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File photo: Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies about the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, before the Pennsylvania state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, March 20, 2023, in Harrisburg
Environment
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Public Health
Transportation

Norfolk Southern CEO to testify in Ohio Senate about fiery derailment

The company is facing lawsuits, including one from Ohio’s attorney general over environmental cleanup costs.

3 years ago

A man sits by shuttered shops in Khartoum
International
Military
Public Safety

Sudan’s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185

The clashes are part of a power struggle between the armed forces chief and the leader of a paramilitary force.

3 years ago

A six story glass facade building, center, is believed to be the site of a foreign police outpost for China in New York's Chinatown, Monday, April 17, 2023. Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
International
Policing
Public Safety

Secret Chinese police station in New York leads to arrests

Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government.

3 years ago

The north facade of Philadelphia City Hall.
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Education, employment, and family engagement: Philly City Council zeros in on efforts to curb youth violence

The hearing featured a common thread centered around the need for better education and job opportunities to help break the cycle of violence.

3 years ago

John Fetterman gives a thumbs up while getting into a car.
Government
Mental Health
Pennsylvania
6abc

Sen. John Fetterman plans to return to Senate today following hospitalization

The 53-year-old Democrat was treated for six weeks and has previously said that healthcare "changed his life."

3 years ago

Independence Hall in Philadelphia/
NPR
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

A 15-year-old law would end fossil fuels in federal buildings, but it’s on hold

A combination of factors halted the regulations, most notably opposition from natural gas utilities that faced the likelihood of losing business.

3 years ago

Outdoor press conference in Harrisburg
Energy
Environment
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. to get $6 million in grants for climate change planning from the Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Rich Negrin said the money will jumpstart the state’s blueprint for a safer and cleaner future.

3 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at a podium.
Energy
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania

In private, Shapiro’s working group on climate change meets

The group tasked by Gov. Josh Shapiro with developing a state-level plan to fight climate change has started meeting.

3 years ago

Jeff Brown at a podium
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Jeff Brown’s ups and downs: How the grocery store owner became a mayoral frontrunner

From the soda tax fights of 2017 through the viral videos of 2023.

3 years ago

An overhead view of Philadelphia City Council chambers.
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government Accountability
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council to investigate city’s preparedness for drinking water threats

Council authorized hearings on Philadelphia’s emergency management practices for drinking water threats after a March chemical spill triggered a bottled water advisory.

3 years ago

A view of food in a styrofoam cotnainer.
Delaware
Environment
Government Accountability

Exemptions abound as Delaware lawmakers weigh 2025 ban on Styrofoam food containers

The measure wouldn’t take effect until July 2025. Food establishments would be covered but hospitals, fire companies, and nonprofits that serve meals would not.

3 years ago

Listen 1:32
Murphy, left, and Shapiro, right, gesture as they speak.
Employment
Government
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

New Jersey and Pennsylvania governors announce joint task force to ‘strengthen labor law enforcement’

The Democrats said the task force would tackle wage theft and worker misclassification.

3 years ago

Rebecca Rhynhart speaking into a microphone
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Why people are comparing Rhynhart’s mayoral campaign to Warren’s presidential run

Both women present as the progressive with pragmatic plans — and appear to attract a similar base.

3 years ago

The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington
NPR
Government
Immigration
National

Biden moves to expand DACA recipients’ access to government-funded health insurance

HHS will propose an amended definition of "lawful presence" to include recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the White House said.

3 years ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd at Adventure Outdoors gun store, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Smyrna, Ga.
Gender
Government
Public Health

Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban; DeSantis supports it

The policy would also have wider implications for abortion access throughout the South as some nearby states have total bans in place.

3 years ago

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