‘Hearing somebody’s voice and feeling safe’: How Philly’s ‘heatline’ offers help during heat waves

Philly libraries are used as cooling centers during extreme heat. But many have unreliable A/C.

Fatal drownings among young children nationally rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new federal report.

When the city declares a heat health emergency, new utility shut-offs are banned. But service is not automatically restored for accounts already shut off.