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Penn says it won’t invest directly in some fossil fuels. For students, that’s not enough
The university says it’s moving its investments away from carbon-intensive energy sources. Fossil Free Penn wants clarification and more details.
6 years ago
Listen 0:58Philly-area volunteers join final New Hampshire primary blitz with extra urgency
Philly-area volunteers flocked to New Hampshire to help win over undecided primary voters, acknowledging urgency after the muddled Iowa caucus results.
6 years ago
Listen 1:34Councilmember Parker wants Philadelphia voters to weigh in on ‘stop and frisk’
Councilmember Cherelle Parker quietly introduced an ordinance that would put a charter change question on the November ballot.
6 years ago
Listen 2:18Refinery shouldn’t reopen, PES worker-turned-filmmaker says
Bilal Motley’s 48-minute documentary, “Midnight Oil,” chronicles the last days of the South Philly complex. Some of his former coworkers are not pleased.
6 years ago
Listen 5:03Philly has a new way to track air quality — but it won’t help in an emergency
For the first time, officials will know how air quality compares in different parts of the city. But the new system isn’t designed for real-time use.
6 years ago
Transmission upgrades push electricity prices for residential, commercial customers
Increases projected to be modest, after most recent power auction, but BPU does raise concerns about money utilities are pumping into transmission.
6 years ago
New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides
Philadelphia's new police commissioner will start work amid a surge in homicides so far this year and allegations of racism and gender discrimination in the police force.
6 years ago
Rocket launch likely to be visible at the Jersey Shore
A rocket launch will likely dazzle sky-gazers throughout the region early Sunday evening.
6 years ago
4 cruise ship passengers test negative for coronavirus
Four passengers who were taken to a hospital after their cruise ship arrived in Bayonne, New Jersey for evaluation tested negative for the novel coronavirus.
6 years ago
Making the case for replacing N.J.’s municipal streetlights with LED lighting
Local officials, utilities among those urging BPU to adopt the lighting, which is supposed to reduce energy costs, greenhouse gas emissions.
6 years ago
HIV testing hits the streets in Delaware
A new van will make it more convenient for AIDS Delaware to test for HIV.
6 years ago
Impeachment over, Pelosi and N.J. House Dems focus on lowering prescription drug costs
The roundtable discussion was a re-promotion of the bill H.R.3, more formally known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Act.
6 years ago
Lawmakers Act to ease fiscal burden of retiree benefits on USPS
All members of New Jersey delegation support move in House to go back to pay-as-you-go system for retiree health benefits
6 years ago
Prosecutor: Boy, 4, dead of gunshot believed self-inflicted
Authorities say a 4-year-old boy who gained access to an unsecured handgun in a New Jersey home died after an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
6 years ago
Business leaders fear climate-change regulations will add to costs, stunt growth
But DEP official says new rules will be about economic development as much as environmental protection.
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