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Pennsylvania’s ecosystem has already been permanently altered but scientist says effects can be managed if emissions are cut. (REDPIXEL.PL/BigStock)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

At western Pa. climate change summit, one scientist says effects can be managed if emissions are cut

Pennsylvania’s ecosystem has already been permanently altered due to climate change, but it’s not too late to act before these changes become unmanageable, experts say.

7 years ago

Erik Furness meets with Antoinette Kraus with the Pennsylvania Health Access Network to begin the process of signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Monday, March 31, 2014, at Project HOME's St. Elizabeth's Community and Wellness Center in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Affordable Care Act health insurance open enrollment begins for 2020

Rates have increased an average of 5%, but people who don't qualify for subsidies still face potentially high premiums.

7 years ago

Protesters fighting to save  DACA are marching from New York to Washington D.C. ahead of a Supreme Court hearing. They stopped in Philadelphia on their way to D.C. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Activists fighting to save DACA make stop in Philly en route to SCOTUS in D.C.

They’ll arrive in D.C. on Nov. 12 — just in time for SCOTUS to start proceedings for oral arguments on the future of DACA.

7 years ago

**FILE** DuPont Washington Works plant along Ohio River in Parkersburg, W. Va. is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/The Marietta Times)
Community

DuPont execs react to villain role in ‘Dark Waters’ film

Company executives react to DuPont’s role as the villain in a new film about chemical contamination starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.

7 years ago

A view of a school building from afar on a cloudy day
Courts & Law

‘Harms to our children are widespread’: Philly nonprofit calls for state to overhaul juvenile justice system

Authors say the system is expensive, ineffective and harmful for Pennsylvania youth.

7 years ago

Several VisionQuest employees are seen departing in small groups from the North Broad Streetlocation to join other employees and members of the community at a March 2019 meeting at the nearby Old York House. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge: Philadelphia wrongly blocked facility for immigrant minors

VisionQuest, the controversial facility for immigrant minors, has been given the greenlight to reopen after a judge rules zoning permits were wrongly denied.

7 years ago

A tornado touched down in Delaware County on Halloween (NBC10)
Community

What are you actually supposed to do when you get a tornado warning?

Safety experts recommend taking shelter when you get the alert on your phone — and seeking out more information when possible.

7 years ago

A new law paves the way for a hotel tax that would go to the DETurf sports facility south of Dover. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Law to give taxpayer money to Delaware sports facility would benefit sponsor’s brother

State Sen. John Paradee’s bill would direct tax money to a youth sports complex, possibly benefiting his brother’s planned hotel/shopping project.

7 years ago

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A fallen tree and down power lines block E Street Road near Middletown Road after Thursday's storm in Thornbury Township, Pa.  Friday, Nov. 1, 2019.  Homes have been destroyed in Pennsylvania and hundreds of thousands of utility customers were left without power after severe thunderstorms struck the Eastern Seaboard. At least 420,000 customers from South Carolina up to Maine and in Ohio were without power just before midnight Thursday.
 (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Community

Storms destroy Pennsylvania houses, cause power woes

More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in the Philly suburbs early Friday. More outages occurred in western Pa., where storms caused flooding.

7 years ago

Community College of Philadelphia student Hanna Archibald, 20, learns how to use a new voting machine from Matthew McKeon of the City Commissioners Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Voting machines 2019: What to expect when you go to the polls Tuesday

Philadelphia, Chester and Montgomery Counties will have new voting machines on Election Day, while some other counties will be using older technology.

7 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Thousands remain without power at the Shore after severe storms

New Jersey is cleaning up after a Halloween storm packing powerful winds and severe thunderstorms blew across the state, downing trees and power lines.

7 years ago

Food trucks lined up on the street.
PlanPhilly
Community

After pleas from vendors, City Council president rolls back Spring Garden food cart ban

City Council President Darrell Clarke is rolling back the ban he instituted on a block of Spring Garden Street where vendors have operated for decades.

7 years ago

Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

High-stakes judicial seats decided with little information, dearth of voter engagement

Voters will decide local races for Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas, as well as help fill two statewide spots on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of DRWC)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Wanted: Developers for two of Old City’s last undeveloped pieces of waterfront real estate

Delaware River Waterfront Corp. has opened request for proposals for two prime sites by the river, next to the future Penn’s Landing Park.

7 years ago

A Philadelphia judge purchased this row home at 1514 N. Hollywood Street and the two adjacent vacant lots from the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Council passes overhaul for Philly’s troubled public land sale process

New City Council legislation will change the way Philadelphia sells off thousands of publicly owned properties, crack down on land-flipping and cronyism.

7 years ago

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