Infrastructure
‘We will not be bullied’: Plymouth Township pushes back against proposed Conshohocken data center
Plymouth Township Council is speaking out after the developer of a proposed data center in Conshohocken challenged its zoning ordinance.
5 days ago
Listen 1:03ICE abandons plans to convert 2 rural Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said doubling the population of the rural communities would tax the sewage system and drain drinking water supplies.
1 week ago
Listen 1:00Public Service Commission members, who approved Delmarva Power’s interim rate request, questioned the scope of its oversight authority.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:52Tens of thousands walk the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to celebrate its 100th birthday
While walkers of all ages took in the views, speakers and elected officials touted the bridge’s vital role in the region’s economy.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:11Public utility regulators say the natural gas explosion was not caused by PGW infrastructure.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:13Philly-area heat wave could push electricity demand to record levels
The dangerous heat is accelerating air conditioner use. Data centers could be directed to use their own backup power.
4 weeks ago
Freight train derails in Bensalem, Pennsylvania: ‘No threat to public safety’
A 72-car, CSX freight train traveling eastbound went off the tracks in Bucks County. Authorities say 16 of those train cars derailed.
1 month ago
The Big Fix: Philadelphia at 2076
What could the city become over the next half-century? How could we redesign the city for the future?
Air Date: June 30, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 47:40State lawmakers previously approved diverting money from the little-known unclaimed property fund to the Edgemoor container terminal.
1 month ago
Listen 1:083 injured after fire at Delaware County refinery; shelter-in-place order lifted
The Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer processes an average of 185,000 barrels per day, including jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.
1 month ago
Doylestown Area Regional Transit expands to Warminster this fall
The DART program started in 2010 to make public transportation in the Doylestown area more accessible and affordable.
1 month ago
Delaware’s use of its unclaimed property funding has led some to call it a “piggy bank.”
2 months ago
Listen 0:56With the nation's birthday just around the corner, will the city’s infrastructure will hold up as well as the Declaration of Independence?
Air Date: June 4, 2026 1:00 pm
Listen 51:11Lessons learned from Ida: Philadelphia must brace for next big storm, Penn researchers say
During the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Schuylkill River rose to levels that hadn’t been recorded in more than 150 years.
2 months ago
Listen 1:04Phase-one costs of the Edgemoor container terminal construction have ballooned from $415 million to $669 million.
2 months ago
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