Environment
Report: Pa. chicken plant pollutes waterways with millions of pounds of nitrogen, phosphorus
A Tyson Foods plant in Lancaster County is one of several Tyson plants that researchers say discharged pollutants by piping wastewater into waterways.
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Listen 1:16Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?
To help solve the climate crisis, $750 million could flow to the Philadelphia region to create a hydrogen economy. But some say it’s a deceit to help the fossil fuel industry.
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Listen 7:34A South Jersey county is asking artists to create trolls made from recycled materials
Burlington County officials are looking to promote art and recycling with a new Troll Trek initiative.
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Listen 1:12Help is coming for North Wildwood that’s losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches
The city and state of New Jersey have agreed to an emergency project to pump sand ashore in the interim, to give North Wildwood protection from storm surges and flooding.
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At the Jersey Shore, gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects
Eight Jersey Shore beach towns tell state utility regulators that a wind farm proposal is more expensive than thought and will cost economic activity by driving away tourists.
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Firefighters fully contain Wharton State Forest fire that burned hundreds of acres
The wildfire burned 510 acres before it was declared fully contained.
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Tiger Transit’s shift to all-electric is expected to save about 500 metric tons of carbon emissions a year.
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Listen 2:475 ways to make your Philly-area home greener
Worried about your carbon footprint, but not sure where to start? Turns out there’s plenty you can do at home.
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Pa., N.J. to receive millions for solar energy projects that will benefit residents with low income
The solar projects will lower energy bills for overburdened residents of the Philadelphia region, federal officials say.
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How do you build without over polluting? That’s the challenge of new Catan board game
In the new version, modern Catan needs energy. To get that energy players have to build power plants, and those plants can run on renewable energy or fossil fuels.
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‘A chance to tell their own stories’: New documentary tackles environmental racism in Camden
In a documentary premiering Monday, Rutgers-Camden students spotlight the environmental issues faced by residents of the city.
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My Climate Story: Philly students take science from abstract to personal
A climate education and storytelling project helps students and teachers learn about climate change’s impact "in everybody’s backyards."
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Listen 1:11Has the plant-based meat revolution fizzled out?
Plant-based meat made a big splash when it first launched, but now sales have fallen, and two leading companies laid off workers. And yet some restaurants continue to grow.
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Listen 11:00Some researchers say plastic recycling is a 'fraud' — What do we do now?
Only about five percent of plastics produced annually are recycled in the U.S. So how much plastic is five percent? And will recycling that amount make a difference?
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Listen 11:00From cold washing to detergent sheets: greener options for laundry
How we do our laundry has gotten an eco-friendly makeover — but do greener options impact the cleaning power of our wash cycle?
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