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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Top climate stories of 2024: N. J. wildfires, fracking fact checks and an uncertain future for ‘green’ hydrogen energy

2024 marked a year of climate solutions pushed by the federal government. But the future of President Joe Biden’s signature climate programs are uncertain.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PECO moves transformer flooded during Ida to prepare for more extreme weather

The utility got a federal grant to speed up several projects to improve reliability of its grid during extreme weather.

2 years ago

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Alejandro Mayorkas speaks
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Federal officials’ authority to track and disable drones set to expire, snared in budget battle

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has called for the reauthorization of the authority, which is included in a spending bill that continued to be debated Thursday.

2 years ago

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Science

Group says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate

A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of America's most notorious pollution sites caused $1 billion worth of damages.

2 years ago

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6abc

Atlantic City man indicted after drone used to drop dye packs in pools

Prosecutors say the 31-year-old conspired with another man to fly the drone over pools between June and September of 2023.

2 years ago

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Urban Planning
Billy Penn

At long last, a new pedestrian bridge for Wissahickon Valley Park

The project restores Valley Green Run in the hugely popular city park.

2 years ago

Sand cascades down the badly eroded face of a dune in North Wildwood, N.J. on Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, FILE)
Science

10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches

The state will cancel $12 million worth of fines it levied against the city for conducting unauthorized and potentially harmful beach repair work.

2 years ago

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Lifestyle

Studio 2 Extra: Philadelphia Marathon winner Katie Florio

Philadelphia Marathon champ Katie Florio talks to Avi about her win a year after giving birth to her first child.

Air Date: November 29, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 11:35
Philadelphia skyline over the Delaware River
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Recent rainfall not enough to pull Philly region out of drought, climatologists say

The region faces about a 10-inch deficit in rainfall. Three to four inches of rain a month are typical during the winter.

2 years ago

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Weather

Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across U.S. during Thanksgiving week

The East Coast will be the most impacted on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, forecasters said.

2 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

How Philly became the ‘Mural Capital of the World’

Jane Golden walks Billy Penn through Philadelphia’s 40-year journey as a public art pioneer.

2 years ago

Firefighters walk through floodwaters while responding to a rescue call in unincorporated Sonoma County, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Weather

Winter storms and rain sweep across the U.S. while a new system is expected to arrive for Thanksgiving

Blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday from parts of the Northeast to central Appalachia.

2 years ago

a play gym at the rec center
Urban Planning

Vare Recreation Center sets a ‘goal for the city’ with grand reopening after $21 million renovation

The renovations brought new indoor gyms to the rec center, which also became the first in the city with fiber-optic high speed internet.

2 years ago

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Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson by her work
Arts & Entertainment

An Israeli muralist has been selected for Philly’s Holocaust Memorial Plaza

Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, based in Berlin, will design a Holocaust mural for a prominent intersection on the Parkway.

2 years ago

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A wildfire burning near homes
Weather
6abc

Hainesport, N.J. wildfire 50% contained, officials say; ‘Big Rusty’ giant troll artwork spared from fire

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service established a containment line behind several homes in the area of Bancroft Lane and Cove Court.

2 years ago

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