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In this file photo, Tony Pouliot demonstrates the goCrop app on his mobile photo in the cab of his combine on his farm in Westford, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP)
Politics & Policy

Need for high-speed internet tops Pa. lawmakers’ agriculture agenda

Eight percent of Pennsylvania doesn't have broadband access.

9 years ago

Mud and ice are cleared from the road during cleanup after a water main break last week in Northeast Philadelphia. City workers are dealing with about 20 water main breaks a day, officials say.
Urban Planning

Water main breaks keep Philly workers scrambling

About 20 mains are breaking every day, Philadelphia officials said. That pace is expected to continue into the spring.

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

January 3: Water main burst uptick | Blatstein sells half of waterfront site | 1K used Uber NYE

9 years ago

National Urban League President Marc Morial will be speaking during the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Economic Conference held Jan. 9 at the Marriott Downtown. The conference will focus on the city’s economic future. — Photo Courtesy of Marc Morial
The Philadelphia Tribune
Urban Planning

Urban League President on policy for inner cities

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

January 2: Not so fast bridge replacement | Carpenter Lane love | 2017 narratives, mapped

9 years ago

A donated solar lamp in a driveway illuminates storm debris still waiting to be collected earlier this week in Morovis, Puerto Rico. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Anger builds 100 days after Maria hit Puerto Rico

Though life has improved for some Puerto Ricans on the island more than three months since Maria hit, the Caribbean island is still in recovery mode.

9 years ago

Johnstown is a city of 19,000 residents situated at the confluence of two rivers and surrounded by hills. (Margaret J. Krauss/WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

For cash-strapped Johnstown, sewer system overhaul comes with hefty costs

Johnstown is not an outlier when it comes to these problems, though its situation may be more severe.

9 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks before giving away new bikes Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Kenney: Protected bike lanes needed, but so is funding to pay for them

The death of a cyclist who was struck by a privately owned trash truck last month has spurred demands for safer bike lanes.

9 years ago

A crew works to repair a 20-inch water main break in Pittsburgh on Monday, Dec. 18. (Liz Reid/WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Urban Planning

‘Flush and boil’ advisory in Pittsburgh speaks to statewide infrastructure need

Many cities across Pennsylvania are struggling with outdated infrastructure, especially their water and s ...

9 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Lacking federal support, rowing community turns to its own to fund much needed dredge

9 years ago

Destruction in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria (Rev. Bonnie Camarda at Salvation Army)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

‘This is pretty alarming’: Philly councilwoman returns from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez spent a week in Puerto Rico, where she reunited with family members nearly two months after Hurricane Maria struck.

9 years ago

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Hurricane Maria smashed poles and snarled power lines in Puerto Rico. Belinda Pastrana, a chemistry professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, says devastation from September’s powerful storm is making it impossible to continue her work on the island. 
Science

Forced out of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, Rutgers grad looks for new home for her lab

The devastation left by last month’s powerful storm is making it impossible to continue her work on Puerto Rico.

9 years ago

Listen 0:00
Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
Politics & Policy

Delaware senators express concern over ongoing power restoration in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Tom Carper and Chris Coons joined 33 other senators in sending a letter to FEMA and USACE demanding an expedited and more coordinated power restoration effort.

9 years ago

All but two of the houses on the Delaware Bay at Bay Point are slated for demolition and the bayfront will be allowed to return to its natural state.
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

Five years after Sandy, tiny Delaware Bay communities struggle to survive

When it comes to help from the state, location matters.

9 years ago

Listen 5:11
A half dozen monkeys sit on a stony shore watching a boat come in
Science

After hurricane hits 'Island of Monkeys,' Penn researcher helps macaques' minders

An island colony of wild rhesus macaque monkeys — the oldest primate research site in the world — suffered major storm damage, but no deaths.

9 years ago

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