Love Fireflies? Here’s How to Safely Catch Them
Catching fireflies can be fun, but it may hurt them if done wrong. A firefly expert has some tips to do it right and use them to teach kids about nature.
Search Results for:
Jobs and Risk — Atlantic Coast Pipeline Shutdown Divides W.Va.
Construction on the pipeline provided an economic boost to communities, that has since evaporated with the shutdown. Others say climate and health concerns outweigh any benefits.
Coal-fired power plant putting too-hot water into river, groups say
They filed a 60-day 'intent to sue." Higher water temperatures can be bad for fish because it lowers oxygen levels.
Episode for July 12, 2019
Families with high levels of PFAS chemicals in their well water are in limbo. We look at a landfill's effort to turn trash into fuel and a Delaware River hotdog stand. Pipeline protesters no longer face trespassing charges after reaching an agreement with prosecutors. A former Obama official and Harvard law professor gives her take on Trump's environmental efforts.
Poison Hemlock, A Toxic, Invasive Plant, Is Popping Up In Pennsylvania
It's spreading rapidly along roadsides, pastures and disturbed land.
Trespass charges dropped against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protesters
The charges were dropped in exchange for community service. The land they were trying to protect was taken by eminent domain.
Inside one of Pennsylvania’s most energy-efficient buildings
The building actually generated 75 percent more energy than it consumed–thanks to more than 500 solar panels on the roof, a ground-mounted solar array, and 20 geothermal wells.
There’s This Really Good Hot Dog Stand. In the Middle of a River.
WHYY·
The Famous River Hot Dog Man has been serving tubers coming down the Delaware River for more than 30 years.
Episode for July 5, 2019
We talk with a former Obama official and Harvard law professor about President Trump's Affordable Clean Energy Rule to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector, which could actually increase CO2. We have the latest on air violations at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works and news about another polluting coke works in Erie.
So Long Clean Power Plan. It Was Nice Knowing You.
Our guest in this Trump on Earth episode says if Trump's replacement plan holds up in court, it could hamstring future presidents from tackling climate change.
