
Pennsylvania
EPA grants for air pollution monitoring, cooling kits and A/C units in Pa. and Del. terminated
In a termination letter, the EPA said it is ensuring its grants do not support programs promoting “DEI” or environmental justice initiatives.
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Listen 1:02SPS Technologies in Jenkintown lays off 250 employees following four-alarm blaze
Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija wrote to Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet asking for expanded severance packages for SPS employees.
3 weeks ago
Philly-area CEOs challenged by economic uncertainty. Here’s how they’re managing it
Some top leaders say they are relying on strategies they used during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to manage the current economic uncertainties.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:03Penn appoints J. Larry Jameson as 10th president, extending term through June 2027
Jameson has been serving as Penn's interim president after the university's former president, Liz Magill, resigned in December 2023.
3 weeks ago
Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.
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Chester’s state-appointed receiver resigns. Pa. agency taps his No. 2 to take over
Rick Siger, secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, nominated Vijay Kapoor to lead the city of Chester out of bankruptcy.
3 weeks ago
Newtown municipal authority stops plan to build wastewater treatment plant
Opponents of the project say they will continue to organize until the plan is canceled.
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Upper Makefield residents press for answers on pipeline leak: ‘We had the wool pulled over our eyes’
The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.
3 weeks ago
6 Philadelphia-area water providers fail to meet Pa. PFAS regulations
Coatesville, Doylestown, Audubon, New Hope and Solebury water providers are among 22 that fail to meet state requirements to reduce the “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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Listen 1:28Short-term agreement reached to keep Crozer Health open
The Foundation for Delaware County will provide an undisclosed amount of funding to keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital operational in the short term.
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A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals
Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft “has an open door, we need to return for a landing.”
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Artist Cecily Brown’s first exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philly is a 30-year retrospective
The Barnes Foundation has a touring overview of Brown’s long career in the spotlight.
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Listen 1:15Overturned tractor trailer shuts down I-76 east for hours
As of 10 a.m. two lanes remain shut down in the eastbound lanes and the westbound lanes have re-opened.
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