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Delaware's ecological task force is attempting to eliminate non-native and invasive plant species.

The snowy white Bradford Pear, the vibrant Burning Bush, the ascending English Ivy—they may be eye-catching, but they’re destroying the ecosystem.

9 years ago

SUSAN PHILLIPS / STATEIMPACT A Cabot Oil and Gas well site in Susquehanna County.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Cabot Oil and Gas to pay $99,000 for air quality violations in Susquehanna County

9 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

The tree that rocked the music industry

New regulations on the international movements of rosewood have hit hard in parts of the music industry.

9 years ago

A view of the Delaware River from Washington Crossing Bridge at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Fracking ban proposed for Delaware River basin; ‘significant risks’ cited

The Delaware River Basin Commission on Thursday proposed a ban on fracking for natural gas in the basin.

9 years ago

Radio Times
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Vanishing insects / Blooming jellyfish

Guests: Scott Black, Juli Berwald If you’ve noticed that bugs aren’t splattering on your windshield like they ...

Air Date: December 1, 2017

Listen 49:00
NewsWorks Tonight

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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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
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Sunoco proposes construction change for Mariner East 2, but meets fresh resistance

9 years ago

Part of the proposed PennEast pipeline could run through this stretch of land in Bucks County, Pa.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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FERC sued over alleged ‘unconstitutional’ granting of pipeline certificates

9 years ago

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

9 years ago


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

9 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.

9 years ago

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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.

9 years ago

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