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Environment

This undated photo provided by Matthew Kirwan shows Phragmites and Spartina marshland expanding into a ghost forest in Robbins, Md. Rising sea levels are killing trees along vast swaths of the North American coast by inundating them in salt water. The dead trees in what used to be thriving freshwater coastal environments are called 'ghost forests' by researchers. (Matthew Kirwan via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

‘Ghost forests’ proliferating along North American fresh water coastlines

Matthew Kirwan, professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science speaks with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller. Marshlands a ...

8 years ago

Listen 9:44
  Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Gov. Tom Wolf announce that the state has joined a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, which has delayed implementing rules to reduce smog. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

EPA caves the day after Pa. & other states sue over ozone

The day after Pennsylvania, 14 other states and the District of Columbia sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its plan to delay ...

8 years ago

Science

Margate to U.S. Army Corps: Get off our beach! [photos]

With angry residents packed into the meeting room at Margate’s historic City Hall, not to mention spilling into the hall, onto the fron ...

8 years ago

A large cooling tower and other buildings at the nuclear power site in Salem County can be seen near a farm in Lower Alloways Creek Township, N.J., in rural Salem County Nov. 13, 2007.  (Mel Evans, AP, file)
Science

Group forms to block subsidies for N.J.’s aging nuclear power plans

A newly-formed coalition of consumer, business, and environmental groups is opposing ratepayer-funded subsidies for nuclear power plants. ...

8 years ago

 Kevin Dixon, Tre'Cia Gibson, and Jahzaire Sutton work at Rebel Ventures, a youth-centric business that develops healthy snacks served by the School District of Philadelphia and other venues around the city. (Jarrett Stein for NewsWorks)
Speak Easy
Health

On urban food access, don’t forget the voices of youth

We've heard experts, teachers, professors, politicians, and health workers weigh in on food access in Philadelphia, but we shouldn't forget the voices of those most affected.

8 years ago

(Irina Zhorov/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Heat Wave

It’s summer, and it’s hot. On this episode, we get stranded on an urban ‘heat island’ and learn what people are d ...

Air Date: July 28, 2017

Listen 48:51
Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist Cara Frank. (Liz Tung/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Why heat is central to health in traditional Chinese medicine

For Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist Cara Frank, treating patients boils down to one thing: patterns. “We have a saying i ...

8 years ago

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Heat-loving bacteria, called thermophiles, thrive in the run-off channels of Pump Geyser where millions of microbes connect to create long strands, or filaments. Flowing water helps weave the filaments into bacteria mats that can be as thin as tissue paper or as thick as lasagna. (Rebecca Huntington/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

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 ...

8 years ago

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The Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington was hit by a wildfire last year. (Eilis O'Neill/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Washington’s wildfire whipped up dangerous ‘weather’

Wildfires can create atmosphere changes around them — making raging infernos even more unpredictable and dangerous. Western Wash ...

8 years ago

Listen 6:53
Around 1910, observers prepared to launch this Weather Bureau kite, which would be anchored by the kite-reel house in the background. (Photo via NOAA Photo Library)
The Pulse
Science

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, ...

8 years ago

Listen 5:58
 Members of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission preside over a public hearing in Cherry Hill. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

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 ...

8 years ago

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Science

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 ...

8 years ago

Roofer Rob Nolfi applies a reflective topping on a rehabbed roof in North Philadelphia. Cool roofs help keep temperatures down when the city heats up. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
The Pulse
Science

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 ...

8 years ago

Listen 8:02
 Gov. Tom Wolf is shown at a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

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 ...

8 years ago

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 ...

8 years ago

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