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Leatra Harper started the FreshWater Accountability Project because, she said, she wanted to protect Ohio waters from the effects of natural gas development. (Julie Grant / The Allegheny Front)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Fracking in Ohio: Citizens stepped in to protect water when the state did not

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.

7 years ago

Nuisance flooding is a part of life in New Jersey's coastal communities.
Money

Report: N.J. will have to spend $25 billion on coastal defenses

New climate change study says New Jersey will need billions to pay for enough sea walls.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Odubel Herrera arrives at court for a hearing on a domestic violence case in Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Community

Phillies’ Herrera accepts suspension for rest of season

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odúbel Herrera has accepted a suspension for the rest of the season under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.

7 years ago

A worker bolts on a sign changing a block of Broad Street Patti LaBelle Way. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

City misspells Patti LaBelle’s name on honorary street sign

Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street earlier this week. Unfortunately, the signs didn't get her name right.

7 years ago

In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt by the Trump administration to ask everyone about their citizenship status in the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department said Tuesday that the 2020 Census is moving ahead without a question about citizenship. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

U.S. to pursue citizenship question on census but path unclear

The government has already begun the process of printing the census questionnaire without that question.

7 years ago

Stat Sen. Laure Sturgeon says the transition from teacher to state lawmaker has been challenging but 'I finally feel like I’m getting it.' (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘I finally feel like I’m getting it,’ new Delaware senator reflects on first six months

More than 1 in 4 state Senate and House seats changed in Delaware in the 2019 election. With their first session behind them, newbies reflect on challenges, accomplishments.

7 years ago

A technician works to prepare voting machines  in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Wolf vetoes voting machine funding bill, leaves counties in limbo

Many of the voting machines in Pennsylvania only record ballots electronically, which makes it almost impossible to double-check election results.

7 years ago

A Center City hotel ballroom is the stage for the 36th LGBT Square Dance Convention. The annual event is organized by the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Swing those partners: Gay square dancers gather in Philadelphia

The international convention of gay square dancers arrives here for the first time, following the callers’ directions at a Center City hotel.

7 years ago

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Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets supporters before walking in the Independence Fourth of July parade, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Independence, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden says having a female vice president would be ‘great’

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden says it would be "great" to have a female vice president, but he won't say whether he'd pick Sen. Kamala Harris.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Courts & Law

2 injured after shots fired on N.J. boardwalk following fireworks display

Two women were injured after shots were fired on the Asbury Park boardwalk after a fireworks display Thursday evening, officials say.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker speaks during an event at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Booker answers questions about fundraiser with Essex County executive

Demonstrators outside an event called Booker a hypocrite for accepting contributions from the leader of a county which runs an immigrant detention center.

7 years ago

The city of Milan has ambitious plans to plant 3 million new trees by 2030, a move that experts say could offer relief to the city's muggy and sometimes tropical weather. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)
Science

Best way to fight climate change? Plant a trillion trees

The most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees, a study says. A trillion of them, maybe more.

7 years ago

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Community

Nation’s birthday celebrated by thousands on the Parkway

Thousands flocked to the Parkway to enjoy a free concert and fireworks display for July 4th.

7 years ago

Hemlock flowers (Bigstock/ChWeiss)
Science

Poison hemlock, a toxic, invasive plant, is popping up more and more in Pennsylvania

According to an April article published by Penn State researcher Jeffrey Graybill, the plant has been aggressively spreading across the state.

7 years ago

A rendering of the Peregrine Lander. (Courtesy of Astrobotic)
Science

NASA’s 2024 return to the moon will go through companies in Pa., NJ.

Fifty years ago, NASA had to design and build everything for the Apollo mission. Now, it will place an order with a private Pennsylvania company for a lunar lander.

7 years ago

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