Environment
The Native American Advancement Corporation purchased 63 acres in Salem County to preserve and teach about Lenape people.
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Listen 6:45There are hundreds of bats in FDR Park, living in a complex society that’s vital to park health
The winged mammals share parenting duties, meet at favorite “eateries,” and help keep the urban ecosystem strong.
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Delaware filed lawsuit against 3M for alleged role in PFAS contamination
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages to restore natural resources and for public health services.
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Pa.’s new environmental justice policy doesn’t solve the problem, advocates say
“The community has to have a determining voice,” one critic said. “This policy doesn't do that.”
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Federal money coming to Philly for tree planting, lead paint awareness, and A/C units
Over $4 million in federal grant money will flow to nonprofits and local governments to support environmental justice in the Philly region.
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Listen 1:05Former N.J. coal-fired power plant being razed to make way for offshore wind electricity connection
The B.L. England power plant, which burned coal and oil over the decades, closed in May 2019, a casualty of the global move away from burning fossil fuels.
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Pennsylvania program helps residents, businesses convert lawns to meadows
Environmentalists say lawn conversions prevent flooding and runoff pollution, and provide habitat for pollinators and birds.
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Chester residents unhappy with taking Philly’s trash, speak out at City Council hearing
The hearing centered on Philadelphia’s use of a Chester incinerator to convert a portion of Philly’s trash to energy.
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Biden’s Hydrogen Hubs, Celebrating Gospel Music, Door-to-Door Against Overdoses
Hydrogen hubs are coming to our region....but how clean is this clean energy? Plus, a celebration of gospel music through the Lifting Voices in Praise Grand Finale.
Air Date: October 24, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16New Castle County’s ‘100 EV Plugs Plan’ advances clean transportation and economic growth
The ‘100 EV Plugs Plan’ uses funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to add electric vehicle charging plugs at parks and libraries.
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Listen 1:11Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania. Now what?
Analysts say the hydrogen hubs will take at least 10 years and billions more in private money and tax breaks to develop.
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Warehouse construction starts soon at demolished South Philly refinery
Officials and business executives broke ground on the industrial and logistics campus at the former refinery site this week.
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Another legal challenge to N.J. offshore wind project
Cape May County, fishing, tourism and conservation groups accuse federal agencies of violating laws.
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‘At the forefront’: Students at Delaware vo-tech school install, operate EV charging stations
Delcastle Technical’s project launches as Delaware is encouraging the purchase of EVs, and requiring new homes to have charging infrastructure.
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Listen 4:09What to know about the Bellwether District, the giant complex now rising in South Philly
The commercial and industrial complex at the former refinery site is now officially under construction.
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