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Oyster Creek was New Jersey's first nuclear generation station, opened in 1967. It shut down in September 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Holtec says it will decommission Oyster Creek decades ahead of schedule

The country's oldest nuclear power plant is being sold to a company that will decommission it in the next eight years.

8 years ago

(Tara Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

How to find out if ‘women’s empowerment’ programs really empower women

So many aid programs in low-income countries have set 'empowering women' as their goal.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania's 8th District is co-sponsoring a bill calling for a carbon tax in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (Emily Cohen for WHYY, file)
Money

In rarity for GOP, Fitzpatrick pushes for carbon tax to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Most of the tax revenue would go to the Highway Trust Fund.

8 years ago

A pin of a stylized cannabis leaf lays on a table with information at a forum on the business of medicinal and recreational use of cannabis in the African-American community. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Experts, Philly mayor want more color in the green rush

Philadelphia will host one of the first conferences for black cannabis entrepreneurs in October.

8 years ago

Patrons at the Chestnut Hill Brewing Co., part of the Market at Fareway.
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Has Market at Fareway violated a 40-year covenant? Some in Chestnut Hill think so

They are suing the market's owner, Glengarry Properties, saying it has violated an almost 40-year-old deed-restricted covenant on the land.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday the state will sweeten its research and development tax credit for cutting-edge companies doing research in New Jersey. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey initiatives aim to spur growth of high-tech startups

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is launching two initiatives to help attract high-tech companies to the state.

8 years ago

A new “SteelStacks” sign adorns the old Bethlehem Steel Corp. blast furnaces. Behind the sign is a sparkling new complex with restaurants, a movie theatre and a large concert venue. (Jason Margolis/PRI)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community
PRI's The World

A Pennsylvania steel town reinvents itself with a future beyond steel

How does an industrial city reinvent itself when its main industry disappears?

8 years ago

The Dover Downs casino in Delaware is being acquired by a Rhode Island-based gambling company. (AP file photo)
Money

Dover Downs plans to join gambling company with casinos in Rhode Island, Mississippi

CEO says proposed merger will mean long-term stability for the casino that's been beset by increased competition from nearby states in recent years.

8 years ago

In this Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, a woman holds the prescribed medical marijuana product used to treat her daughter's epilepsy after making a purchase at a medical marijuana dispensary in Butler, Pa. Two new studies released on Monday, April 2, 2018 suggest that legalization of marijuana may reduce the prescribing of opioids. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Money
WESA

DePasquale, Peduto tout tax windfall from legalizing pot

A federal drug-use survey suggested that 8.38 percent of Pennsylvania’s 9.5 million adults use marijuana at least on a monthly basis.

8 years ago

Subaru of America rolls out vintage cars to celebrate the grand opening of its headquarters in Camden.
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

N.J. tax incentive program under review – high cost of Camden jobs noted

State should reform how it gives job-creation tax incentives to businesses, suggests new report that underscores high price tag for Camden jobs

8 years ago

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European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager held a joint news conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday after slapping a record $5 billion antitrust penalty on the U.S. tech giant. (John Thys/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

EU hits Google with $5B fine for pushing apps on Android users

8 years ago

Summer visitors flock to the Passyunk Avenue car show in July.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

How Philly’s neighborhoods use street festivals to compete for summer dollars

Businesses in Philadelphia try to divert locals from going down the shore, to spend a little more time in the city.

8 years ago

Listen 4:17
John Jarboe, portraying Edith Piaf, crowd surfs off of the stage at the conclusion of the Bastille Day celebration at Eastern State Penitentiary.
View Finders
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Bastille Day tradition goes out with a bang

For nearly a quarter century Terry McNally has played Marie Antoinette for Philadelphia's satirical Bastille Day celebration in the city's Fairmount section.

8 years ago

A protester holds up a sign targeting Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.
(Laura Sydell/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Tech workers demand CEOs stop doing business with ICE, other U.S. agencies

Tech workers from Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon and Google have been putting pressure on their CEOs to cut ties and end contracts with ICE.

8 years ago

Flags hang in the windows of the headquarters of Feminist Apparel in Somerdale, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

In wake of #MeToo, Feminist Apparel workers fired after speaking out against sexual harassment

On the afternoon of June 21, Kerri Grogan was managing the social media account for Feminist Apparel when a notification popped up. < ...

8 years ago

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