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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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This June 30, 2021, photo shows the halls of the Capitol outside the Senate in Washington. The U.S. Capitol is still closed to most public visitors. It's the longest stretch ever that the building has been off-limits in its 200-plus year history. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Capitol, symbol of democracy, off-limits on Independence Day

White nationalists and other far-right groups loyal to Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, and were among those trying to overturn Biden’s victory.

5 years ago

FILE - In this June 5, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus, walk along a commercial street in downtown Madrid, Spain. Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations to outpace the spread of the delta variant in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Health

Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19’s delta variant

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant.

5 years ago

A person fills up a jug of water from a faucet.
Health

What’s in the water? For many in Philadelphia’s suburbs, not fluoride. Why?

Philadelphia fluoridates its drinking water, but that’s not the case in many of the towns surrounding the city.

5 years ago

Marcellus shale gas well
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP report: Pennsylvania extracted more natural gas than ever during pandemic

Drillers in Pennsylvania produced the highest volume of natural gas on record for a single year in 2020, despite the economic downturn fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood has been called “ground zero” in the battle against opioid addiction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Lawmakers renew call for stronger addiction treatment oversight as two Pa. providers charged

Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing recovery homes for referrals and forcing patients into substandard care.

5 years ago

Marilou Yingling holds an x-ray fluorescent
Health

Lead paint poisons thousands of Pa. children each year. Advocates say now is the time to act

Lead poisoning prevention experts are calling on the state to fund remediation and testing.

5 years ago

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Community

Pa. lawmakers push to make sale of fireworks illegal as Philly braces for loud July 4

Philadelphia is divided on the noisy pyrotechnic displays. So is the Pa. State Senate.

5 years ago

Rowhouses in the Hunting Park neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

35,000 Philly residents have applied for rent relief as spending deadlines loom

The city is seeking tenants and landlords to apply for rental assistance so it can disperse state and federal money before looming deadlines.

5 years ago

A a registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient
Health

Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows

Researchers looked at 10 months of data from more than 44,000 Medicare patients from 1,188 hospitals in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

5 years ago

Fireworks
Community

‘Please leave the fireworks to the professionals,’ Commissioner Outlaw says

Though consumer fireworks are legal within the city limits, several stipulations limit where and when they can be used.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag flies in Pennsylvania.
Politics & Policy

New U.S. LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department's special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome developments almost everywhere.

5 years ago

The Pinnacle Overlook offers views of the Susquehanna River's Lake Aldred in Susquehannock State Park, Lancaster County. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Environmental groups pressure central Pa. food company to clean up wastewater plant

Environmental groups are pressuring a York County food processor to fix problems at its wastewater treatment plant.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan

The quest is fueled by former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that fraud was behind his loss in the battleground state.

5 years ago

A 2008 File Photo of the Paulsboro Refinery, now owned by by PBF Energy (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Money
NJ Spotlight

South Jersey refinery says cost-mandated fuel credits threaten its survival

New Jersey lawmakers urge EPA to reform renewable-fuels standard for small refiners.

5 years ago

This bird was found in the Washington, D.C. metro region with swollen eyes and crusty discharge, a sign observed on most birds affected by a mysterious ailment in the region. (courtesy Leslie Frattaroli/NPS)
Community

Social distancing for birds? States order feeders removed amid mysterious avian deaths

Backyard bird watchers are being asked to take away feeders and birdbaths to help stop the spread of an as-yet unexplained ailment.

5 years ago

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