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Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Politics & Policy

Wolf invests $1.7 million in Central Pa. baby formula manufacturer

Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to address baby formula shortage with a $1.7 investment in a new manufacturer in Reading, Pa.

4 years ago

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Biden administration has announced new funding to help food supply chains

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday unveiled $2 billion in new funding to strengthen food supply chains hard hit by the pandemic.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline
Politics & Policy

Philly budget could have bigger surplus than expected

The Quarterly City Managers Report shows Philadelphia could potentially have a year-end fund balance of $389.9 million.

4 years ago

A cyclist rides down Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Latest wrench in the plan to narrow Washington Ave. has some cheering, others fuming

In a bitter fight over the width of a road in South Philly, a City Council member deals a blow to the plan favored by bicycle and pedestrian safety advocates.

4 years ago

Chester City Hall. (Google maps)
Politics & Policy

Chester receiver floats monetizing water authority as ‘only realistic way’ out of potential bankruptcy

Chester officials and the state-appointed receiver responsible for saving the city’s worsening finances discussed the few remaining options for Chester.

4 years ago

Boathouse row along the Schuylkill River. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Schuylkill River dredging to re-start thanks to $13 million in federal funds

Dredging along the Schuylkill will help rowers and mitigate future flooding after a dispute with the Army Corps of Engineers halted the project in the fall of 2020.

4 years ago

Federal and state officials unveiled more than a half a billion dollars in federal and state low-interest loans to finance some nearly 30 drinking and surface water infrastructure projects around New Jersey, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP photo by Mike Catalini)
Politics & Policy

EPA, N.J. announce $588M in water infrastructure spending

More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents.

4 years ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Community
Billy Penn

SEPTA kicks off Regional Rail makeover by asking you to dream up your ideal schedule

Convenience? Speed? Frequency? The transit authority is asking riders to help prioritize what gets addressed first.

4 years ago

LED lighting in Los Angeles. (General Electric)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

City Council weighing citywide contract converting Philly street lights to LEDs

The modernization project will also mean malfunctioning lights will be fixed based on real-time reports, and not based on resident complaints.

4 years ago

The new bill would require more frequent asbestos inspections in Philly schools. (Karimala/BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Education

City Council passes bill to require more asbestos inspections in Philly schools

The school district opposes the bill, saying asbestos is already tightly regulated, and the bill will only complicate things.

4 years ago

The condemned apartment buildings are on the 800 block of Adams Street, one block off I-95. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Urban Planning

372 code violations: Wilmington condemns apartment block, forcing dozens of tenants into shelters

Inspectors descended on Adams Street after a brick wall collapsed between two of seven buildings owned by landlord A.J. Pokorny.

4 years ago

The state's recently completed nourishment project in Pickering Beach, showing a wide beach berm and newly planted beach grass, largely held its ground and kept the storm from causing damage further inland. (DNREC photo)
Urban Planning

Damaged Delaware beaches face long restoration process

Spring storms have caused significant sand loss for some Delaware beaches, especially in hardest hit South Bethany.

4 years ago

SEPTA’s 13 trolley rolls down Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia’s Belmont neighborhood.
Urban Planning

SEPTA starts process of replacing more than 100 trolleys

SEPTA will spend more than $1 billion in upgrades to the trolley system, bringing it into ADA compliance with larger vehicles.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline behind Eakins Oval. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Philly should prioritize green infrastructure with its federal dollars

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.

4 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Urban Planning

Spring cleaning: SEPTA starts weekend station closures for deep clean, repairs

A vigorous cleaning program starts this weekend on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines through the beginning of August.

4 years ago

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