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John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, center, confers during a stocktaking plenary session at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money
Environment
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Sustainability

Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement

Government negotiators from nearly 200 countries have adopted a new deal on climate action after a last-minute intervention by India to water down the language.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
Government
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Public Health
6abc

Federal appeals court reaffirms hold on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The court ruled that OSHA cannot take steps to enforce the mandate until a further decision is made.

4 years ago

People walk on a tour of the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa
Criminal Justice
Government
Incarceration

Pennsylvania lawmakers, prison reform advocates seek to expand eligibility for compassionate release

Congress expanded the compassionate release process in 2018 when it passed the First Step Act. Efforts to reform state programs are underway across the country.

4 years ago

Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
PlanPhilly
Government
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Biden’s infrastructure bill poised to reconnect Philly neighborhoods split by highways

A portion of the Vine Street Expressway could be capped and Philadelphia’s Chinatown reconnected thanks to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

4 years ago

Ciattarelli concedes NJ governor's race to Murphy. (6abc)
Elections
New Jersey

Republican Jack Ciattarelli concedes New Jersey governor’s race; will not request recount

Republican Jack Ciattarelli said he plans to run again in 2025

4 years ago

Lawn signs are pictured for school board candidates
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Red wave on school issues? Results of PAC-funded board races in Philly suburbs say not this year

A closer look at the 2021 school board results in the vastly influential Philadelphia suburbs challenges any decisive electoral storyline.

4 years ago

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 10: US special climate envoy, John Kerry speaks during a joint China and US statement on a declaration enhancing climate action in the 2020's on day eleven of the COP26 climate change conference at the SEC on November 10, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day eleven of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on driving the global transition to zero-emission transport. This is the 26th
NPR
Environment
International
Sustainability

U.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26 summit

"I'm absolutely convinced that that is the fastest, best way to get China to move from where it is today," US special climate envoy, John Kerry said.

4 years ago

Activists hold up a sign that says,
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

New limits would curtail lobbyist perks for Pa. lawmakers, but one leader could stand in the way

Senate President Jake Corman, who has reported accepting thousands of dollars in hospitality and transportation gifts, has yet to join fellow GOP leaders in support.

4 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney speaks with members of the media during a news conference
Government
New Jersey
Politics

Steve Sweeney has conceded. What does that mean for South Jersey?

N.J. Senate President Steve Sweeney has conceded his reelection bid. It’s the end of an era for South Jersey, so what comes next?

4 years ago

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United States Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm toured the ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency), an energy efficiency job training facility in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, with Jackie Robinson, ECA’s lead trainer
Employment
Energy
Infrastructure
National

Energy Secretary Granholm, visiting Philly, touts infrastructure bill and expected job creation

In Kensington, Granholm said some of the new $3.5B in funds for weatherization will likely go to the Energy Coordinating Agency.

4 years ago

The flag-draped casket of former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner is carried out of the Church of Nazarene after a funeral service in Milford, Del., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Delaware
Government
History

‘America should know’ Ruth Ann Minner: Biden delivers eulogy for former Delaware governor

President Biden called former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner a “true pioneer” in remarks at her funeral Wednesday afternoon in Milford.

4 years ago

Mail-in election ballot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. announces recount in statewide judicial race with Democrat holding narrow lead

More than a week after Election Day, the Pa. Department of State has confirmed it is conducting a recount in the race for Commonwealth Court.

4 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney conceded Wednesday following last week’s election. (6abc)
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. Senate President Sweeney concedes 3rd district race, vows he will not ‘go away’

Sen. Steve Sweeney, the longest-serving Senate president in New Jersey history, officially conceded in the race for the 3rd legislative district Wednesday.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Jake Corman speaks to the press
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Corman contracts COVID-19, amid gubernatorial expectations

The diagnosis came a day before the ranking Republican in Pennsylvania’s state Senate was expected to announce his candidacy for governor.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit

Democrats warned the result of such legislation becoming law would be more death and more violence amid already-spiking gun violence and the spread of illegal guns.

4 years ago

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