The Why Archive

Yet another Pennsylvania politician is staring down corruption charges. Why do our public officials keep cheating and what is being done to change the culture?

Natural gas was supposed to bridge our energy needs until we built up our capacity for cleaner fuels. So why aren't we any closer to relying on renewable energy now?

Does cracking down on flavored e-cigarettes make it harder for adults trying to quit smoking?

Philly is in the middle of a construction boom, and neighbors are stepping up to prevent accidents. Why does the city need their help?

Over the past decade, Philly's public schools experienced an average of one lockdown every other day, leaving many students with nightmares.

People getting hit and killed on the SEPTA tracks is a common tragedy — it happens almost every month. For train drivers, it's a traumatic hazard of the trade.

Commercial cranberry farming can be rough on the environment, but there's new research finding New Jersey's industry might not be so bad.

The Pa. Human Relations Commission says "Redskins" is a slur for Native Americans, but will allow a Bucks County school district to use the nickname for its sports teams.

The drinking water at a N. Philly elementary school recently tested extremely high for levels of toxic lead. It's probably not the only one.

Princeton Theological Seminary wants to make up for its ties to slavery, but black students say the money it's offering is "a drop in the bucket."

Why Jeff Van Drew's stance on impeachment reflects the shifting politics of deep South Jersey.

Media mogul Byron Allen says Comcast wouldn't carry his channels because he's black. How this Supreme Court case affect other civil rights cases in the future.

Pa. leads the nation in prosecuting drug overdose deaths as homicides. Why it may not be doing much to help stop the opioid epidemic.

The federal government has guidelines for how imprisoned transgender inmates should be treated. But a recent Philadelphia case shows those rules aren’t always followed.

Three months after a police standoff left homes riddled with bullet holes in Philly, the city fixed them for free — an unprecedented move in a city wracked by gun violence.