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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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Robert McKennon Jr. at an encampment in Pottstown
Community

Dozens call Pottstown’s ‘Tent City’ home. A railroad company wants them gone

Signs posted outside demand unhoused people vacate “Tent City” by Jan. 2. Tent City sits on Norfolk Southern property.

1 year ago

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Sophia Wallace and four of her five children smile
Health

A CHOP program showed promising results for families facing food insecurity. Researchers hope more funding broadens its reach

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found nearly one in five patient families struggle to get enough food, and wanted to address it.

1 year ago

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FILE - President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter. That spares his son a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.

1 year ago

entrance to the Charles L. Blockson
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple turns 40

The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience.

1 year ago

Joe and Jill Biden walk between AIDS Memorial Quilts spread over the South Lawn at the White House
Community

Biden has AIDS Memorial Quilt at White House to observe World AIDS Day

Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the epidemic.

1 year ago

Donald Trump signs autographs as Massad Boulos listens
Politics & Policy

Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East

During the presidential campaign, Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and father-in-law to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, helped Trump engage Arab American voters in Michigan.

1 year ago

A 16-year-old feeds a baby at a camp for displaced Palestinians
Courts & Law

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as hundreds of thousands of people are living in squalid tent camps and rely on international food aid.

1 year ago

Kash Patel speaks
Politics & Policy

What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI

Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

1 year ago

Bucks County Poet Laureate contestants
Arts & Entertainment

Bucks County Community College names new poet laureate, continuing long literary tradition

The poet laureate program is one piece of a literary “renaissance” in Bucks.

1 year ago

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Headshot of Wendy-Anne Roberts-Johnson
Education

Philadelphia Youth Network uses survey to better match summer jobs, students and their goals

Summer jobs, internships help teens gain skills and confidence.

1 year ago

FILE - Supporters watch as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Nov. 5, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Politics & Policy

Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals

Trump's campaign for the Oval Office was dominated by appeals to traditional masculinity, conveyed in appearances in nontraditional media.

1 year ago

Gralin Hughes, co-owner of Multiverse, a self-described speculative fiction book store, which means fantasy, magical realism, comic books, graphic novels, collectables and self-proclaimed
Money

‘It’s been busy already so far’: Philly’s historic Chestnut Hill sees solid foot traffic on Small Business Saturday

Shoppers were strolling up and down Germantown Avenue on a bitterly cold but sunny day during the largest small business-centric shopping day of the year in Philadelphia.

1 year ago

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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., in 2018. Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Health

SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled for potential salmonella contamination

The cucumber outbreak sickened 68 people, including 18 who were hospitalized, in 19 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

1 year ago

a SEPTA train
Money
6abc

SEPTA fare increase for subways, trolleys and buses to take effect Sunday | What you need to know

The board approved the 7.5% increase earlier this month, as the transit agency faces a massive $240 million budget deficit.

1 year ago

An airplane is seen pulling up to a gate at sunset.
Community
6abc

Power restored at Philadelphia International Airport’s Terminal D

The outage impacted flights in Philadelphia International Airport's Terminal D.

1 year ago

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