
Environment
Philadelphia’s protestors must embrace a diversity of causes, including environmental justice
As a public health advocate, it can be difficult to situate environmental issues in the larger progressive struggle. Today’s activists ...
9 years ago
A common cause; from Standing Rock to Sweet Water, New Jersey’s Pilgrim Pipeline
Teepees dot the plain beside the river, totem poles mark a circular prayer site, and men in moccasins and fur caps tend the ceremonial campfire.
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Listen 4:13Pa. Dems organizing against attacks on climate interests
With Washington now working to roll back environmental regulations, build pipelines, and potentially withdraw from global climate agreeme ...
9 years ago
Climate change film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ gets a sequel
Al Gore’s climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” is getting a sequel. Paramount Pictures said Frid ...
9 years ago
How should Pa. balance energy needs with environmental protection?
Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...
9 years ago
Disaster loans available to agricultural businesses hurt by drought
Federal agencies are making loans available to agricultural business hurt by drought conditions. It’s been a dry summer in P ...
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Finders keepers doesn’t apply to fossils and bones
Paleontologists preparing for excursions have to think about appropriate gear, and clothing, but they also have to make sure all of their ...
9 years ago
Fighting for preservation in a wooded natural history museum
Eli Dickerson and I start at the edge of the unusual museum collection he manages. This piece is ...
9 years ago
Listen 4:02It’s ‘game on’ for the man in charge of 145 million specimens
It seems that Kirk Johnson was training from a very early age to one day head the country’s largest and most comprehensive natural ...
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Listen 9:47Greensgrow founder Corboy an uncommon Philadelphia leader
Mary Seton Corboy, founder of Greensgrow, a farm in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, died on Aug. 7 at the age of 58.
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Delaware River ports fight for market share as dredging project nears completion
Bigger ships and more cargo flowing through the ports of Philadelphia and South Jersey should mean more jobs and higher economic activity ...
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New Jersey checking for water contamination caused by toxic firefighting foam
New Jersey is among five states that are monitoring water quality near military bases for contamination from toxic firefighting foam. ...
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Parrot species in US cities may rival that in native Mexico
U.S. researchers are launching studies on Mexico’s red crowned parrot — a species that has been adapting so well to living in cit ...
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U.S. commits extra $1 million annually to Heinz refuge for education, community connection
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is an urban oasis, about 1,000 acres of forest, meadows and marshes spanning the border of indust ...
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