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Calls for new leader of PJM Interconnection to focus on clean energy
PJM is the largest grid operator in the U.S. It manages the flow of wholesale electricity in all or part of 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and D.C.
6 years ago
On Saturday, Millati Islami World Services — the national organization that supports chapters across the country — will host its 30th-anniversary celebration in Camden.
6 years ago
SEPTA’s solar-powered train signals expected to improve safety in severe weather
With the new solar technology, SEPTA train engineers should be able to keep Regional Rail lines running safely when the main energy grid goes down.
6 years ago
PSEG plans to power down all but three natural-gas power plants
Company indicates that making the closeouts a done deal by 2046 is critical to goal of reducing climate-warming emissions to net zero by 2050.
6 years ago
What happened to the wind turbines at Lincoln Financial Field?
The football stadium's "iconic symbols" of clean energy are being re-evaluated after recent repairs, an Eagles team official says.
6 years ago
Firefighters rescue N.J. boardwalk water park worker overcome by chlorine fumes
Firefighters rescued a Wildwood boardwalk water park employee who was overcome by chlorine gas Thursday.
6 years ago
Key Shore bridge connecting 2 towns finally reopens; no toll through Monday
The Townsends Inlet Bridge reopened at 6 p.m. Thursday.
6 years ago
After promising increased transparency, Philadelphia is redacting police complaint records
The city says the change is necessary to protect officers' identities — and lets it keep up the pace of publishing despite a staff shortage.
6 years ago
‘You deserve better’: How a class on healthy relationships changed her life
Kyleah Smith, 20, reflects on how a class helped her realize healthy relationships are possible in this essay for Philly Audio Diaries.
6 years ago
Listen 5:03Bucks and Montco activists skeptical about Pentagon PFAS task force
The new Secretary of Defense says he wants to review how chemicals in firefighting foam contaminated groundwater near military bases nationwide.
6 years ago
Why Philly’s Vietnamese community is fighting to save Hoa Binh Plaza
The demolition of Hoa Binh Plaza would close 10 vibrant long-term ethnic businesses, end 50 jobs and eliminate nearly 30 years of service to Philly's many diverse communities.
6 years ago
Using fire and force, this Philly author turns guns into garden tools
For those who’ve lost loved ones, Shane Claiborne’s hammer can be cathartic.
6 years ago
Audit shows Pa. nursing homes understaffed, problem projected to get worse
An audit of Pennsylvania nursing homes warns that staffing levels at these facilities are insufficient and on track to get worse.
6 years ago
Philly debuts community-driven plan to beat rising temperatures
City creates first-ever community heat relief plan in Hunting Park. Planting trees is one of the recommendations, but it takes more than that.
6 years ago
Philly lawmakers want to ban guns from city playgrounds, rec centers — but face long odds
Pennsylvania’s preemption laws prohibit municipalities like Philadelphia from passing their own gun-control measures.
6 years ago