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Health & Science

Oyster Creek Generation Station in Forked River, N.J. (Image via Google Earth)
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

Belmont Behavioral Health Hospital breaks ground on its new, $110 million dollar facility. (Dana Bate/for WHYY)
Health

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

Kathleen Noonan will replace Dr. Jeffrey Brenner as chief exectutive officer of the Camden coalition.
Health

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

Foster mom, Leigh, and Frank. (Alex Stern/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

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

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Richard Tumushime, an electrician with Pittsburgh-based Energy Independent Solutions, works with a crew to put the finishing touches on wiring a solar panel system at the new Forest Hills Municipal Building. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

What 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

(Courtesy of Alexander Adams)
The Pulse
Health

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

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(Illustration by Ella Trujillo)
The Pulse
Health

A 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

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After hitting a record low last year, natural gas impact fee revenue is expected to rise this year.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Natural 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

President Donald Trump is calling for a national
Health

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

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

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

Philadelphia Energy Solutions' Point Breeze refinery along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. (Kellie McGinn/Philadelphia Energy Solutions)
PlanPhilly
Science

With South Philadelphia refinery in bankruptcy proceedings, neighbors see an opportunity for cleaner air

The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest generator of particulate emission air pollution, according to city data.

7 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

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

Sister Mary Scullion of Project HOME embraces Joh Bon Jovi, whose Soul Foundation has helped to alleviate homelessness in Philadelphia. The two celebrated the opening of Hub of Hope, a service center for homeless people located in the Center City subway concourse.
Health

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

Shyrea Thompson, senior director of strategic initiatives, Susan G. Komen speaks during the African American Breast Health Equity Initiative Philadelphia Leadership Forum (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Health

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

Skytalk
Science

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 ...

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