
Health & Science
Oldest nuke plant in the US closing a year ahead of schedule
Chicago-based Exelon Generation says the Oyster Creek plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey, will close this fall.
7 years ago
Construction begins on new Belmont Behavioral’s new psych hospital
The Philadelphia region is getting its first new psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years.
7 years ago
CHOP’s Kathleen Noonan named CEO of New Jersey’s Camden Coalition
Noonan, who will begin her role next month, is a lawyer who has worked with the Camden Coalition as a consultant through PolicyLab, a research arm of CHOP.
7 years ago
Gay and searching for family: from Indonesia to foster care
There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.
7 years ago
Listen 6:35What Trump’s tariff on solar panels means for Pa.
A solar panel that arrives in the United States from overseas now comes with a higher price tag.
7 years ago
Is the ‘mother identity’ making some women miserable?
Victoria Elder loves her kid — and regrets becoming a mother. She and others are challenging the belief that parenthood is for everyone.
7 years ago
Listen 7:42A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die
Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.
7 years ago
Listen 9:23Natural gas impact fee revenue expected to rise this year in Pa.
Pennsylvania is expected to bring in $46.1 million more this year from natural gas impact fees.
7 years ago
Bioethicists push back on Trump call for national ‘right-to-try’ legislation
If a national version of this bill is approved, terminally ill patients could try experimental treatments that have completed some testing but don’t yet have FDA approval.
7 years ago
Trump’s speech light on energy specifics. Here’s the lowdown behind mentions of coal, exports.
While the president mentioned energy in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night, he offered few details about his energy priorities.
7 years ago
The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest generator of particulate emission air pollution, according to city data.
7 years ago
Environmentalists want more action from Tom Wolf. More talk would be nice, too
Many environmentalists say his record, so far, has been disappointing.
7 years ago
Expanded Hub of Hope homeless center opening under Suburban Station
The facility, formerly a transit police headquarters, covers 11,000 square feet - 10 times the size of the current Hub of Hope, which has been operating in a storefront.
7 years ago
Komen Philadelphia calls on community leaders to help address breast cancer disparities
Susan G. Komen Philadelphia is calling on local leaders to eliminate the breast cancer mortality gap that disproportionately impacts African-American women.
7 years ago
Countdown to the Super Bowl, and the Super Moon!
On Wednesday, January 31st, don’t miss the Super Blue Blood Total Lunar Eclipse Moon! This lunar event means that the second full m ...
Air Date: January 29, 2018
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