Sandy
Urban Planning

U.S. coastal growth continues despite lessons of past storms

Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated ...

8 years ago

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