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Infrastructure

The Delaware Memorial Bridge is shown from afar, with a blue sky in the background.
Community

Delaware Memorial Bridge gets a $93 million upgrade to protect against ship collision

A multimillion dollar project is underway at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to enhance its protection system and prevent future collisions like the 1968 tanker.

3 years ago

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Community

How to filter PFAS out of your tap water

A new report finds almost 50% of tap water contains PFAS. Here’s what you can do to reduce it from your drinking supply.

3 years ago

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File photo: Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says

Sunoco will pay two separate civil penalties for numerous violations of the Clean Streams Law and the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act.

3 years ago

Utility cables
Community
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Faulty cable may have caused massive outage impacting 24K customers in Wildwood

Atlantic City Electric said Wednesday the preliminary cause of the outage was a faulty cable.

3 years ago

Team Liberia celebrating on the field.
Community
Billy Penn

Why Liberian Independence Day is such a big deal in Philadelphia

Philly has the second-largest population of Liberian immigrants in the U.S.

3 years ago

Large sinkhole in the middle of the intersection.
Community
6abc

Massive sinkhole opens up in West Philadelphia

Neighbors say the sinkhole opened up about a year or so ago and it had been fixed recently.

3 years ago

A bridge over a small creek
Urban Planning

Recent storm causes Delaware County bridge to deteriorate, forcing closure

The Smithbridge Road Bridge in Concord Township is out of commission due to deterioration from a June storm, according to PennDOT.

3 years ago

A view of the Schuylkill River
Urban Planning

15 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater makes its way into Philadelphia’s waterways every year, according to new report

PennEnvironment is calling for a more swimmable and fishable city, free of sewage related bacteria and viruses.

3 years ago

A train derailment in Whitemarsh Township
Community

Norfolk Southern reopens tracks days after train derailment in Whitemarsh Twp.

Norfolk Southern, CSX, and the Federal Railroad Administration continue to investigate. Norfolk Southern’s preliminary findings indicate a sinkhole opened on the railbed.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Urban Planning

Section of I-95 South in Pennsport to close overnight for bridge deck repairs

I-95 South at Tasker Street will be closed from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next three nights as crews install a new sliding plate to replace the damaged section, PennDOT says.

3 years ago

This image from Chopper 6 shows the pavement failure on Route 202 NB in the same area that had to be closed just one week before.
Urban Planning

PennDOT assessing ‘pavement failure’ on Route 202 following sinkhole repair

A contractor will assess the area Tuesday to ensure repairs from a sinkhole last week will remain steady.

3 years ago

Water bill
Community
Billy Penn

Two years later, ‘sky-high’ water bills are ~still~ leaving Philly customers in shock

PWD is well aware of the issue, but says there’s nothing more it can do.

3 years ago

The scene of a train derailment in Montgomery County.
Community

Sinkhole may be to blame for freight train derailment in Whitemarsh Twp.

One of the derailed train cars is leaking non-hazardous white silicone pellets, township officials said.

3 years ago

Listen 5:46
Plants grow along the edge of the dam.
Community

The next big storm could hit Coatesville. Will the flood-prone city be ready?

Modernizing the city’s aging stormwater system is crucial, but like other municipalities in Chester County, the price is high — and the stakes are even higher.

3 years ago

Listen 4:15
Kofi Osei and Jenn Foster hold a flag together.
Community

Two Towamencin residents will sue township over pending sewer sale

In May, Towamencin residents passed a law, the Home Rule Charter, that forbids the privatization of their sewer system. But township officials intend to proceed with a sale.

3 years ago

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