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Newtown municipal authority stops plan to build wastewater treatment plant
Opponents of the project say they will continue to organize until the plan is canceled.
2 months ago
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations.
2 months ago
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has identified at least one local case of measles, unrelated to the recent case in Montgomery County.
2 months ago
Listen 1:05Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana
Immigration enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.
2 months ago
5 years since the pandemic started, long COVID patients are still hoping for a cure
They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a way to go.
2 months ago
At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.
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Listen 1:24Upper Makefield residents press for answers on pipeline leak: ‘We had the wool pulled over our eyes’
The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.
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The Democratic candidates agreed on most issues but highlighted their differences on issues like the city’s crime rate and the death penalty.
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Listen 0:58Delaware legalized adult-use of cannabis in 2023. Sales were expected to start this spring, but delays in fingerprint checks are worrying advocates.
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Listen 1:01How much will Philly’s federal footprint shrink under Trump? Here’s what we know
The economic impact of a smaller federal government in the region has meant fewer workers, canceled office leases, buildings for sale and some contracts terminated.
2 months ago
Listen 1:01Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
After Tuesday’s layoffs, the Education Department’s staff will sit at roughly half of its previous 4,100, the agency said.
2 months ago
Burlington County Library reopens cafe in partnership with Special Services School District
Students at the Transitions School will learn job skills and earn work experience operating the cafe at the library system’s Westampton branch, officials said.
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Listen 1:176 Philadelphia-area water providers fail to meet Pa. PFAS regulations
Coatesville, Doylestown, Audubon, New Hope and Solebury water providers are among 22 that fail to meet state requirements to reduce the “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
2 months ago
Listen 1:28Judge orders release of New Jersey restaurant owner detained by ICE on a $7,500 bond
A federal judge ruled that Emine Emanet can be released from immigration detention on $7,500. She could be reunited with family by Wednesday.
2 months ago
School zone speed cameras bill stalls in Philadelphia council committee
The bill was part of a state-sponsored test of using speed cameras to enforce school zone speed limits. Its future is now uncertain.
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