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Pa. raises permit fees for shale drilling
Pennsylvania is charging higher well-permitting fees to natural gas exploration firms. A regulation published Friday is the second ...
12 years ago
With $82 million incentive for practice facility, Sixers make fast break for Camden
The Philadelphia 76ers team is now on track to build a practice facility and team headquarters along the Camden waterfront thanks to a mu ...
12 years ago
Morgan crash underscores danger of tired truckers
A New Jersey highway crash that severely injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian is drawing attention to the dangers of tired tr ...
12 years ago
Uncertainty dominates newly legal new hemp market
Marijuana’s square cousin, industrial hemp, has come out of the black market and is now legal for farmers to cultivate, opening up ...
12 years ago
Hershey sues Colorado edible pot company
Hershey is suing a Colorado company that makes four marijuana-infused candies that Hershey says closely resemble its iconic products. ...
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Cooperation of city office, federal agency helps keep construction workers safer in Philly
In the wake of last summer’s deadly building collapse in Philadelphia, the city has kept a keener focus on safety at construction s ...
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N.J. grocer sentenced for role in food stamps scheme
A New Jersey man who managed a grocery store is going to prison for 37 months for stealing more than $2.5 million through a food stamps s ...
12 years ago
Bill would allow Tesla to sell cars in N.J.
Electric-car company Tesla Motors might stay plugged in in New Jersey. An Assembly committee on Thursday is scheduled to consider ...
12 years ago
The Limepocalypse — Could help be on the way?
In recent months, a lime shortage tragically marred margaritas, tacos and pho around the country. At Tres Jalapeños in ...
12 years ago
Ben Franklin Bridge track work means summer of discontent for PATCO riders
PATCO riders are bracing themselves for a summer construction project that will pack trains, make riders wait longer and likely cause a l ...
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ListenPhiladelphia fast food workers will take part in national strike
Philadelphia fast food workers say they plan to join a nationwide strike next week to protest low wages. At a small rally on busy ...
12 years ago
Rallying against Keystone XL pipeline, demonstrators court Casey vote in vain
Environmental activists rallied outside of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s office in Philadelphia Monday as part of a last-ditch effort to pe ...
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College students flocked to STEM fields during Great Recession
The number of American college students pursuing degrees in science and technology soared during the Great Recession. University o ...
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Why some immigrants file tax returns even if in the country illegally
With April 15 right around the corner, Americans are scrambling to fill out their returns. And while many aren’t aware ...
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ListenRailroads stress safety after deaths up in 2013
Railroads are launching a new campaign to highlight the dangers of being near train tracks. The number of trespassing deaths grew ...
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