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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

Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Bucks County senator announces bill to limit deals like the one that freed Cosby

State Senators Lisa Baker and Steve Santarsiero say the process that allowed the disgraced comedian to walk out of prison should not play out again.

5 years ago

Baby Mazir was born on SEPTA's route 55 bus. (6ABC)
Community
6ABC

Baby on board! Philadelphia woman gives birth on SEPTA bus

Williams was due to give birth on July 21, but baby Mazir had a different plan. At around 9 a.m. on June 26, Williams went into labor on the Route 55 bus.

5 years ago

Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced for felony sexual assault on Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Experiment

Lessons from Cosby case should serve as a cautionary tale for all of us

The court is right, but Cosby’s accusers are understandably angry.

5 years ago

(Elizabeth Robertson)
Health
Spotlight PA

After contact tracing data breach, Pa. sidesteps scrutiny on proposed $34M contract

The Pa. Department of Health is working to hire a new company under an even pricier contract to take over its contact tracing program after it fired the previous company.

5 years ago

A view of the Chestnut Street bridge in 2019.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Popular section of the Schuylkill River Trail reopened for July 4

The Schuylkill River trail between Walnut and Market reopened just in time for the Fourth of July weekend festivities.

5 years ago

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