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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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Poll workers Maria Moreira, Lincoln High School class of ’23 (left) and senior Victorya Santos at work in the school’s gymnasium
Politics & Policy

Navigating the process: How to apply to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania

You can apply to be a poll worker if you are a 17-year-old high school student or a registered voter.

1 year ago

Rev. Al Sharpton delivers the eulogy at the funeral for former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Newark, N.J. (Andrew Mills/NJ.com)
Politics & Policy
AP

Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania

Rev. Al Sharpton and members of the group formerly known as the Central Park Five will be touring Philadelphia this weekend to energize the youth vote.

1 year ago

Active school shooter drills
Education

School safety: Survey finds most teachers question active shooter drills

A recent survey released by RAND found that teachers don’t feel any safer or more prepared to respond to active shooter incidents after lockdown drills.

1 year ago

Ribbon cutting at the new AFAHO office
Community

‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco

The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, with a specific focus on African and Caribbean immigrants.

1 year ago

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Zawadi Levy speaking at a podium
Arts & Entertainment

A public art project in Germantown will use poetry to combat gun violence

Healing Verse Germantown will use poetry workshops and public art installations to help residents address gun violence and its trauma.

1 year ago

Elizabeth Warren speaking at the DNC
Politics & Policy

Exclusive: Sen. Warren to campaign for Harris-Walz in Montco Sunday

Sen. Warren is one of many out-of-town guests Pennsylvania will host this weekend as the state continues to play a key state role in the election now fewer than 40 days away.

1 year ago

An opioid crisis resource kit containing Narcan, fentanyl test strips and information on how to get addiction treatment and more harm reduction resources.
Health

Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options

The $1.2 million in Health Resources and Services Administration federal grants is to bring more behavioral health options into primary care.

1 year ago

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JD Vance and Tim Walz
Politics & Policy

How to watch the vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance

The 90-minute debate will start at 9 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1.

1 year ago

a man and a child interact at the fair
Education

Hundreds of schools will join together to provide information to Philly families at the 2024 K-12 Kids School Fair

Parents can learn about private, charter, cyber, faith-based and public school options, as well as how to apply for scholarships and access community resources.

1 year ago

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Shipping containers in China
Politics & Policy

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

Donald Trump asserts that tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.

1 year ago

Chase Oliver
Politics & Policy

Here’s who’s on ballots in the 7 states likely to decide the presidential election

With the presidential election considered a toss up, the votes that third-party and independent candidates receive in key states could decide the White House.

1 year ago

Maggie Smith
Arts & Entertainment

Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89

Maggie Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench.

1 year ago

Richard Detwiler, a Souderton resident, handed out
Education

A Souderton school board member posted a lewd comment about VP Harris. Calls for his resignation have been met with ‘complete silence or crickets’

With the school board meeting room at maximum capacity, residents stranded outside donned “cricket” clickers to voice their dissatisfaction.

1 year ago

Batala Philly playing drums
Lifestyle

Philly’s tourism economy is still chugging along, with notable uptick from summer hotel travel

Hotels across Philadelphia’s Center City were 73% occupied between Memorial Day and Labor day in 2024, which some experts suggest means tourists are back.

1 year ago

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the outside of Black Mothers in Power's community fridge
Community

Black Mothers in Power launches community fridge to tackle Wilmington food insecurity

The fridge aims to help residents facing food insecurity, an urgent need in some spots in Wilmington.

1 year ago

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