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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Environment

Sal Fede displays his new solar panels mounted on the roof of his Philadelphia home. (Joel Wolfram/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Solar co-ops help homeowners harness the sun’s energy

Neighbors are teaming up to tackle the challenge of switching to sun-sourced electricty. Sal Fede’s house isn’t much t ...

9 years ago

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The Wanapum Dam on Washington State's Columbia River. (Eilís O'Neill/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

This Washington state dam is trying to be fish-friendly

The people at Wanapum Dam are trying to balance the interests of fish and clean power. The Wanapum Dam is massive. It̵ ...

9 years ago

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Right, Amin Salehi-Khojin, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and left, postdoctoral research associate Mohammad Asadi. (Courtesy The University of Illinois at Chicago)
The Pulse
Science

Mimicking nature, an artificial leaf can recycle CO2

An artificial leaf created by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago captures greenhouse gas and puts it to work again. ...

9 years ago

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Cows from a dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania. (Dani Fresh for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Why don’t more farms convert poop to power?

Imagine 7,000 gallons of cow manure. It smells. Brett Reinford’s dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania has 700 cows, and that& ...

9 years ago

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This conveyor belt transports ash from burnt coal to a dump site near Shenandoah This conveyor belt transports ash from burnt coal to a dump site near Shenandoah. (Elizabeth Fiedler/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Renewable energy jobs bring new life to old coal towns

In some former coal towns, residents continue to hold tight to that economy and identity. Reporter Elizab ...

9 years ago

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 York County Sen. Scott Wagner, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run for governor in Pennsylvania, spoke at a gathering of natural gas-drilling advocates Monday.(AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Pa. gubernatorial hopeful speaks for natural gas advocates in Harrisburg

More than a dozen county commissioners from Pennsylvania’s northern tier are working to organize around an issue that directly affe ...

9 years ago

 The front of the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove and present day Horsham Air Guard Station. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Class action lawsuits on behalf of 130,000 in Bucks, Montco merge, seek medical testing

Up to 130,000 people may be included in a consolidated class action suit, filed on behalf of residents living near military air stations ...

9 years ago

 Delaware environmental regulators issued a cease and desist order Monday against the former International Petroleum Corp.' facility in Wilmington for transporting hazardous wastes. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Science

Troubled oil recycler cited for hazardous waste violations

A Wilmington oil recycling plant fined last month by a federal judge for environmental crimes was issued a cease and desist order Monday ...

9 years ago

 David Losia, 21, cuts coconuts for the family pigs in front of his family house flooded by the rising tides where cinder blocks are used as a makeshift walkway in Funafuti, Tuvalu. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
The Pulse
Health

Legal recognition lags as expected ‘climate refugee’ population grows

People migrate for many different reasons – war, persecution, poverty. Here’s another reason: climate change. A 2015 ...

9 years ago

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 Bill McDonald, rancher conservationist and Executive Director of the Malpai Borderlands Group, stands at the U.S./Mexico border near Douglas, Arizona  (Maya Springhawk Robnett/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Why Trump’s ‘big, beautiful wall’ might not be great for wildlife

Conservationists are worried about stopping non-human traffic at the border. The U.S./Mexico border region is one of the most dive ...

9 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Art and data marry to illuminate stories of life on the Schuylkill River

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected ...

9 years ago

Houses on 86th Street in Eastwick overlook wetlands littered with a pile of old tires. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Speak Easy
Health

We must mobilize now to protect rare and precious water supplies

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected waterways. Critics of the ...

9 years ago

Study: Less pollution in New Jersey streams; but more salt

A new study shows less pollution in most New Jersey streams over the last four decades, but cautions that salt levels are rising in some ...

9 years ago

 Wetlands border an Eastwick neighborhood in Philadelphia near the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Politics & Policy

Ill-conceived ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule faces regulatory rollback

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected ...

9 years ago

 The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is less than 10 miles from center city. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Urban Planning

The role of water in preparing our cities for a better future

By linking the digital and infrastructure systems of the water utility with those of our urban centers, we will take a leap toward creating thriving, sustainable cities.

9 years ago

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