
Environment
Former 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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‘We can have nice things’: Philly climate activists rally for investments in public spaces
The Sunrise activists want Philly’s next mayor to put solar panels on rec center roofs, open libraries longer, and turn vacant lots into gardens.
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Delaware Bay female horseshoe crabs spared from commercial harvest for another year
“The fate of red knots should not be put on the line year after year,” said one advocate.
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Why some Philadelphians want gas-powered leaf blowers to disappear
Several other cities have already banned or started phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers over their unhealthy emissions.
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Evacuation recommended for some Doylestown residents after propane truck overturns
According to police, residents near Ferry Road and Old Iron Hill Road are advised to evacuate as of 10:51 a.m.
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This Philadelphia doctor wants you to consider eating animal organs
Eating organ meat is not mainstream in the U.S., leading to waste in the food supply. A doctor wants to change that.
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