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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Environment

People wait in line for gas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Does Trump know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens?

Wouldn't it be swell if our "leaders" of all-Republican rule devoted some of their precious time to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico?

9 years ago

Ellen (left) and Elise Gerhart have been battling with Sunoco Logistics over the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline on their property in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
StateImpact
Money

Pipeline opponents sue Sunoco, alleging constitutional violations

Four opponents of the Mariner East 2 pipeline sued Sunoco Pipeline and its parent, Energy Transfer Partners, in federal court on Monday.

9 years ago

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
Science

Delco homeowners ask court to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction

9 years ago

Skytalk
Science

Say Goodbye to Summer

Dave and Dr. Pitts count down the final days of summer as the Autumnal Equinox approaches. Expect shorter days ahead and dwindling daylig ...

Air Date: September 19, 2017

Listen 00:05:39
Down the Shore
Science

Tropical Storm Watch in effect for the Jersey Shore

The Jersey Shore might experience some impacts from Hurricane Jose, a cyclone that forecasters expect to pass offshore Tuesday into Wedne ...

9 years ago

Aftermath of the destructive Superstorm Sandy
Urban Planning

U.S. coastal growth continues despite lessons of past storms

Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated ...

9 years ago

Route 18 in New Brunswick. (Image: Shaun Baines/NOAA)
Down the Shore
Science

18 years ago today, Tropical Storm Floyd dumped excessive rainfall, spurring record flooding

Tropical Storm&n ...

9 years ago

 Hurricane Jose as seen on NOAA's infrared satellite early Friday afternoon.
Down the Shore
Science

Forecasters continue to monitor Jose on track near East Coast

Forecasters say Hurricane Jose might spur coastal flooding and gusty winds at the Jersey Shore early next week.  While most g ...

9 years ago

 Protesters armed with signs fill the bleachers at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River, where the New Jersey Pinelands Commission held a public hearing on a proposed natural gas pipeline through Burlington and Ocean counties. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Pinelands Commission approves South Jersey pipeline, construction could begin soon

A New Jersey agency approved a contentious natural gas pipeline Thursday that would run through the Pinelands, a one million-acre nature ...

9 years ago

 Emerald ash borer (NewsWorks file photo)
Science

Scientists: Ash tree species pushed to brink of extinction

Five prominent species of ash tree in the eastern U.S. have been driven to the brink of extinction from years of lethal attack by a beetl ...

9 years ago

A view of the Delaware River from Morrisville, Pa. The Delaware River Basin Commission voted Wednesday on a resolution that could result in a ban on fracking in the Basin.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DRBC takes a step toward banning fracking in Northeast Pa.

9 years ago

In 2015 Wolf met with elected officials and landowners from Wayne County to discuss the moratorium on natural gas development in the Delaware River Basin. Several people in the meeting say he offered to help them open up the region to drilling, if they would help him enact a severance tax.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Landowners: Wolf suggested opening Delaware River Basin to gas drilling in 2015

9 years ago

Dan Plummer fishes for trout in the Delaware River, Delaware County New York. The Delaware River Basin Commission has proposed a ban on fracking along the river.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DRBC confirms it will consider banning fracking in basin

9 years ago

 The Monday afternoon Hurricane Jose update from the National Hurricane Center.
Down the Shore
Science

Hurricane Jose: Separating fact from hype

Social media hype is already beginning about Hurricane Jose’s potential threat to the United States’ East Coast in less than ...

9 years ago

 Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America Sunday in Atlantic City in 2017. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Lifestyle

New Miss America chides Trump for withdrawing from international climate accord

A new Miss America was crowned in Atlantic City on Sunday night as Miss North Dakota Cara Mund prevailed over 50 ...

9 years ago

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