Environment
New Jersey hits pause on an offshore wind farm that can’t find turbine blades
The project would be built 40 miles (65 kilometers) off Long Beach Island and would consist of up to 100 turbines, enough to power 1 million homes.
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More than one in seven outdoor workers faced heat-related symptoms on the job last year, according to a survey by a research nonprofit.
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Listen 1:07Toxic PFAS detected in several Delaware watersheds, report says
Red Clay Creek, which provides drinking water for residents in the Stanton area, had some of the highest PFAS levels detected.
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Listen 1:20Route 1 at the Indian River Inlet is a direct route to medical facilities. The road has been flooded several times in previous months.
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Listen 1:02Study: Road salts continue to build up in the Brandywine, damaging watershed
Researchers say the study is one of the first to evaluate the specific causes of salty water within a smaller watershed.
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Listen 1:16SEPTA to try out hydrogen fuel cell buses as early as this fall
The 10-bus pilot is part of the agency's efforts to transition to a climate-friendly fleet. But it has attracted criticism from some environmentalists.
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Listen 1:04Rutgers researchers are exploring the impact of microplastics on the digestive system
The university received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, which will fund the five-year study.
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Listen 1:13Pieces of Three Mile Island to be preserved for history
The plant’s control panel and a model of the reactor core will be preserved, as well as signs, maps, and photos from the time of TMI-2’s partial meltdown in 1979.
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Philly Tree Plan implementation gets underway with USDA grant
The city, school district and a group of nonprofits are officially joining forces to plant and protect more trees.
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Listen 1:10Delaware is the lowest-lying state in the U.S., leaving it vulnerable to the effects of climate change, lawmakers and advocates say.
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Schoolyards in Philly will get rain gardens thanks to a federal grant
The Nature Conservancy wants to prevent stormwater runoff from schoolyards by building rain gardens that also provide relief from the heat.
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Listen 1:34Climate Fixers: Slowing down ‘fast fashion’ with natural dyes
Synthetic dyes are often petroleum-based and pollute waterways. At a former dairy farm in Lancaster County, Pa., flowers, plants and kitchen waste color clothes naturally.
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The box tree moth, which originally hails from Asia, has only one victim: boxwoods, a non-native shrub commonly used for hedging and topiary.
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Listen 1:08Fact Check: Why Trump’s new campaign ad on fracking is misleading
A new Trump ad claims Harris will ban fracking in Pa. It’s false on several accounts, including the fact that a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania.
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Listen 1:08Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling
A Republican strategist called the remark “another sign of Harris’ sprint to the middle" on energy policy and other issues.
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