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What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania’s forum on climate change adaptation, social equity
The conversation ranged from how to engage vulnerable populations, to the ways in which people of color are left out of climate conversations.
7 years ago
At an Elkins Park synagogue, celebrating 60 years in one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s last buildings
The Beth Shalom synagogue outside Philadelphia celebrates 60 years in its unusual buildings by commissioning artwork by David Hartt.
7 years ago
SEPTA’s new service weapons are here after Sig fire flap
SEPTA police officers will have Glock 17s on loan from the Philadelphia Police Department to replace the Sig Sauer P320 as their service weapon as soon as Monday.
7 years ago
Viral South Philly utility pole to be reborn as green fuel
Becoming “furniture” or “toothpicks” isn’t in the cards. But the long-serving pole will liely get an afterlife of sorts, a PECO spokesperson said.
7 years ago
Pa. parents with severely ill or disabled kids face deportation after Trump policy change
Recipients of the letters included parents of extremely sick children born in the U.S. and children receiving treatment for cancer, some of whom live in Pa.
7 years ago
Listen 4:19Why Pennsport is fighting a Wawa on the waterfront
Pennsport residents oppose developer Bart Blatstein’s plan to build a Super Wawa gas station on a parcel of land along the Delaware River waterfront.
7 years ago
Delaware inmates sentenced in guard’s killing during riot
More than two years after a deadly riot at a Delaware prison, the final three inmates were sentenced in court.
7 years ago
Eastern State Penitentiary gives away free spooky tattoos on Friday the 13th
People waited in line outside Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to receive a free Halloween tattoo on Friday the 13th.
7 years ago
N.J. has used its new ‘red flag’ law more than once a day since it took effect
Law enforcement agencies can confiscate the guns of a person who poses a threat to themselves or others after getting judicial approval.
7 years ago
In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?
Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana.
7 years ago
Pa. to launch review of its science standards, help students become ‘divergent thinkers’
"Science is increasingly part of our education, work, and lives in a changing economy.”
7 years ago
Pa. business advocates celebrate Trump’s Clean Water rollback
Meanwhile, environmental groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the move is an “assault” on clean water.
7 years ago
N.J. county approves armored vehicle purchase despite fears of ‘militarized’ policing
Critics say the $300,000 purchase will erode public trust in law enforcement, citing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere.
7 years ago
Groundhog Day politics: Democratic idealism collides with realism
In the long-awaited sequel to "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray will wake up to see video clips of Democratic presidential candidates deluding themselves over and over again.
7 years ago
Wolf, Republicans resume tug-of-war over Medicaid work requirements
Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed two different bills. Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to send him a third.
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