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New Jersey has never achieved the federal health standard for ground-level ozone or smog. (Creative Commons)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

EPA told to dial back upwind pollution to clear air in downwind states like N.J.

Officials have long argued unclean air from neighboring states plays significant role in New Jersey’s struggle to reduce smog.

7 years ago

During a live broadcast of
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf won’t veto controversial E-Verify bill and other takeaways from #AskGovWolf

Governor Tom Wolf talked about recent developments — or lack thereof — on gun restriction laws, legalizing recreational weed, education, the economy, the environment and more.

7 years ago

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A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
Health

N.J. should ban flavored e-cigarettes to curb youth vaping, task force urges

The ban was one of several recommendations made by a task force Gov. Phil Murphy created three weeks ago, as officials look for ways to curb youth vaping.

7 years ago

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale discussing one of the many audits he has conducted over the past several years. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy

Former Pa. congressional contender Christina Hartman to run for auditor general

She’s vying to replace outgoing auditor Eugene DePasquale, and will likely be part of a crowded field.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks to reporters during a news conference on his signing an executive order for his administration to start working on regulations to bring Pennsylvania into a nine-state consortium that sets a price and limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Wolf moves to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf took a step toward capping greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, part of an effort to fight climate change.

7 years ago

Carolyn Fortney, a survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of her family's Roman Catholic parish priest as a child, awaits legislation in the Pennsylvania Capitol to respond to a landmark state grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. laws keep victims silent, child sex abuse survivors say

The Pa. senate held a daylong hearing on overhauling the statute of limitations for some abuse cases. They’ve stalled before, and it’s unclear if anything has changed.

7 years ago

Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Atlantic City mayor resigns after pleading guilty to stealing $87K from his own nonprofit

Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. is the latest controversy in a line of corrupt city officials so long that it spawned a hit HBO TV series.

7 years ago

Imani Dawson moderates a panel with William Cobb, David Nathan and Desiree Ivey, at a cannabis in the media workshop at WHYY. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Covering cannabis: Four takeaways for journalists reporting on pot and communities of color

The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists hosted a workshop for journalists on covering cannabis in a new legal, cultural and economic landscape.

7 years ago

The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun rises over Philadelphia.
Urban Planning

Philadelphia wants to ban highly polluting oils burned to heat buildings

These oils contain about 300 times higher amounts of sulfur and release more of several pollutants linked to asthma, and heart and lung diseases.

7 years ago

A person stands at a podium.
Courts & Law

Judge agrees to block N.J.’s donor disclosure law

A federal judge on Wednesday agreed to hold up N.J.’s recent political donor disclosure law in response to a lawsuit brought by a think tank founded by the Koch brothers.

7 years ago

Victorian houses along the beach in Cape May.
Down the Shore
Community

‘Mind-boggling’ summer revenue in Cape May County, officials say

Cape May County officials are crediting favorable summer weather for a likely record-breaking revenue season.

7 years ago

Gisele Fetterman opens flowers at Hollander's in Braddock, Pa. Hollander's is a co-working space and business incubator for minority, female entrepreneurs from Braddock and surrounding Mon Valley communities on Sept. 19, 2019. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Community
PA Post

Pa. second lady Gisele Fetterman: From ‘invisible’ undocumented immigrant to loud, proud advocate

Every day, as she headed out the door for school, Gisele Barreto Fetterman’s mother would tell her that she loved her. Then she told her to be invisible.

7 years ago

Philadelphia chef Eli Kulp (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Lifestyle

Eli Kulp trades toque for talks to inspire others at GREATPHL festival

The second annual GREATPHL opens this week. The inaugural B.PHL opens 10 days later. What’s the difference? Philly chef Eli Kulp’s presentation helps explain.

7 years ago

A task force will explore new uses for the Wilmington Airport, formerly called the New Castle County Airport as seen on the sign out front. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Money

How could Wilmington Airport really take off? Flying more packages than passengers

Attempts to add passenger flights out of Wilmington have fizzled. So New Castle County wants to explore different uses to make the airport more profitable.

7 years ago

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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

Philly is close to settling on a ‘better way’ to sell city land

Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez said the bill would inject more strategy into city land sales while streamlining the process for redeveloping public land.

7 years ago

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