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Plastic debris, including tampon applicators and straws, floats on top of sewage and stormwater at the Southwest water pollution control plant in Philadelphia. Water department officials recommend not flushing anything down the toilet except toilet paper. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Sanitary wipes down the drain bring Philly Water Dept. and Aqua Pa. pain

Maybe it’s the shortage of toilet paper. Or maybe people don’t know so-called flushable wipes aren’t so sanitary when they create a ‘fatberg’ in the pipes.

6 years ago

In this March 21, 2020 file photo, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Fauci: ‘We’re not there yet’ on key steps to reopen economy

“We have to have something in place that is efficient and that we can rely on, and we’re not there yet,” Fauci said in an interview with The Associated Press.

6 years ago

(New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife image)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

Anglers face charges after found in possession of 66 undersized striped bass

Two men are facing are variety of charges after they were caught with dozens of undersized Atlantic striped bass, state officials announced. 

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask and gloves as a precaution against the coronavirus walks through Love Park, in Philadelphia, Monday, April 13, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus update: First person to die of COVID-19 in PA prisons was fighting for innocence

More than 20 local immigrant justice organizations held a press conference today, calling on city and state officials to protect all Pennsylvania workers and residents.

6 years ago

(Blaine Shahan/LNP)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. keeps hospitals’ coronavirus emergency plans secret as health systems seek huge sums in tax relief, other financial help

The state Department of Health is not making hospital preparedness plans available or overseeing whether hospitals are following those plans.

6 years ago

Delaware National Guard Sergeant Whitlock readies himself to deliver packaged food from a medium tactical vehicle on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Frederick Lodge Manufactured Home Community in Townsend, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware hospitalization rate below projections

The actual rate of coronavirus patients needing hospitalization has been about half of state projections.

6 years ago

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his second State of the State address in Trenton on January 14, 2020. (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor's Office)
Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy says widespread testing needed before reopening

While expressing some optimism that the curve is flattening, Murphy questioned how they could loosen any restrictions without greater testing capacity.

6 years ago

Vice President Joe Biden, left, watches President Barack Obama, center, sitting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they listen to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talk about Obama during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Obama endorses Biden, says former VP has ‘qualities we need’

That would give the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures.

6 years ago

For construction workers who aren’t U.S. citizens, there are fewer options for keeping food on the table during the region’s coronavirus shutdown.
(Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Broke in Philly

No coronavirus relief for the undocumented workers behind Philly’s building boom

For construction workers who aren’t U.S. citizens, there are fewer options for keeping food on the table during the region’s coronavirus shutdown.

6 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy makes a major announcement during his daily coronavirus briefing on March 21, 2020, at Rutgers Law School in Newark (Edwin J. Torres for Governor’s Office).
Courts & Law

COVID-19 slows access to government records in Pa. and N.J.

Governments have suspended deadlines and told residents not to expect responses to public records requests as public officials focus on the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Listen 3:37
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine (left) and House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster County (right). (WHYY and AP file photos)
Health

Health experts caution Pa. lawmakers against easing COVID-19 rules too fast

Pennsylvania lawmakers are debating when they can start easing certain coronavirus containment guidelines. Doctors say it’s too soon.

6 years ago

It’s not just the ventilators: Hospitals are short the sedatives and painkillers used to keep patients on those ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center)
Health

Philly area hospitals grapple with shortage of drugs to put patients on ventilators

It’s not just the ventilators: Hospitals are short the sedatives and painkillers used to keep patients on those ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 1:41
In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo, a lone shopping cart sits in an empty parking lot near a shopping mall closed due to coronavirus concerns in Pottsville, Pa. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Here’s where coronavirus is causing unemployment to spike in Pa.

The coronavirus shutdown has caused a massive spike in claims in population centers but has been felt most acutely on a per-capita basis in some of the most rural counties.

6 years ago

(Sarahi Flores/Aramark)
Health
Philadelphia Business Journal

Aramark begins making PPE gear for health care workers

Aramark will shift its uniforms production lines to make personal protective equipment for health care workers tackling the COVID-19 crisis.

6 years ago

Tidal flooding in Pelican Island, N.J. on April 13, 2020. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Community

Tens of thousands lose power at the Jersey Shore as potent storm lashes region

Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power Monday afternoon amid a potent storm that is wreaking havoc throughout the region.

6 years ago

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