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Community

Here’s how to recycle your Christmas tree in Delaware

Christmas trees have been banned from Delaware’s landfills since 2008.

5 months ago

Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Science

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.

5 months 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.

5 months ago

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Alejandro Mayorkas speaks
Politics & Policy

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.

5 months 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.

5 months ago

a pool dyed green
Courts & Law
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.

5 months ago

A pedestrian bridge in the woods
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.

5 months 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.

5 months ago

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Studio 2
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

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Philadelphia skyline over the Delaware River
Weather

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.

6 months ago

debris on the street
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.

6 months 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.

6 months 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.

6 months 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.

6 months ago

Listen 1:07
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.

6 months ago

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