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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

The Power of Awe — and Where to Look for It

Researcher Dacher Keltner investigates the elusive emotion of awe, revealing how it transforms our brains and bodies, and how to find more wonder in our everyday lives.

Air Date: August 25, 2023 12:00 pm

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Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The problem with North Philly’s new BigBelly trash cans

They have foot pedals! And better sensors, reportedly. But some remain unconvinced they’ll help reduce litter.

3 years ago

The Commodore Barry Bridge connects Chester to Logan Township, N.J.
Urban Planning

More days of sweltering heat and flooding: Delaware County confronts climate crisis with its 1st-ever sustainability plan

Climate projections expect Delco to face significant challenges. Delco’s plan contains more than 200 actions to create a more sustainable and resilient county.

3 years ago

A file photo of minor tidal flooding in Seaside Park. (Image: Dominick Solazzo)
Science

High tide flooding ‘growing in leaps and bounds’ in Mid-Atlantic, NOAA says

NOAA predicts the Mid-Atlantic could see nine to 14 days of high tide flooding this year — roughly three times as many days as the region saw in 2000.

3 years ago

The Brandywine River crested to record levels on Thursday. (City of Wilmington)
Science

New study to determine causes of flooding along Brandywine Creek

The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused the most intense flooding along the Brandywine Creek in 200 years.

3 years ago

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Community

‘We will not allow this environmental genocide’: Chester residents unite against Philly LNG task force

The Philadelphia Liquefied Natural Gas Export Task Force met a wall of unified resistance in Chester for its plans to build an LNG terminal along the Delaware River.

3 years ago

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NPR
Education

New Jersey requires climate change education. A year in, here’s how it’s going

New Jersey set aside $4.5 million in grants in 2023 to support and train educators and ensure students in underserved districts also have access to climate change education.

3 years ago

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Weather

Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall along Mexico’s Baja coast, carrying deluge to California

It's no longer a hurricane but still carries so much rain that forecasters say “catastrophic and life-threatening.”

3 years ago

Person observes intense flooding in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians could get millions of dollars in home repairs tied to Hurricane Ida flooding

Philadelphia got over $163 million in federal recovery money tied to Ida. The city plans to spend nearly a third of it to improve housing.

3 years ago

Studio 2

Expiration Dates and Food Waste, ‘Schooled’

Federal standards for food quality labels are lacking, causing tons of confusion for consumers and leading to billions of dollars in food waste across the country every year.

Air Date: August 17, 2023 12:00 pm

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Politics & Policy

‘The process is rolling’: Delaware takes 3rd look at procuring offshore wind power

A 2008 contract that would have made Delaware a pioneer in offshore wind evaporated. A 2018 study cited high costs, but a new law has the state pursuing the notion again.

3 years ago

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Science

A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children

Pennsylvania researchers prepare to release findings from taxpayer-financed studies on possible links between the natural gas industry and various health concerns in the area.

3 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Science

Solarize Philly plans to help put solar panels on hundreds more Philly roofs by 2026

The Philadelphia Energy Authority released a Request for Proposals Monday that could see 750 low- to moderate-income households get solar panels installed on their roofs.

3 years ago

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NPR
Weather

Just how hot was July? Hotter than anything on record

The month is now officially the hottest July on record since record-taking began in the 1800s.

3 years ago

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Community

Survivors of the deadly Maui wildfires start returning to ruins. The death toll is likely to rise

Officials raised the death toll to at least 80 and warned that it could rise again as search efforts continued.

3 years ago

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