Carolyn Beeler

Judge denies injunction request for Pa. Medicaid changes

A judge has denied a preliminary injunction request to s ...

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Kids of all ages get ‘Frozen’ for Christmas

Some lucky kids in the Philadelphia area this week opened their dream Christmas gifts: tickets to Disney on Ice’s ‘Frozen, ...

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Philly blackouts may spike with more powerful storms

Philadelphia is one of the cities on the East Coast most at risk for an increase in power outages if hurricanes grow in intensity due to ...

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Flood-proofing historic buildings post-Sandy

Thousands of homes and businesses in New Jersey still need to be rebuilt, raised, or retrofitted to comply with post-Sandy flood regulati ...

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Delaware Valley 911 dispatchers screening for Ebola

State authorities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware are telling 911 dispatchers to screen for possible cases of Ebola. The ...

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Measuring the disappearing wetlands of the Mid-Atlantic

After centuries of development that has severely decreased their size, wetlands now face a different threat: sea level rise. ...

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Giant underground stormwater tank on duty under Manayunk’s Venice Island

Tuesday is the grand opening of a long-awaited $46 million development project on Manayunk’s Venice Island. The island, located bet ...

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Grant requirements most effective in encouraging data-sharing, Drexel study finds

Sharing data from new experiments allows scientific researchers to build on each other’s work quickly, as they avoid the kind of du ...

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EPA pilots outreach on toxic releases in South Philly

Residents in South Philadelphia are getting one-on-one help learning about toxic chemicals released in their neighborhoods as part of an ...

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Journals requiring more transparency

A bogus University of Pennsylvania study helped jump-start a movement toward additional data disclosure. The focus on so-called ...

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More bacteria in food in poor Philly neighborhoods

Food testing in Philadelphia has shown that pre-made salads, herbs and fruit from markets in poor or Asian neighborhoods are more likely ...

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Pa. top doc says risk of U.S. Ebola outbreak ‘close to non-existent’

An Ebola outbreak in the U.S. is highly unlikely thanks to a highly developed public health infrastructure and ready access to protective ...

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