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Public Spaces

Gardener’s guide: How to convert your home lawn into a meadow

Meadows and native plants have a number of benefits, including soaking up stormwater and attracting pollinators.

2 months ago

Constance Jones uses a Caroline's Cart to shop with her son at ShopRite
Business
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Innovation
Philadelphia
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‘It’s a lifesaver’: Philadelphia parent and advocates want more stores to have shopping carts for children with special needs

The carts are designed for older children and even adults with special needs. A national advocacy group recently started an effort to promote them.

2 months ago

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A flood gauge system in Philadelphia's Eastwick neighborhood will determine water levels in the area
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia launches real-time flood monitoring to help Eastwick residents prepare for storms

Newly installed flood gauges will detect rainfall and water levels to help inform Eastwick residents of potential risks.

2 months ago

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Delaware
Energy
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Delaware City Refinery to emit toxic gas as it repairs machinery

The Delaware City Refinery has a history of releasing sulfur dioxide while fixing equipment issues.

2 months ago

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Health Care
History
Philadelphia

America’s oldest chartered hospital is now a Philly museum. Its lead curator wants you to have a ‘fabulous experience’

To mark Pennsylvania Hospital’s 275th anniversary, archivist Stacey Peeples is leading its transition into a museum for the public, open May 8.

2 months ago

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ropa vieja and its lighter version on plates
Food & Drink
Health Care
Philadelphia

Can Philadelphia restaurants reduce overeating by offering small portions?

As more people take drugs to reduce their appetite and lose weight, including GLP-1s, some restaurants are beginning to offer smaller portions.

2 months ago

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PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Former Southwest Philly refinery site will become home to nuclear life science facility

The company plans to manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in cancer treatment trials starting in 2029.

2 months ago

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the data center in Vineland being constructed
Energy
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission advances measure that aims to protect ratepayers from data center demand

AI data centers have been blamed for higher electricity bills.

2 months ago

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An overhead view of a baby in a crib
Environment
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ban products like playmats, infant bedding that contain toxic PFAS chemicals

Toxic PFAS chemicals are found in hundreds of everyday products, including cosmetics, menstrual products, dental floss and items for babies.

2 months ago

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Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Health

Straight ‘F’s: Philadelphia region’s air quality ranking worsens in annual lung health report

The American Lung Association says the Philly area is among the worst in the country for levels of a pollutant that can cause lung and heart issues.

3 months ago

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Studio 2
Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Government
Infrastructure
Innovation
Sustainability

The Big Fix: How to power our future

America’s power grid is buckling as energy demand soars. Fuel shocks from the war in Iran are only exacerbating concerns. So how do we keep the lights on?

Air Date: April 27, 2026 12:00 pm

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At Constellation's nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island, called the Crane Clean Energy Center, near Middletown, Pa., the cooling towers are reflected in the Susquehanna River at sunrise, June 25, 2025.
The Pulse
Energy

As the Trump administration and major tech companies promote nuclear energy, is the industry making a comeback?

Gallup polls show American support for nuclear energy has not been this high in more than a decade.

3 months ago

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In this 1986 photo, a Chernobyl nuclear power plant worker holding a dosimeter to measure radiation level is seen against the background of a sarcophagus under construction over the 4th destroyed reactor, Ukraine.
The Pulse
Energy
History

40 Years after Chernobyl: What caused the disaster — and how it changed nuclear energy

Forty years later, a look back at what caused the Chernobyl disaster, and its continued impact on nuclear safety.

Air Date: April 23, 2026

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An aerial view of Seaside Park, New Jersey
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. lawmakers look to toss out higher coastal elevation rules

Lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday on a resolution that pits the state Legislature against Gov. Mikie Sherrill over climate-driven flood rules.

3 months ago

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Clinical research nurse Monica Falcon prepares to draw blood from college student and research subject Sam Srisatta at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Studio 2
Medicine
National

Fact, fiction and future for U.S. scientific and medical research

Proposed NIH cuts in the Trump administration's budget are again getting bipartisan pushback in Congress. Can the US maintain a global edge if researchers are left scrambling?

Air Date: April 22, 2026 12:00 pm

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