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Delaware County chemical plant fined $750,000 for air pollution violations
A chemical plant in Chester, Pa. will pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years worth of air quality violations as part of a settlement reached with the DEP.
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Hospital union wants city to rezone Hahnemann property so it can’t be flipped
District 1199C wants a zoning change that would require the hospital property to be used for health care, and prevent developers from building apartments.
5 years ago
Delaware tries new funding formula to build better roads, attract businesses
Delaware is taking steps to speed up its response times to road construction needs of businesses that want to expand or move to the First State.
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Many fear Hahnemann’s story will send a message: Buying a failing hospital pays
Because the hospital real estate is owned separately from its business, some worry that its for-profit owner will sell to developers and come out ahead.
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Listen 1:29Fashion District Philadelphia: Everything that’ll be open at launch of the former Gallery Mall
More than 50 vendors are in the lineup, including a handful of locals.
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90s hip hop mogul Chris Schwartz
The Philadelphia native was instrumental in the rise of some of the biggest names in 90s Hip Hop – Schoolly D, Kriss Kross, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and Lauryn Hill.
Air Date: July 30, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Companies bristle as New Jersey issues tax breaks more slowly
New Jersey is clamping down on tax break recipients, making sure companies are creating the promised number of jobs before it sends out their yearly credits.
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Delaware bans plastic bags for large stores beginning in Jan. 2021
The new law bans plastic bags from stores with more than 7,000 square feet of retail space and chain stores with three or more locations with at least 3,000 square feet each.
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At Delco refinery, Toomey pushes to reverse ethanol mandate
The Pa. Republican co-sponsored a bill with California Democrat Feinstein to dump the mandate that the fuel made from corn be mixed into transportation fuel.
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Only Positives Co. hopes to dispel negative Philly stereotypes through photography, streetwear
Only Positives Co. in West Philly wants to change the negative reputation of the city’s urban areas through streetwear and photography.
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Listen 1:41Cornbread, the first graffiti artist, shows new work at Philadelphia gallery
Cornbread first started writing his name on walls while in juvenile detention. A half-century later, his iconic name is in simultaneous exhibitions, Philly and NYC.
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Listen 1:46Camden rising? As deficit grows, new businesses won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years
Camden’s budget deficit could get worse despite a corporate-office building boom. Many companies won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years.
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Listen 4:25Can fast fashion and sustainability be stitched together?
Spanish retailer Zara pledges to use nearly all sustainable materials by 2025. But is that possible for a fast-fashion brand?
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Three Mile Island Unit 2, site of nation’s worst nuclear accident, to be sold, dismantled
A Salt Lake City-based company is in talks to purchase and dismantle Three Mile Island’s long-mothballed Unit 2 reactor — the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.
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Calls for new leader of PJM Interconnection to focus on clean energy
PJM is the largest grid operator in the U.S. It manages the flow of wholesale electricity in all or part of 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and D.C.
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