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Ephraim Zimmerman pulls apart a peat sample. (Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Front)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Into the bog: Scientists are trying to learn more about Pa.’s unique peatland ecosystems

These unique ecosystems are vulnerable to development and climate change, and these conservationists are trying to learn more about them.

7 years ago

Framergy’s MOFs technology have a big impact on cleaning up PFAS contamination. (Courtesy of Framergy)
Science

‘Radical idea’ from Del. company could help mitigate PFAS contamination

A company incorporated in Delaware won $100,000 EPA grant for technology that could help remove PFAS contamination that’s been found near military bases.

7 years ago

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This Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, shows the Volkswagen logo on a car for sale at New Century Volkswagen dealership in Glendale, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

VW settlement funds replace diesel with more diesel in Pennsylvania

The state plans to spend $8.5 million of its $118 million share on new school buses, public buses, trash trucks, and electric-vehicle charging stations.

7 years ago

Bomba drummer Jose Emmannuelli Nater plays for Rochel Rojas as she dances at the celebration of the resignation of Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló at Fairhill Square in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor prompts celebration in North Philly

Dozens of Philadelphia Puertorriqueños sang, danced, and gave speeches celebrating the resignation of Puerto Rico’s scandal-entangled governor.

7 years ago

A New Jersey appeals court found in March that the state’s medical marijuana law did not block employers from firing workers who use medical marijuana. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

N.J. Supreme Court takes case of funeral director fired for using medical marijuana

The N.J. Supreme Court will hear the case of a man who was fired from his job as a funeral director after his employer found out he used medical marijuana to treat his cancer.

7 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
Health

Philly ‘health gap’ varies by neighborhood, Health Department finds

The study done by the Public Health Department, with help from Drexel researchers, shows dramatic, but unsurprising differences, within the city.

7 years ago

Drexel doctors join a protest outside Hahnemann Hospital on July 11, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Laid-off Drexel medical faculty, staff to keep tuition benefit after Hahnemann closure

In a letter Friday, the dean of the medical college said those who applied for tuition remission can still collect it for themselves and their dependents.

7 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and House Democrats arrive for a news conference on the first 200 days of the 116th Congress at the House East Front steps of the Capitol building, in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

More than half of Democrats support impeachment inquiry

More than half of Democrats support launching an impeachment inquiry, according to a tally by The Associated Press.

7 years ago

John Miller, (center), smiles with his family, Velma Miller, (left), mother, Kalita Miller, sister, and brother Lamont Washington, outside the SCI Mahanoy State Correctional Institution in Frackville, Pa. Wednesday, July 31, 2019.  Miller spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit, is a free man. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Courts & Law

Wrongfully accused Philadelphia man free after 2 decades

John Miller was released Wednesday after 22 years in prison.

7 years ago

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Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

N.J. groups join lawsuit over questionable new federal lead standards

Attorney claims Trump’s EPA failed to "follow mainstream science and correctly update these standards for children’s sake."

7 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Sources identify 2 officers fired over offensive Facebook posts

Independent sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed the identities of two of the Philadelphia police officers who are being fired.

7 years ago

PQ Corporation, a chemical plant in Chester, Pa. was ordered to pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years’ worth of air quality violations (GoogleMaps)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delaware County chemical plant fined $750,000 for air pollution violations

A chemical plant in Chester, Pa. will pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years worth of air quality violations as part of a settlement reached with the DEP.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly's transportation reporter Darryl Murphy (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Lifestyle
PlanPhilly

E for exhilarating: PlanPhilly reviews Indego’s new e-bikes

Indego plans to roll out 400 e-bikes by mid-August.

7 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Hospital union wants city to rezone Hahnemann property so it can’t be flipped

District 1199C wants a zoning change that would require the hospital property to be used for health care, and prevent developers from building apartments.

7 years ago

CCTV Security monitoring student in a classroom at a school.(Bigstock/Memoryman)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Exclusive: How these Pa. schools fortified themselves after Parkland

Through a Right-to-Know request, Keystone Crossroads obtained summaries of what schools across the state plan to purchase with an unprecedented level of state grant funding.

7 years ago

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