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Pennsylvania

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House panel hosts climate change doubter, draws rebuke from scientists

Geologist Gregory Wrightstone was tapped to testify by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a conservative House member and chair of the Environmental Resources panel.

6 years ago

Last summer, weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. In Warminster and surrounding towns in eastern Pennsylvania, and at other sites around the United States, the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. EPA testing between 2013 and 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 U.S. states. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf’s $8M to remove PFAS from Bucks water won’t solve the problem, activists say

Pennsylvania will pay to help remove unregulated toxic contaminants from 17 wells in the Bucks County communities of Warminster, Ivyland, Warwick and Warrington.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. gun owner among many nationwide fighting to overturn Trump-led ban on bump stocks

Federal officials are asking gun owners to immediately destroy or turn over bump stocks after a nationwide ban took effect this week.

6 years ago

The Allegheny Land Trust manages the Audubon Greenway northwest of Pittsburgh. The organization first acquired a piece of the land in 2003 and has since added to it with a combination of public and private dollars. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. expects funding from popular conservation program this year despite 5-month lapse

Despite strong bipartisan support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Congress let it expire last September.

6 years ago

Bridgette May, a certified school nurse in the Erie City School District, speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol on March 26, 2019.
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Education

Erie school nurse says she loves her job, but the salary is ‘like a nightmare’

Bridgette May has a salary under $45,000 a year.

6 years ago

Union members and activists protest over contract negotiations with Wabtec Corporation in Wilmerding, Pa., on March 6. Many are workers from one of the company's facilities in Erie County, which flipped from voting for Barack Obama to Donald Trump in 2016. (Don Gonyea/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump faces mixed reviews among union workers, who still face insecurity

Some union members who were Trump backers from 2016 are reassessing whether they'll support him again in 2020.

6 years ago

Aerial view of Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa., scene of a nuclear accident, Thursday, March 28, 1979. The plant started leaking radioactive steam, contaminating the area. (AP Photo)
The Why
Science

Chasing clean power: Why Three Mile Island is fighting to stay open

Forty years after the country's worst nuclear accident, Three Mile Island could close. That's sparked a debate about the risks and benefits of this carbon-free energy source.

Air Date: March 27, 2019

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The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
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Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans, Democrats stake out positions in general assistance battle

They already got rid of it once before, in 2012. But the program landed back on the GOP chopping block after the state Supreme Court revived it last year on a technicality.

6 years ago

Movita Johnson-Harrell, shown here while she was the supervisor of the Philadelphia district attorney's Victim/Witness Services unit. An invocation given before Johnson-Harrell's swearing-in to the state House was broadly construed as Islamophobic. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The Pa. House’s first Muslim woman spent her first day addressing ‘offensive’ invocation

In under two minutes, Freshman Representative Borowicz, a Christian, mentioned Jesus 13 times and praised President Donald Trump for his unequivocal support of Israel.

6 years ago

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke answers a question during a campaign stop at a brewery in Conway, N.H., Wednesday, March 20, 2019. O'Rourke announced last week that he'll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics & Policy

Surprise? Pennsylvania’s 2020 primary could be competitive

To some Democrats, a candidate must show strength in a Pennsylvania primary, since the state is a must-win in 2020.

6 years ago

In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. With nuclear power plant owners seeking a rescue in Pennsylvania, a number of state lawmakers are signaling that they are willing to help, with conditions. Giving nuclear power plants what opponents call a bailout could mean a politically risky vote to hike electric bills. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

The Three Mile Island accident and the enduring questions of ties to cancer, deaths

Even the most comprehensive studies have fallen short of drawing conclusive verdicts on the ongoing debate.

6 years ago

Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, makes a point as they discuss pension legislation in the Rules Committee ahead of floor debate at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Money

Democratic Pa. state senators propose student loan debt relief

Three Pennsylvania state senate Democrats are launching a plan to help people with student loan debt.

6 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money
PA Post

If Three Mile Island shuts down, counties could lose grant money

If Three Mile Island shuts down, the counties and communities surrounding the plant could see less money for emergency management.

6 years ago

Supporters of Antwon Rose II, gather outside the Allegheny County Courthouse after hearing the verdict of not guilty on all charges for Michael Rosfeld, a former police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, March 22, 2019. Rosfeld is charged with homicide in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Former officer acquitted in the shooting death of Antwon Rose

Gunshots were fired overnight through the window of the attorney who defended a white police officer acquitted Friday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.

6 years ago

A bill package moving rapidly through the legislature aims to get Pennsylvanians into higher-paying skilled industries, like construction. But some economists suggest lawmakers need to do more if they want to improve the labor market. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Can a slate of technical education bills help Pennsylvanians?

Pa.'s Democrats and Republicans have come to a rare detente on one economic issue: boosting career and technical education in a bid to get people into higher-paying jobs.

6 years ago

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