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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014, file photo, truck drivers stop at a gas station in Emerson, Ga., north of metro Atlanta, to fill up their tractor trailer rigs. A new government rule being announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, requires an estimated 3 million commercial truck and bus drivers to electronically record their hours behind the wheel in an effort to enforce regulations to prevent fatigue. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
Politics & Policy

EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution

The proposal would require the industry to cut smog-and-soot-forming nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90% per truck over current standards by 2031.

4 years ago

Gioia Maynor sits with her child
Community
Spotlight PA

Waning signups for Pa. child care program could forecast weak economic recovery

Experts and advocates fear the decline in enrollment is a sign the pandemic has forced families with low incomes to prioritize home care over earning a paycheck.

4 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Courts & Law

Supreme Court won’t review decision freeing Cosby from prison

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last year threw out Cosby's conviction, saying the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby.

4 years ago

A factory and a store are burning after being bombarded in Irpin
Community

Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics

A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors.

4 years ago

A PFAS filtration system
Science

Taking the first steps toward firm PFAS limits for drinking water in Pennsylvania and Delaware

Federal law gives the states authority. New Jersey already has enforceable maximum contaminant levels for specific types of the toxic chemicals.

4 years ago

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File photo: Many trees were felled as part of the restoration and renovation of the Cobbs Creek golf course and community engagement center, as seen on Feb. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Tree removal and a campaign donation shine light on Cobbs Creek Foundation’s $1 lease agreement

The Cobbs Creek Foundation drew scrutiny for chopping down hundreds of trees and making an improper political donation. What’s inside its lease with the city?

4 years ago

Springfield Township Public Library
Community

Delaware County Libraries unveils new plan — and plans to debut a first-ever app

The agency, in charge of 26 member libraries across Delco, has put forth a strategic five-year plan to guide its vision through 2026.

4 years ago

A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks amongst blooming cherry trees on a spring day at the Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Friday, April 9, 2021.
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

I’m immunocompromised. How does a mask protect me if no one else wears one?

Lifted mandates leave a lot of risk calculations up to immunocompromised individuals, for some of whom vaccines aren’t much help.

4 years ago

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Locked gates are shown at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Atlanta. With owners and players unable to agree on a labor contract to replace the collective bargaining agreement that expired Dec. 1, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred followed through with his threat on Tuesday and canceled the first two series for each of the 30 major league teams. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Community

MLB reacts angrily to locked-out players, season still off

The sides remain far apart on luxury tax, minimum salaries and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration eligible players.

4 years ago

Prices are rising in New Jersey and across the region at gas stations such as this one  in Hoboken where Tofail Ahmed pumps gas. (AP file photo)
Money

Gas prices hit record highs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Gas prices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hit all-time highs over the weekend amid tight worldwide oil supplies and increased demand.

4 years ago

Ukrainian Americans rallied in support of Ukraine on March 6, 2022 at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport, Pa. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)
Community

Ukrainian American parishioners in Montco rally against Russian invasion

Hundreds of parishioners in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania gathered at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian American Catholic Church for a rally in solidarity with Ukraine on Sunday.

4 years ago

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine plays a backhand return to Madison Brengle of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Simon Baker)
Community

Ukrainian refugee Yastremska falls just short in Lyon final

The 21-year-old Yastremska only fled her home in war-torn Odessa, Ukraine, last week following the Russian invasion.

4 years ago

FILE - Nurse Marie-Laure Satta pauses during her New Year's Eve shift in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
Health

Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year

The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening.

4 years ago

A factory and a store burn after being bombarded in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Community

Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians

A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor.

4 years ago

April Walker, from Southwest Philadelphia, is the General Manager of the United States Microsoft Technology Centers
Community

For Women’s History Month, tech trailblazer April Walker offers wisdom based on experience

Microsoft executive Walker, who grew up in Philly, has advice for young Black women entering the workforce, and the companies that want to retain them.

4 years ago

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