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A crowd gathered to hear discussion about climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy on Thursday, Sept. 12 in Philadelphia. The event was produced by StateImpact Pennsylvania, WHYY and the Kleinman Center. (Scott Blanchard/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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

Visual artist David Hartt has installed an exhibit at Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, designed in the 1950s by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The exhibit includes tropical plants along with videos, tapestries, and music. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

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

A sentimental goodbye note written from the point of view of an old utility pole in South Philly went viral on Twitter and was read around the world. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

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

Zenaida Bautista, Jose Cabañas, and their daughters Jannet and Audrey, at their home in Ambler. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

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

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(Courtesy of Wawa)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why 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

Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Del. (Suchat Pederson/The Wilmington News-Journal via AP, File)
Courts & Law

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

True Hand tattoo artist Chris Fernandez gives a tattoo of the grim reaper holding a bad news sign to Jamie Santoro. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
View Finders
Arts & Entertainment

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

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, center, signs a gun control bill during a ceremony in Berkeley Heights, N.J., Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

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 this Nov. 21, 2014 file photo, a man smokes medical marijuana at his home in Belfast, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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

FILE PHOTO: In this Feb. 15, 2017, photo, Eric Hoover teaches his class of immigrant and refugee students at McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Science
PA Post

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

A view of the Delaware River.
Politics & Policy

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

(By Niteshift36 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15026716)
Community

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

From left, Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke and former Housing Secretary Julian Castro are introduced for the Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC on the campus of Texas Southern University Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

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

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. on the Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

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.

7 years ago

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