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Pipelines run from the offshore docking station to the four LNG tanks capable of holding 2.5 billion cubic feet of LNG apiece as shown Friday, June 13, 2003, at the Dominion Liquified Natural Gas facility in Cove Point, Md. (Matt Houston/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

DRBC confirms plan to build LNG export terminal at new South Jersey port

The agency said it only ‘recently’ learned of the plan to load potentially explosive liquids onto tankers in Gloucester County.

7 years ago

Delaware’s LLC laws allowed Backpage.com to renew its license, despite the federal indictment accusing Ferrer and six other executives of facilitating prostitution, money laundering, and criminal conspiracy. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Court orders Backpage.com to give up LLC formations in Delaware

The former sex-trafficking website Backpage.com is losing its LLC formations in Delaware six months after the state Attorney General filed a complaint.

7 years ago

Survivors of child sexual abuse hug in the Pennsylvania Capitol while awaiting legislation to respond to a landmark state grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New court ruling may help older clergy abuse claims proceed

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an evolving legal landscape means a woman can pursue her lawsuit claiming church officials worked to conceal her alleged molestation.

7 years ago

Bill Stewart of the Delaware Ornithological Society shows a young bird watcher where to see a falcon roosting on top of a building in downtown Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Lifestyle

Flying falcons draw rooftop bird watchers in Wilmington

A pair of falcons and their young put on an aerial display for dozens of urban bird watchers in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

7 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, who is sponsoring his chamber's version of the police fee bill, speaks at a press conference on the issue. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

As Pa. budget talks progress, Wolf renews request for new state police fee

About half the commonwealth's municipalities and 20 percent of its population would be affected.

7 years ago

Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Health

Pennsylvania could make it harder for doctors to prescribe buprenorphine

Pennsylvania Senate may tighten rules on doctors using buprenorphine.

7 years ago

Mary Morris, 76, lines up her shot during the the Philadelphia Senior Games at West Oak Lane Senior Center. Morris, who has been playing pool since she was 12 years old, won her round against Pat Gathers, 77 (right)
Community

Philly senior citizens compete in Olympics-style games for medals — and social connection

Participants say the annual Philly Senior Games give them a chance to flex their mental and physical muscles, and to stay socially connected.

7 years ago

Listen 1:46
WHYY engineer, Al Banks, left, and WHYY's Morning Edition host, Jennifer Lynn, pose outside the StoryCorps MobileBooth which is parked this month at The Porch at 30th Street Station.  (Laurie Beck Peterson)
Lifestyle

‘Bring it to life’: How WHYY engineer Al Banks helps people find their voices

WHYY Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn interviews engineer Al Banks at the StoryCorps MobileBooth in Philly about how he became such a keen listener.

7 years ago

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Science
NJ Spotlight

PFAS control advocates highlight FDA data showing chemicals in food

The FDA tested 91 meat, dairy, grain, and produce samples, and found PFAS in 10 of them.

7 years ago

A rendering of the Arthaus tower planned for South Broad Street.(Kohn Pederson Fox Associates)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Kenney: Ultra-luxury tower rising on South Broad signals success of Philly’s tax abatement

A $250 million luxury tower is rising on South Broad Street. City officials were on hand to praise the new development, which benefited from the 10-year tax abatement.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski
Courts & Law

Expunging your marijuana conviction in N.J. could get easier

The New Jersey Legislature has approved an expungement bill for marijuana.

7 years ago

Crews battled a fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery on Monday night (NBC10)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly refinery fire under investigation; pollution impact unclear

Air quality experts say the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire released enough particulate matter to affect neighbors.

7 years ago

(Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

2 N.J. beaches under advisory after tests find higher than acceptable bacteria levels

Two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon, state officials said. 

7 years ago

A sinkhole in Baltimore Avenue at 43rd Street was caused by a faulty sewer pipe. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Massive sinkhole will disrupt Baltimore Ave. traffic another 3 weeks

City workers repairing a 400-square-foot cavern just below the asphalt on Baltimore Avenue at 43rd Street will need three more weeks to get the job done.

7 years ago

Attorney Robert Mongeluzzi speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. A lawsuit filed in the United States says faulty building materials helped spread a fire at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017. The lawsuit was filed in a state court in Philadelphia on Tuesday.  (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia law firm says Pa. products fueled deadly London fire

Philly attorney Robert Mongeluzzi claims Whirlpool Corp., Arconic, Inc., and Celotex Corp. contributed to the London fire that killed 72 people in 2017.

7 years ago

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