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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling on researchers to broaden their COVID-19 vaccine trials to include more children. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

A COVID-19 vaccine for children may still be many months away

But even when those vaccines hit the market, they will not be available to children. That's because very few children have been part of the clinical trials to date.

5 years ago

Charlie Brown Christmas special
Arts & Entertainment

Charlie Brown specials to air on TV, after all, in PBS deal

On Wednesday, Apple bowed to the backlash, announcing it had teamed up with PBS for ad-free broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

5 years ago

A child wears a protective mask while playing in April in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
NPR
Health

Over 1 million children tested positive for coronavirus in the United States

Children now make up at least 1 in 11 of all reported U.S. coronavirus cases.

5 years ago

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Education

Regional Roundup – 11/16/20

Contract tracing in Philadelphia, School Superintendent William Hite on revamping reopening plans amidst city COVID spikes, and the Eagles in the NFC East.

Air Date: November 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:42
A Leap of Faith owner Melanie Thomas-Price works with fifth-grader Cameryn Jones. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Child care centers fill the void for Delaware students learning remotely

State officials are grateful to the facilities who stepped up for school-age kids, and have allocated $1 million in grants to help centers defray costs.

5 years ago

Listen 4:29
The nearly full moon rises beyond Halloween artwork painted on a building Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Community

Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance

Like with everything else this year, the pandemic also left its mark on Halloween.

5 years ago

Maja Watkins, (right) at 5 years old, with brother Zachary Miletich, 7, in Danville, California, 1992. (Courtesy of Maja Watkins)
The Pulse
Health

Getting to the basics of humor for people on the autism spectrum

Many don’t perceive jokes that rely on sarcasm and dual meanings. Improv comedy can help with understanding that, and teach other life skills.

5 years ago

Listen 5:07
People wearing protective masks walk on Stockton Street in the Chinatown district of San Francisco
NPR
Health

Study: Air pollution contributes to 500,000 newborn deaths a year

The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging.

5 years ago

(Hanbit Kwon for Billy Penn)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/26/20

This week; the Health Department gives us some trick-or-treating guidelines, voting rights for people with dementia, and poet Airea D. Matthews.

Air Date: October 26, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
(Courtesy of Milton Hershey School)
Education
Spotlight PA

Court green lights Hershey’s $350 million plan for six free childhood centers around Pennsylvania

A Dauphin County judge on Friday approved the Milton Hershey School’s plan to open six free early childhood centers around Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Santa Claus
Community
NBC10

Santa Claus will be visiting Philly-area malls – behind a shield

Visitors will be able to pose for photos or have storytime with Santa in the mall, but there will be COVID-19 safety guidelines in place. You can also chat with him by Zoom.

5 years ago

A man exhales a puff of smoke from a vape pipe
Courts & Law

Philly sues e-cigarette company JUUL over vaping ‘epidemic’ among young people

Philadelphia is suing the San Francisco-based e-cigarette manufacturer, alleging the company used deceptive marketing to get young people hooked.

5 years ago

Until now, children under 16 have not been included in any of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials. (Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Will kids get a COVID-19 vaccine? Pfizer to expand trial to ages 12 and up

Pediatricians have been asking policy makers to include children in COVID-19 vaccine trials. Tthe FDA has given Pfizer approval to enroll adolescents as young as 12 years old.

5 years ago

An outdoor reading and music room
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy

The installations are part of a national initiative that creates play spaces wherever it can fit them — on sidewalks, buildings and even inside offices.

5 years ago

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Art students led by Marcy Morris display drawings with a
Arts & Entertainment

Camden IDEA center offers kids an arts oasis during the pandemic

The pandemic delayed, but did not stop, the IDEA center in Camden from offering young people ways to create art.

5 years ago

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