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Philly blackouts may spike with more powerful storms
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Flood-proofing historic buildings post-Sandy
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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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