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Swimmers cool off in the Devil’s Pool in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment

Swimming in the Wissahickon isn’t so idyllic: There’s poop in it

Urbanization has decreased the amount of water that seeps into the ground.

7 years ago

Listen 4:43
Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, tells her story during an event put on by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia at Suzanne Roberts Theater.
Philadelphia
Sex & Relationships
Social Justice

In Philly, #MeToo founder says next step for the movement is ‘harm reduction’

Tarana Burke sat for a discussion at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Center City hosted by The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Tuesday night.

7 years ago

This road was lined with homes before the town of Odanah, Wis. moved to higher ground. (Joe Proudman/UC Davis)
NPR
Environment

Wisconsin reservation offers a climate success story and a warning

Upgrading drainage systems, raising buildings and building sea walls don't require people to leave their homes. For some communities, complete relocation is the best option.

7 years ago

An event exploring the outdoor world in black literature in the picnic grove at Bartram's Garden was organized by the Free Library's Center for Public Life. | Neal Santos for PlanPhilly
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
PlanPhilly

What if the library could mend public life?

Ashley Hahn checks out the Free Library’s Center for Public Life, a new unit that’s aiming to connect Philadelphians of every stripe through cultural and civic programs.

7 years ago

Parishioners pray the Rosary at Holy Infancy Roman Catholic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after mass on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, the same day, Pennsylvania Attorney General released his two-year grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse and cover-up within six Catholic dioceses across the state. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. grand jury interim report on clergy child sexual abuse is public. What’s next?

More than 300 “predator priests” allegedly sexually abused over one thousand victims in six Pennsylva ...

7 years ago

Devil's Pool is hidden away in Wissahickon Valley Park, but most locals know how to find it. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Philly to block weekend access to Devil’s Pool at the Wissahickon for safety reasons

Starting this Saturday, people hoping to cool off in Philadelphia’s most beloved swimming hole might have to change their plans.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, August 14, 2018

Inside a grand jury report that has reignited controversy over how Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses handled alleged abuse. A ...

Air Date: August 14, 2018

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File photo. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
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New Jersey
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Closures, swimming advisories at some N.J. beaches after heavy rain

Monday’s torrential rain that dropped nearly six inches of rain in some New Jersey coastal areas is responsible for numerous beach ...

7 years ago

Flooding in Brick, NJ near the Greenbriar senior community on Monday (Brick Police Department photo)

New Jersey declares ‘state of emergency’ for five flooded counties

This weeks heavy rains have taken their toll in the Garden State. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed an execu ...

7 years ago

Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Study: Climate change hinders summer fun on Lake Erie

7 years ago

A used syringe is seen in a disposal container. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Addiction
Delaware

Another spike in Delaware overdose deaths

Eight people died from suspected overdoses in a four day span, prompting state health officials to issue a new warning.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says more charges await following an investigation into decades of cases of the Catholic clergy sexually abusing children.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Report details 1,000 victims of child sexual abuse by 300 ‘predator priests’ across Pa.

The roughly 900 page report, paints a horrid portrait of activity that occurred in the dioceses of Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Greensburg, Erie and Pittsburgh.

7 years ago

Listen 11:55
Houses inundated in Brick Township's Greenbriar I senior community. (Brick Township Police Department)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

2 Jersey Shore counties under state of emergency after major flooding

At the Jersey Shore, torrential rain fell over portions of Ocean and Monmouth counties on Monday, surpassing the expected rainfall for all of August in some areas.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

NOAA: Below-normal Atlantic hurricane season is now more likely

While as the saying goes, "it only takes one," NOAA is the latest weather forecasting organization to lower its Atlantic hurricane season outlook.

7 years ago

The Most Rev. Ronald Gainer, the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., discusses child sexual abuse by clergy and a decision by the diocese to remove names of bishops going back to the 1940s after concluding they did not respond adequately to abuse allegations, during a Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. The bishop apologized to victims and said the diocese is posting an online list of 71 priests and others in the church accused of the abuse. Following the Erie, Pa., diocese, the Harrisburg diocese is the second Pennsylvania diocese to get ahead of a roughly 900-page grand jury report that could be made public in August 2018, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said found more than 300
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Religion
Social Justice

Pennsylvania Catholic church abuse report to be released

Time is ticking down to a court-ordered deadline Tuesday afternoon to decide what information to black out in a forthcoming grand jury report investigating child sexual abuse

7 years ago

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