Jeff Brady

Jeff Brady appears in the following:

Federal Employees Moonlight To Pay The Bills

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

As the partial government shutdown continues, some federal workers and contractors are looking for temporary jobs to earn income.

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How The Government Shutdown Is Affecting Pennsylvania Farmers

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

As Pennsylvania farmers gather for the state's annual farm show, some are feeling a pinch from the partial shutdown of the federal government.

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Democrats Prepare To Take The House, Vow To Put Climate Change On The Agenda

Friday, December 28, 2018

Democrats will soon take control of the U.S. House and are vowing to put climate change on the agenda. Some are calling for a "green new deal," while others support a growing push for a tax on carbon.

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Trump EPA Says Mercury Limits On Coal Plants Too Costly, Not 'Necessary'

Friday, December 28, 2018

The EPA says it will keep limits on toxic mercury emissions from coal plants but now deems them not cost-effective. Environmental groups worry the move could hinder future regulations.

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Philly Frustration, 1968: 'The Day That They Were All Against Everything'

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles fans are known for passionately — sometimes rudely — backing their team. That reputation was cemented on a cold Sunday in 1968, when disgruntled fans pelted Santa with snowballs.

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How One Company Pulls Carbon From The Air, Aiming To Avert A Climate Catastrophe

Monday, December 10, 2018

A U.N. climate report says the only way to avoid the worst climate impacts will be to suck carbon emissions out of the air. Researchers are trying to find a feasible way to do that.

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Trump's EPA Plans To Ease Carbon Emissions Rule For New Coal Plants

Thursday, December 06, 2018

The Trump administration wants to reverse a rule that would have required new coal plants to have expensive technology to capture their carbon dioxide emissions.

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2 Years After Standing Rock Protests, Tensions Remain But Oil Business Booms

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Legal battles and local tensions persist two years after the North Dakota prairie was filled with thousands of indigenous and environmental protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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After Struggles, North Dakota Grows Into Its Ongoing Oil Boom

Friday, November 23, 2018

The U.S. recently became the world's biggest producer of crude oil. The ongoing oil boom has transformed Great Plains towns like Watford City, North Dakota.

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North Dakota Native Americans Scramble For Voting IDs After Requirement Change

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

In North Dakota, the Republican-controlled government has changed voter identification requirements. That's prompting confusion for many Democratic-leaning Native Americans.

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Michael Recovery: Updating The Power Grid To Withstand Climate Change, Bigger Storms

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Hurricane Michael left a million people without power. As storms grow stronger, there are questions about how make the nation's electrical grid more resilient.

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Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

How do we discuss sexual assault and consent with teenage boys? A Jewish organization based near Philadelphia has developed a program to discuss difficult topics such as this in an all-male setting.

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Decades-Old Chemicals, New Angst Over Drinking Water

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Around the country, communities are learning their drinking water is polluted with a potentially harmful group of chemicals. The Trump administration is working on a plan to manage them.

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Prison Officials In 3 States Investigating Illnesses Related To Smuggled Drugs

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Inmates and staff at a a number of U.S. prisons have gotten sick recently, apparently due to exposure to illegal drugs. More than two dozen workers at Pennsylvania prisons became ill, prompting a lockdown of all the state's prisons.

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Activists Have A New Strategy To Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights

Monday, August 20, 2018

Oil and gas pipeline opponents have a new legal strategy. They're encouraging states to exercise rights granted in the Clean Water Act to stop new pipeline construction.

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Counterprotesters Outnumber White Supremacists Near White House

Sunday, August 12, 2018

On the anniversary of last year's deadly protest in Charlottesville, Va., a very small number of white supremacists gathered in Washington, D.C., for the "Unite The Right 2" rally.

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White Supremacists, Counterprotesters Set To Converge At Lafayette Square

Sunday, August 12, 2018

We take stock of the scene the morning before a planned rally of white supremacists and counterprotesters near the White House.

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QAnon: The Conspiracy Theorist Group That Appears At Trump Rallies

Friday, August 03, 2018

A group dubbed "QAnon" has emerged at Trump campaign events recently. They follow and try to decipher the online posts of someone named "Q", who traffics in conspiracy theories focused on people in government and media. NPR's Jeff Brady went to a Trump rally in Pennsylvania to speak with some QAnon followers.

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Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Record On The Environment

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Kavanaugh has a skeptical view of agencies that seek to expand their reach. Environmental groups worry he may be willing to strike down regulations designed to address issues such as climate change.

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Capital Gazette Employees Remembered At Vigil

Saturday, June 30, 2018

In Annapolis, Md., last night, residents held a candlelight vigil to remember the five employees killed at the Capital Gazette newsroom Thursday.

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