Environment
When it comes to buffer areas around streams, advocates say size matters
Some Pennsylvania municipalities have rules about leaving undeveloped strips along rivers to protect water quality. Many don't.
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[Video] Fast trip down the Schuylkill River to Philly
Recently, about a hundred hardy souls paddled down the Schuylkill River, from the quiet banks of Schuylkill Haven to the skyscrapers of P ...
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Lots of red tape for building waterfront projects in Pa., but it could be worse
Pennsylvania cities are investing in their waterfronts, improving public access and hoping economic benefits will follow. But getting there is complicated.
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ListenFederal experts: This El Nino may be historically strong
Federal meteorologists say the current El Nino is already the second strongest on record for this time of year and could be one of the mo ...
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The historic waterfront development that helped transform Pittsburgh: Point State Park
On a recent weekend stroll at Point State Park, in Pittsburgh, visitors sunned themselves in the grass and along the low walls of the par ...
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Philly’s old water infrastructure gets help from new developments
The Philadelphia Water Department enacted new regulations this month to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. Directed at devel ...
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Judge to hear request to halt ocean blasting research plan
A federal judge will hear arguments this month by fishing groups who want him to shut down a research project that involves blasting the ...
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Weather service confirms tornado outside Philadelphia
The National Weather Service says a tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph hit a rural southeastern Pennsylvania community during severe th ...
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What changes have you noticed along Pennsylvania’s waterfronts?
We’re gathering information, images, and short video clips for an interactive map documenting the state’s waterfronts and we ...
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Fishery managers studying black sea bass population
A multistate management commission is working on an assessment of the health of the black sea bass population. The Atlantic States ...
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Anglers fear sand-mining could damage fish habitats
Fishermen along the New Jersey shore are worried that a sand-mining operation could ruin a fish habitat. ...
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Obama: Climate change deniers endanger national security
President Barack Obama says climate change deniers are endangering national security. Obama says the planet is getting warmer even ...
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On the Delaware Bay, migrating red knots balance on ‘The Narrow Edge’
Each year tiny sandpipers — red knots — undertake a 19,000-mile journey from one end of the Earth to the other and back. ...
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ListenOfficials confirm cancer in smallmouth bass from Susquehanna
Biologists are confirming the first case of cancer in a smallmouth bass caught in the Susquehanna River. The Pennsylvania Fish and ...
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Justices seem divided over EPA mercury limits
The Supreme Court appears divided in a dispute over the Obama administration’s first-ever regulations aimed at reducing power plant ...
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