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Is Philly the greenest city in America?
During his 2008 inaugural address, Mayor Michael Nutter set a lofty goal: make Philadelphia the greenest city in America. The next ...
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ListenCoalition asks feds to pay up for Delaware River Basin Commission
A coalition of conservation and sporting groups is circulating a letter asking the federal government to restore funding to the Delaware ...
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Rare half-male, half-female butterfly discovered at Philly museum
A longtime volunteer at the Academy of Natural Sciences discovered an extremely rare specimen on his morning rounds at the live butterfly ...
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Tests reveal no measles at Please Touch Museum, Philly-area CVS
Pennsylvania health officials Friday announced that test results came back negative for a potential measles case they warned earlier in t ...
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Climate negotiators brace for non-stop talks in 2015
This year is set to be a landmark one in global climate change policy. Starting in Paris in late November, delegates from nearly 2 ...
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ListenWhy smell is so closely connected to our memories and emotions
Scent has the almost magical ability to transport us back to a specific time and place with one sniff. The holiday season is rife with th ...
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ListenSweltering days, heavy precipitation expected to increase in Philly
Philadelphia could be in for up to 15 times the annual number of days above 95 degrees by century’s end. That’s accord ...
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Monday deadline to get Obamacare coverage starting in January
An Obama administration official was in Philadelphia Friday to encourage Spanish-speaking residents to sign up for health insurance throu ...
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Dreadnoughtus prepares to go home
After more than a decade spent uncovering, cleaning, studying and preserving the bones of one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, D ...
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ListenWith big money comes big questions for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
When a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug with a sticker price of more than $300,000 per year hit the market two years ago, the cost raise ...
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ListenDespite uncertain future, Healthy PA launches with fanfare
Open enrollment for the new health insurance program for low-income Pennsylvanians started Monday with an enrollment push by state offici ...
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Does turkey really make us sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner?
The short answer: No. Just reading the word ‘tryptophan’ in a holiday story may be enough to put you to sleep, or at l ...
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