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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Upper Tohickon Creek in Bucks County
Community

Six months in, Zoom still plagues Bucks quarry hearings, and prompts fairness concerns

A Clean Air Council attorney maintains the lawyer for developer H&K Group is coaching the quarry project manager through his witness testimony.

6 years ago

Detailed view on the newly installed system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP finds PFAS in one-third of Pa. public water systems; none exceeded EPA limit

Officials plan to finish testing by the end of March and say they will propose regulations this year that would set health limits for some of the chemicals.

6 years ago

A person holds free trees that are set to be planted as part of the TreePhilly giveaway program.
Community

The ‘lungs of our city’: Philly offering 1,000 free trees for residents to plant at home

Up to 1,000 residents will be able to receive a free tree to plant on their property thanks to TreePhilly, a Philadelphia Parks & Recreation program.

6 years ago

A bald eagle was seen at Shortridge Memorial Park in Wynnewood. (Courtesy of Jason Weckstein)
Community

Look, up in the sky! A bald eagle brings joy near the Art Museum

The distinctive white head and white tail have been spotted near the Schuylkill. The city’s two rivers provide a great habitat, experts say.

6 years ago

Listen 4:34
(AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek,File)
Politics & Policy

Philly to dim lights to make it safer for birds in flight

Scientists estimate between 365 million and one billion birds are killed by collisions with buildings or other outdoor structures in the U.S. every year.

6 years ago

Cyclists and joggers use Martin Luther King Drive on March 11, 2021, which has been closed to traffic since the start of the pandemic. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Drawn by sun and an open street, Philly welcomes spring on MLK Drive

As the skies brighten and the air warms, MLK Drive welcomes cyclists, runners, and walkers back to a car-free place to move.

6 years ago

Fishtown naturalists are excited over an apparent beaver at Penn Treaty Park (not to scale). (Billy Penn illustration)
Community
Billy Penn

The Fishtown beaver is a good sign for Penn Treaty Park

Caretakers are now working to balance the rodents’ destructive chew with the environmental benefits of their dams.

6 years ago

Philadelphia sprayground summer camps
Community

N.J. coronavirus update: Wedding receptions, sleepaway camps can resume

Gov. Phil Murphy also announced he will extend a moratorium on internet and utility shut-offs through at least the end of June.

6 years ago

Tarsha and Keisha Scovens at the pond at Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia near the Wingohocking Creek. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Giving city communities the chance to get to know the waterways all around us

Keisha Scovens sees the Delaware River Watershed as an inclusive space for families of color to engage, learn, understand that flowing connection.

6 years ago

Listen 6:36
About 215 gallons of oil from an unknown source washed ashore at Broadkill Beach in Delaware in October 2020. Julie McCall was surveying Beach Plum Island when she saw blobs of oil. (Courtesy of Julie McCall)
Community

Who spilled oil along Broadkill Beach? Officials and residents still don’t know

The Coast Guard sampled the oil. It queried 96 vessel arrivals and departures, in hopes of finding the source. Here’s what the investigation yielded.

6 years ago

A shoveler clears the walkway to Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Weather
NBC10

Icy conditions in the Philadelphia region will make for dicey driving

The first part of a triple threat of icy conditions arrives Saturday in the Delaware Valley, putting Valentine’s Day and President’s Day weekend plans under threat.

6 years ago

The east branch of Wallenpaupack Creek runs through Promised Land State Park in Pike County. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State parks opening more campsites to pets, after surge of people visited in 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic limited indoor gatherings and large outdoor events last year, people flocked to state parks for fun —and safe — things to do.

6 years ago

File photo: The wetlands and woodlands of the Upper Tohickon Creek watershed are near the proposed quarry site in Springfield, Bucks County. (Courtesy pf the Upper Tohickon Watershed Association)
Community

Berms, blasts, and… dino prints? Bucks quarry hearing continues cross-examination

Springfield Twp. residents’ questions indicated a variety of reasons for opposition that could surface in later arguments, or simply go extinct.

6 years ago

A Moorestoown, N.J., resident clears the snow in front of her house
Weather
NBC10

Super Bowl Sunday bringing snow, rain to Philly region

Between 3 and 6 inches are expected in Philadelphia and many suburbs.

6 years ago

Skate instructor Sultana Afifiah helps a new skater at Laura Sims Skatehouse in Philadelphia. The city’s rinks are reopening with COVID restrictions in February. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
Community

Philly public ice rinks will open with COVID-19 safety precautions

Rinks will host public skate hours on evenings and weekends to offer residents safe, affordable family fun.

6 years ago

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