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Merideth Bucher

Producer of WITF's Smart Talk
Email: merideth_bucher@witf.org

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A Philadelphia police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Philadelphia. The storm spawned tornadoes and dumped rain during an inland march up the U.S. East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane along the North Carolina coast.
May 19, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk: Climate report predicts six degree temperature rise and storms to intensify

By Merideth Bucher
The Nittany 1 Solar Farm, seen here from outside protective fencing in Lurgan Township, Franklin County on Nov. 24, 2020.
March 28, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk: Solar power initiatives highlight industry growth

By Merideth Bucher and StateImpact Pennsylvania
Workers install solar panels on the roof of Global Links, a medical relief nonprofit, in Green Tree, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.
February 4, 2021 | 3:03 PM

Smart Talk: Would green jobs help Pa recover?

ReImagine Appalachia coalition unveils plan for new jobs in a climate infrastructure
By Merideth Bucher
Walter Creitz, right, president of Metropolitan Edison Company, turns away as company Vice President John Herbein answers questions at a news conference in Hershey, Pa., on March 29, 1979. The conference was held because of an accident that occured at the company's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pa., that caused radiation leakage into the atmosphere.
March 12, 2019 | 3:13 PM

Smart Talk: Media coverage of TMI accident was part of the story

By Merideth Bucher
Three Mile Island power plant.
December 17, 2018 | 2:27 PM

Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s nuclear dilemma: Should the state bail out plants?

A recent caucus report urged Pa. to look at what other states have done
By Merideth Bucher