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NewsWorks Tonight, November 30, 2017

We talk with incoming Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.  In Delaware, the Coastal Zone Act bill is already signed into law, ...

Air Date: November 30, 2017

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Gas processing equipment in Lycoming County. (Joe Ulrich/ WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pa. wants to cut methane emissions, but plans moving slowly

Methane is the main component of natural gas. Compared to carbon dioxide, it’s much more potent as a climate-warming greenhouse gas.

8 years ago

DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin speaks to concerned citizens at a public workshop about Coastal Zone Act regulations. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Community

Tension over already-signed Del. Coastal Zone Act legislation lingers

Delawareans gave their opinions on the CZA legislation at a public workshop.

8 years ago

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has earned criticism from Democrats and some Republicans for barring scientists who have received grants from the EPA from serving as agency advisers. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Philly-area lawmakers question changes at EPA, Department of Energy

Many Democrats and some in the GOP have panned Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's move to bar scientists who've gotten EPA grants from serving as advisers.

8 years ago

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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

Sunoco proposes construction change for Mariner East 2, but meets fresh resistance

8 years ago

Part of the proposed PennEast pipeline could run through this stretch of land in Bucks County, Pa.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

FERC sued over alleged ‘unconstitutional’ granting of pipeline certificates

8 years ago

Natural gas drillers (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Lawmaker: Natural gas lobby too influential in severance tax debate

8 years ago


There are many different ways to hold a divining rod or dowsing rod. Some people prefer to
NPR
Science

U.K. water companies sometimes use dowsing rods to find pipes

One water company, in a display of honesty, said technicians occasionally use divining rods to locate water mains — "however they are not accurate 100% of the time."

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Politics & Policy

As lawmakers leave for holiday, fate of Pa. severance tax unclear

Debate may have begun in the state House on a natural gas severance tax — but it remains to be seen if that will actually result in a final vote.

8 years ago

(photo courtesy DE Dept. of Agriculture)
Science

Invasive insect 'hitchhikes' to Delaware

A non-native insect posing a potential threat to agriculture has hitched a ride to Delaware—and now a state investigation is underway to find out if it was a lone traveler.

8 years ago

The two wells drilled on Bryan Latkanich’s property are among 1,655 that have been hydraulically fractured in Washington County since 2004. Latkanich is one of more than 4,000 Pennsylvania residents who have filed complaints with DEP, wondering if gas drilling impacted their water. Only 284 cases have been linked. (CREDIT: ANNA BELLE PEEVEY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Special report: How the U.S. government hid fracking’s risks to drinking water

8 years ago

Natural gas drillers (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House begins debating natural gas drilling tax

It's a major priority for Democrats, who have been trying unsuccessfully to pass one for a decade.

8 years ago

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

After recent Mariner East 2 spills, DEP mulls ‘additional enforcement’

8 years ago

(WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Trump delays new policy on importing elephant trophies

Trump tweeted Friday that the policy had been "under study for years." He said he would put the decision "on hold" and review it with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

8 years ago

You Bet Your Garden

How Far South Can You Grow Raspberries?

Raspberries are delicious, super-nutritious and incredibly easy to grow. There are only TWO things you must supply in order to bag bucket ...

Air Date: November 17, 2017

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