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Climate One is a one-hour weekly public radio program about energy, economy and the environment from Climate One at the Commonwealth Club of California. Each week listeners will get a candid discussion among climate scientists, policy makers, activists and concerned citizens, hosted by Climate One founder Greg Dalton.

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The sun rises behind the Supreme Court in Washington
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Supreme Court says women must obtain abortion pill in person

The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr Ala Stanford and the Black Doctors Consortium gather at a Philadelphia Department of Health vaccine clinic to get the first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will administer vaccines in Philly neighborhoods

People can sign up through a contact form. The consortium will begin administering the vaccines when Philadelphia enters Phase 1B of its distribution plan.

4 days ago

Sarah McBride was sworn into office as a Delaware state Senator on Jan. 12, 2021, becoming the state's first openly transgender lawmaker. (Photo by Kyle Grantham)
Politics & Policy

Sarah McBride and a diverse group of new Delaware lawmakers are sworn in

Delaware’s first transgender state senator was among those who took the oath of office virtually on the first day of the legislative session.

4 days ago

Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, left, seen at the protest outside of the Capitol by Rick Saccone, right.
Keystone Crossroads
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Mastriano campaign spent thousands on buses ahead of D.C. insurrection

The Pa. state senator is facing calls to resign after spreading misinformation about the 2020 election and orchestrating travel to D.C. on Jan 6.

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The Delaware River in 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania lawmakers sue over Delaware River drilling ban

The GOP senators want a federal court to invalidate the ban, potentially opening a sliver of NE Pa. to what their lawsuit describes as $40 billion worth of natural gas.

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Pro-Trump insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol
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SEPTA police investigating 7 officers who attended Trump rally that preceded Capitol riot

Seven Philadelphia transit cops are under investigation for attending the “Save America Rally" that came before insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

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Spc. Kim Whitbeck
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Delaware approaches grim milestone in COVID-19 battle

The death toll is projected to surpass 1,000 by Friday. Half of those who have died were living in nursing homes.

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In this photo taken on Friday Dec. 25, 2020, Virologist Sunday Omilabu in a lab, during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos, Nigeria. A Nigerian scientist spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn more about the country’s COVID-19 variant. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
Science

Philadelphia working with Penn microbiologists to check for coronavirus variant

Whole genome sequencing checks for coronavirus variants. The city and the university are working out the details of a partnership going forward.

4 days ago

In this July 29, 2020 file photo, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Health

COVID fears grow in Capitol as three lawmakers test positive

The three Democratic lawmakers directed their anger toward some House Republicans who were also in the secure room and declined opportunities to wear a mask.

4 days ago

Eric Crawford sits in front of a Philadelphia Fire Department banner while wearing a mask
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Philadelphia announces next vaccine priority groups

Philadelphia’s priority groupings, unlike federal or state guidance, prioritizes people under the age of 74 with high-risk medical conditions. Here’s why.

5 days ago

Supervised injection site supporters in Philadelphia rallied outside a federal hearing Thursday to determine if the proposed Safehouse would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Courts & Law

Federal appeals court rules Safehouse supervised injection site would be illegal

Reversing the decision of a federal judge in Philadelphia, the appeals court panel ruled, 2-1, that Safehouse would violate U.S. law.

5 days ago

Pa. Sen. Jim Brewster
Politics & Policy

Federal court rules in favor of Democrat who won Pa. Senate race but was barred by GOP

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Democrats in a close, hotly contested Pa. state Senate race that caused an uproar in the Capitol last week.

5 days ago

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Jake Corman speaks to the press
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

New Pa. GOP leader pushes transparency reforms despite party’s past reluctance, obstruction

Sen. Jake Corman wants to enact new transparency measures to restore trust in the legislature. But skeptics counter that the GOP has for years allowed reform efforts to fail.

5 days ago

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting up the Trump administration to schedule the execution after president-elect Joe Biden takes office. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss also vacated an order from the director of the Bureau of Prisons that had set Lisa Montgomery’s execution date for Jan. 12, 2021.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Courts & Law

Judge halts 1st U.S. execution of female inmate in 67 years

A judge has halted the first execution of a female federal inmate in nearly seven decades, saying a court must first determine whether the Kansas woman is mentally competent.

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Hundreds of people line up outside to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Health

US shifts to speed vaccinations; won’t hold back 2nd doses

So far, the vaccine rollout has been primarily to health care workers and nursing home residents, and the slow pace has frustrated many Americans.

5 days ago

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