Infrastructure
At Penn’s DumoLab, researchers work to solve multiple problems: how to keep food waste out of landfills, make healthier building materials and tackle climate change.
14 hours ago
Listen 6:37Former Southwest Philly refinery site will become home to nuclear life science facility
The company plans to manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in cancer treatment trials starting in 2029.
6 days ago
Listen 1:17‘Splintered, rotting’ electric poles: PECO union asks state regulators to investigate
IBEW Local 614, which represents 1,400 workers, filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking an investigation into PECO’s record of repairs.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:27Ask Governor Meyer | WHYY & DPM | 04/30/2026
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us to tackle issues like the long-awaited Port of Wilmington expansion, rising unemployment, and the rollout of legalized marijuana.
Air Date: April 30, 2026 8:00 pm
Listen 50:15The Big Fix: How to power our future
America’s power grid is buckling as energy demand soars. Fuel shocks from the war in Iran are only exacerbating concerns. So how do we keep the lights on?
Air Date: April 27, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:43Mayor Parker’s ‘pothole squads’ would be funded by proposed 25-cent delivery tax
E-commerce industry group lobbies against the fee, citing potential impact on workers and disadvantaged residents.
1 month ago
Ask Governor Meyer | WHYY & DPM | 03/26/2026
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer is back to discuss a potential school funding shake up, efforts to reign in soaring healthcare cost, and take questions from Delawareans.
Air Date: March 26, 2026 9:00 pm
Listen 50:30N.J. General Assembly passes bill requiring scrap metal facilities to improve fire safety measures
The bill would require scrap metal facilities to install heat detection equipment that could identify fires early, as well as develop fire safety plans.
2 months ago
Listen 1:12Vineland residents are protesting AI data center as concerns mount over noise and emissions
The project in South Jersey, already under construction, is being developed by DataOne for the Nebius Group as part of a $17 billion deal with Microsoft.
2 months ago
Listen 2:18Delmarva Power está restando importancia a su reciente solicitud de aumentar las tarifas eléctricas, argumentando que los incrementos en los precios de suministro.
2 months ago
Scrap metal safety bills advance through N.J. Assembly committee
The bills would require facilities like the EMR scrapyard in Camden to take fire safety precautions and come under new state regulation.
2 months ago
Listen 1:11‘Not salvageable’: Inside William Way’s decision to build a new Center City headquarters
The nonprofit plans to demolish its longtime home on Spruce Street to make way for a new building that will also feature affordable apartments.
2 months ago
Listen 1:05Delmarva Power is downplaying its recent request to raise electricity rates, arguing supply price hikes are responsible for customers' higher costs.
2 months ago
Listen 0:56Work resumes on the Hudson River rail tunnel project, but NJ Transit delays continue
A thousand workers are expected to be back on the job after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars to fund construction.
3 months ago
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
The Trump administration had halted $16 billion for the project, citing concerns about unconstitutional spending.
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