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Delaware considers ways to reduce prison population to mitigate coronavirus spread
Delaware, along with other states, is taking measures to decrease its prison population as part of the nationwide effort to flatten the curve of coronavirus.
7 years ago
Child care workers ‘scared, but they come’ during coronavirus health emergency
Delaware has more than 1,000 child care facilities. They are reeling, but many remain open with reduced enrollment as coronavirus infects more across the state.
7 years ago
Mariner East construction back on after waiver requests approved
The Wolf administration has granted all of Energy Transfer's waiver requests.
7 years ago
Open a window: It’s the best thing you can do for your health when stuck at home
Indoor air is often worse than outdoor air due to trapped toxins, household appliance emissions and allergens from pets and dust mites.
7 years ago
Emptier grocery shelves help cultivate a growing interest in home gardening
Many people have become interested in growing their own vegetables during this pandemic, to try and feed themselves and those around them.
7 years ago
Listen 1:22How Philly’s neighborhoods can help us understand pandemics
Good urban design helped Philadelphia stop 19th-century disease outbreaks. It can also lessen the impact of COVID-19 and future epidemics.
7 years ago
No deed, no deal: Pa. real estate industry stymied by move online
Deed recordings must now be done online in Philly and outlying counties. But some suburban and rural jurisdictions aren’t set up for the shift.
7 years ago
A museum’s March Madness, the Boss in concert and the Met online
Unlike the residents of the Philadelphia area in 1918, who suffered through the devastating Spanish flu pandemic, we can turn to online entertainment.
7 years ago
Construction workers look to looming coronavirus shutdown and see a ‘sinking boat’
Construction workers and developers say the shutdown could imperil projects. One developer has already sued the state for more time to close sites.
7 years ago
Listen 1:30One less thing to panic-buy — Philly tap water safe from coronavirus
COVID-19 is not transmittable through water, experts say. Tap water is safe and there’s no need to buy bottled water.
7 years ago
With private labs now sharing COVID-19 data, N.J. in better shape to plan, project
Working with newly available stats, the state has learned that one in four symptomatic patients tested have COVID-19.
7 years ago
SEPTA faces a ridership problem that coming federal aid won’t fix, experts say
SEPTA and other regional transit agencies are facing an unprecedented challenge that won’t be solved by a $25 billion relief package advancing on Capitol Hill.
7 years ago
Life during coronavirus: the Pennsylvania shutdown in pictures
Across the state, Pennsylvanians are trying to adjust to a new normal. Life in our homes, our public spaces, and our economy looks much different than it did mere weeks ago.
7 years ago
Mariner East construction waiver requests include 16 sites across the state
It's not clear whether Pennsylvania has granted any or all of the company's requests.
7 years ago
Watch live: White House to hold coronavirus briefing amid stimulus bill uncertainty
Last-minute objections are holding up a massive aid package that President Trump had been expected to sign.
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