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A controversial proposal to build an industrial-wastewater treatment facility in Falls Township is close to regulatory approval after years of contention.

Hemp was a common Pennsylvania crop before its designation as a Schedule 1 drug alongside marijuana more than 70 years ago.

EcoWURD is a multimedia environmental justice journalism initiative exploring the intersection of race, income & the environment.

Tens of millions of dollars are on the line as third-party suppliers dispute Board of Public Utilities’ order not to increase fixed rate during a term of contracts.

Amid backlash, CEO's memo says "specific steps" are being taken. A deadline has already been extended.

Surf City is the only municipality on Long Beach Island that prohibits outdoor dining. 

Representatives from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck, Sanofi, and AbbVie, attended during Tuesday's Senate Finance Committee hearing.

NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities.

In our view, lawmakers should prohibit charter school owners and operators from leasing and purchasing property from their other companies.

Spark Therapeutics says being acquired by Roche will help it expand its gene therapy treatments while staying in Philadelphia.

U.S. and Chinese negotiators agreed Friday to extend high-level trade talks through the weekend.

Massachusetts wants to give people of color a leg-up in the legal marijuana industry but is off to a very slow start. Next to no black or Latino candidates have applied.

Individual examples tend to surface only when the complaints wind up in court — often in cases brought by U.S. prosecutors.

Electrifying the transportation sector is critical to cutting greenhouse gases, and achieving a clean economy.

Of the 8 million vehicles registered in Pennsylvania, just 15,000 of them are electric.