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The AI data center debate and the growing backlash
1+ week, 5+ day ago (226+ words) Big tech is spending billions on data centers to power their energy-hungry AI." This comes at a time when Americans are facing record-high electricity costs. And a backlash is growing. "But the companies and supporters argue the water and electricity…...
Vineland residents are protesting AI data center as concerns mount over emissions
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (1581+ words) The project in South Jersey, already under construction, is being developed by DataOne for the Nebius Group as part of a $17 billion deal with Microsoft. Zac Landicini lives about 3 miles from where the data center is being constructed in Vineland,…...
Unearthing the Hidden Stories of Women Scientists
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (280+ words) A look at several great women in science " and why so many of them, and their contributions, have been forgotten. Katharine Burr Blodgett, in her laboratory, examines a tube that was coated to make the glass non-reflecting, circa 1935. (Courtesy of…...
Can Phoenixville’s poop become ‘guilt-free coal’?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1181+ words) The municipality has invested millions to pressure cook sewage sludge, in hopes of cutting its climate pollution. A chunk of biocoal made from Phoenixville's sewage. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY) Inside a new building at Phoenixville's sewage treatment plant, shiny, silver pipes…...
Artificial intelligence has benefits, risks in child development, CHOP study finds
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (945+ words) Researchers found AI could help with creativity and education, but that it can confuse young children and generate harmful misinformation. Artificial intelligence could be used to improve learning, creativity and social interaction among kids and teens, early research shows. But…...
Deal reached to clean up contaminated Chester County site
1+ week, 2+ day ago (794+ words) The site's former operators will pay $11.4 million to pay for the cleanup. Plans to build townhomes on the site remain in limbo. The contaminated Bishop Tube site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. Environmentalists say DEP has neglected the cleanup…...
Massive scrap fire on barge in Delaware Bay pollutes air throughout the region
1+ week, 5+ day ago (281+ words) Firefighters are battling a massive scrap fire on the barge, which has been moved to anchorage. A scrap metal barge caught fire in the Delaware Bay March 10, 2026. (6abc) The Coast Guard, along with firefighters from Wilmington and Philadelphia are responding to…...
Philadelphia officials announce new funding for Cobbs Creek restoration project
1+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) The $9 million in additional funds will help mitigate flooding. Nearby residents have worried that restoring the Cobbs Creek Golf Course would exacerbate the problem. The Cobbs Creek Foundation said it will invest roughly $30 million in improvements to Cobbs Creek to…...
Pa. wants to reduce vehicle collisions with animals using wildlife corridors
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (789+ words) On cold rainy nights, volunteers for the Heritage Conservancy in Bucks County help hundreds of frogs and salamanders cross busy roads to reach their breeding habitat. Flashlights in hand, the volunteers try to help these cold-blooded amphibians move quickly before…...
Beyond Anthropomorphism: The Science of Animal Emotions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (243+ words) We explore the inner lives of animals, from pain in lobsters to odd-couple friendships to empathy in baboons. Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals…...