Pennsylvania
The unprecedented closure has forced owners and contractors to begin tapping deep emotional reserves, and seek out new financial options, to stay afloat.
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Listen 4:38N.J., DRBC call on FERC for new environmental review of PennEast
PennEast’s decision to build pipeline in two phases has reignited objections to project, rekindled concerns that have been seething for years
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"This portal will help facilitate the connections businesses need to get critical COVID-19-related products to market or retrofit their operations."
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Can air pollution make coronavirus worse? Scientists say yes — possibly in both cases and severity
A few years ago, Karen Clay and two other scientists studied the death rates for the 1918 flu pandemic in the U.S.
6 years ago
Coronavirus will accelerate EMS crisis in Pa.’s small towns and rural areas, experts say
When an EMT fell ill with the coronavirus in Upper Merion Township, the department saw its ranks suddenly dwindle. In all, 22 emergency personnel, including the fire chief.
6 years ago
Ex-guru Ira Einhorn dies in prison at 79, fled after slaying
A former hippie guru who lived the high life in Europe for years after murdering his ex-girlfriend in Philadelphia in the 1970s has died in prison.
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As of Thursday, 130 COVID-19 patients in Pennsylvania had required treatment with a ventilator, though that number is expected to rise as cases increase.
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With underemployed goats and closed restaurants, farmers brace for coronavirus losses
N.J. and Pa. farmers are bracing themselves as business drops and commodity prices fall while the COVID-19 pandemic rages. They see little help on the way.
6 years ago
Listen 3:09In one of the quickest meetings in Philadelphia City Council history, members approved $85.4 million in emergency funding to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cheesecake Factory is getting a COVID-19 pass on rent. Should Pa. help all renters?
Many businesses in Pa. aren't paying April rent thanks to a provision common in commercial leases. Should the same protection apply to everyone?
6 years ago
Coronavirus shutdown reveals inequity of student internet access across Pa.
Forced to shift learning online due to school closures, districts in rural Pennsylvania have to get creative to get students connected.
6 years ago
Listen 3:56Wolf extends stay-at-home orders across Pa.; Worker at Limerick nuclear power plant tests positive
Gov. Tom Wolf extended his stay-at-home order to all 12.8 million people in the state.
6 years ago
‘Corona discount’: Gov. Wolf to ban Airbnb after Poconos become per-capita COVID leader
As of Wednesday morning, Monroe County had 236 confirmed cases, the most per capita in Pa., leading the five-county Philadelphia area.
6 years ago
Delco faces COVID-19 without its own health department
The coronavirus has exposed gaps across America’s health care system. One that's been much debated in the Philly region: Delaware County's lack of a health department.
Air Date: March 31, 2020
Listen 14:20Some of the dysfunction stems from a 2016 political spat that led to major layoffs in the division that handles unemployment claims, staffing levels never fully recovered.
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