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Environment
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New Jersey
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Camden City Council approves agreement with EMR to hold the company accountable for scrapyard fire. Residents are not satisfied

The memo of understanding announced last spring followed a massive fire at EMR’s Ferry Avenue facility earlier this year.

11 months ago

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Community Events
Pennsylvania

Spots filling up in Delaware County’s ‘first of its kind’ 10-mile race

Delaware County’s inaugural 10-mile race will take runners from Rose Tree Park in Media to Subaru Park in Chester.

11 months ago

Listen 0:37
Ben Corn Miller
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Why this South Philly Barbacoa co-founder opened a taco spot in Poland

Ben Corn Miller, known for creating what’s arguably Philly’s most famous tacos, is doing it again in Warsaw — thanks to a decades-long friendship.

11 months ago

A factory sitting right on the banks of a river
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania has killed 2. Here’s what to know

The plant, Clairton Coke Works, is one of four major plants in Pennsylvania owned by U.S. Steel, an icon of the domestic steel industry and American industrialization.

11 months ago

The Beebe Healthcare hospital in Sussex County
Aging
Delaware
Neighborhoods

Delaware health care systems struggling to keep pace with a rapidly growing older population

With seniors expected to make up a third of Delaware’s population by 2040, hospitals and clinics are expanding but still struggle with provider shortages and care delays.

11 months ago

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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Public Spaces
6abc

Children among 6 injured in fire that spread to multiple Kensington homes

The fire was reported just after 6 p.m. on Reach Street. Philadelphia officials say the injured include three adults and three children.

11 months ago

The Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant
Employment
Energy
Pennsylvania

Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2

Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant in Clairton started late Monday morning. Officials said they had not isolated the cause of the blast.

11 months ago

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Delaware
Food & Drink
Race & Ethnicity

Evento en Wilmington ayuda a familias latinas a replantear su nutrición, preservar tradiciones y abordar enfermedades crónicas

Una charla comunitaria en Wilmington enseñó a las familias latinas cómo preservar las tradiciones mientras toman decisiones alimentarias más saludables e informadas.

11 months ago

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Delaware
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

De Puerto Rico al condado de Sussex: cómo El Club Cultural móvil inspira a los jóvenes de Delaware a celebrar su herencia

Los niños del sur de Delaware están aprendiendo sobre el orgullo cultural, el espíritu emprendedor, la comida y la belleza de sus raíces latinas.

11 months ago

The ethics of genetic screening and ‘designer babies’
Studio 2
Religion
Sex & Relationships

Designer babies and genetic screening; Gen Z and religion

Should we try to make better babies? Plus, the Gen Z gender divide in the pews. While young Christian men are sticking with religion, young women are leaving the church.

Air Date: August 11, 2025 12:00 pm

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Richard Armandi
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The lonely quest to commemorate Ben Franklin’s early home

A Franklin aficionado is pitching a new historic site on the 100 block of Market Street.

11 months ago

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Government Accountability
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

After ICE raids, Norristown and Princeton communities are stepping up to help families impacted by detention

Advocates say recent immigration enforcement has left families struggling to cope both financially and mentally. Grassroots efforts seek to offer humanitarian relief.

11 months ago

Listen 1:54
Blanca Maldonado standing outside her home
Aging
Energy
Environment
Public Health

Aging under a warming planet, how Philly is preparing to support its older population

An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.

11 months ago

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Business
Philadelphia
Technology

Yet another homegrown biotech company is laying off Philly workers in a volatile market

Some of Philadelphia’s biotechnology companies that specialize in cell therapy shed employees in recent weeks as the industry is facing some unique headwinds.

11 months ago

Listen 1:18
A woman speaks at a rally on behalf of her husband, who is being detained by federal immigration officials
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Philadelphia
Protests

Hundreds rally in Germantown in support of Anovsack ‘Anou’ Vongbandith, a cafe owner being held in ICE detention center

Deportations like the cafe owner’s have “been going on for multiple administrations and not just Republican ones,” state Rep. Rabb said in his speech during the rally.

11 months ago

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