
Environment
With lower-than-normal rainfall, forest firefighting crews have responded to far more blazes. One saw flames shooting above 50-foot trees.
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Listen 1:40“Beards on Ice,” about climate change, was mocked on Fox News in December. The cabaret group's artistic director hopes the negative attention heightens her message.
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Listen 1:16EPA pulls permit from New Jersey offshore wind project
After Trump issued an executive order to pause offshore wind, the EPA pulled Atlantic Shores’ air permit. The company argues the permit was final and not up for review.
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Listen 1:15EPA grants for air pollution monitoring, cooling kits and A/C units in Pa. and Del. terminated
In a termination letter, the EPA said it is ensuring its grants do not support programs promoting “DEI” or environmental justice initiatives.
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Listen 1:02New Jersey and Delaware residents urged to conserve water, prevent fires as region faces drought
New Jersey has been facing an unseasonably high number of wildfires. Delaware officials also warn residents of wildfire risks.
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Listen 1:00The former regulators' warning comes in the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement to roll back dozens of air and water protections.
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Listen 1:39What’s in Philly Mayor Parker’s second budget proposal for cleaning and greening
The plan includes expanding twice-weekly trash pickup to North Philly, fixing heating and air conditioning in libraries and adding planters to commercial corridors.
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Listen 1:01Newtown municipal authority stops plan to build wastewater treatment plant
Opponents of the project say they will continue to organize until the plan is canceled.
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EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations.
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Upper Makefield residents press for answers on pipeline leak: ‘We had the wool pulled over our eyes’
The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.
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6 Philadelphia-area water providers fail to meet Pa. PFAS regulations
Coatesville, Doylestown, Audubon, New Hope and Solebury water providers are among 22 that fail to meet state requirements to reduce the “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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Listen 1:28South Camden residents demand change from EMR after scrapyard fire
“There have been way too many fires at EMR,” one neighbor said. “Nothing’s been done.”
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Listen 1:18El estudio está ayudando a dar forma al plan de Wilmington para reemplazar las viejas tuberías.
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Current forecasts predict the next several days to be pretty dry, which won’t do anything to quell current fire hazards.
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