Environment
The biodiversity of heat-loving bacteria in Yellowstone rivals a rainforest
Blue, dark peach, bright red, orange — thermophilic organisms make the hot springs so colorful you’ll want to grab your selfie st ...
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Washington’s wildfire whipped up dangerous ‘weather’
Wildfires can create atmosphere changes around them — making raging infernos even more unpredictable and dangerous. Western Wash ...
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World weather libraries offer historic clues about climate
Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio, ...
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Critics worry proposed N.J. ethics law would turn Pinelands into ‘pay-to-play lands’
It may become easier for members of the Pinelands Commission to vote on issues to which they have financial connections, should a proposa ...
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Margate mayor: Aren’t we lucky?
A massive dune building project by the Army Corps of Engineers, one which Margate didn’t want to go ahead at all, is underway on Ma ...
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Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles
Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...
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Pa. voters must hold elected officials accountable on climate protection
It’s been a few weeks since President Trump put partisan politics ahead of the health of future generations with his announcement t ...
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On ‘Radio Times:’ Lead-poisoned soil in Philadelphia
Kensington, Fishtown and Port Richmond neighborhoods were once the heart of Philadelphia’s industrial hub. Lead dust emitted from smoke ...
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How much lead is hiding in Philly’s former industrial neighborhoods?
The construction boom in the so-called “river wards,” once Philadelphia’s industrial hub, has unleashed a “lurkin ...
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South Jersey residents warned to avoid Big Timber Creek until sewage spill dissipates
Officials in Camden County are warning residents to avoid swimming, fishing, or drinking water in Big Timber Creek until about 6 p.m. Mon ...
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NOAA: New Jersey will see an increase in nuisance flooding in 2017
For Jersey Shore residents and regular summer visitors, it’s just part of life. Once in a while, even on a still and sunny day, tid ...
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With deadline looming, Senators call for revamp of National Flood Insurance system
In a deeply partisan period in Washington, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has joined a bi-partisan group of high-profile senators calling f ...
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Why the Red Knot bird lives and dies by what happens here
Everything is in place along the Delaware Bay beach on an early late Spring morning. The net is carefully folded, the cannons set at the ...
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On ‘Radio Times’: How climate change became more abstract to voters
On Friday’s Radio Times, host Marty Moss-Coane discussed Trump’s decision, as well as the views that American voters and politicians ...
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The end of the Shore as we know it
The Jersey Shore is in danger, but instead of forcing it to adapt to what we want it to be and what we remember, we should adapt to what it will eventually become.
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