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Pennsylvania

Talen Energy's Brunner Island plant in York County. (Marie Cusick/ StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Citizen climate petition to cap greenhouse gases takes next step in Pa.

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted Tuesday to advance a citizen climate petition aimed at dramatically cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

7 years ago

An unidentified woman makes her way to the base of a waterfall
Community

Pennsylvania to close popular hiking trail, citing safety

Glen Onoko has been the scene of dozens of serious accidents over the years, and several deaths, straining the region's all-volunteer fire departments.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Courts & Law

How to reduce Medicaid fraud? A Pa. grand jury has some ideas.

After an 18-month investigation into Medicaid fraud in Pa., a grand jury panel suggests that state lawmakers make changes to disrupt "systemic" malfeasance.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Courts & Law

Cosby’s insurer settles L.A. accuser’s suit before deposition

Bill Cosby says his insurance company is settling another accuser's lawsuit without his permission, a week before his scheduled deposition.

7 years ago

U.S. Steel's Clairton Plant, the largest coke works in North America, in Clairton, Pa. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Razorblades and feathers in my throat’: A fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh made a major polluter even worse

The country's largest coke plant was without pollution controls for over three months.

7 years ago

Representatives from the state's PFAS Action Team updated people on plans for water testing during a meeting in Abington, Pa, on April 15, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Science
StateImpact PA

Wolf’s PFAS Action Team gives update on water-testing plans to frustrated Pa. residents

Water sources will be tested for PFAS contamination, and sampling will begin of urine, dust, and water from residents whose blood was already tested.

7 years ago

Ballerina shoes (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

In living color

It is always a joy taking Dahlia to school, but one morning was extra special. While she was working on her morning math worksheet, her t ...

7 years ago

The Tree of Life synagogue is inviting young people worldwide to submit artwork in an art project called
Community

Stricken Pittsburgh synagogue calls for art to cover fencing

Organizers said that Tree of Life synagogue is looking for "original, uplifting images and graphics" to be printed on windscreens that will cover the temporary fencing.

7 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP to begin statewide sampling for six PFAS chemicals

The year-long program will focus on sources of likely contamination including military bases and airports.

7 years ago

Dogs waiting for adoption leap and lean against the clear doors of their kennels
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 04/15/19

First, how the "democratic machine" intentionally confuses voters in Camden County. Then, the backlog of untested rape kits in Pa. Last, new bill seeks to end "puppy mills."

Air Date: April 22, 2019 10:00 am

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Megan Holleran stands by a sign on her family's land. The Hollerans lost their court battle to save their maple trees from eminent domain seizure. The trees are being cut to make way for the new Constitution Pipeline, which has been stalled amid legal battles. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump executive order could affect future of stalled Constitution Pipeline

President Donald Trump wants to make it easier for companies to transport natural gas from places like Pennsylvania to the Northeast.

7 years ago

A sexual assault evidence kit is logged in in the biology lab at the Houston Forensic Science Center Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Houston. (Pat Sullivan/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Auditor General praises dwindling rape kit backlog

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Thursday that Pennsylvania is making good progress working through its backlog of untested rape kits.

7 years ago

Asclepias tuberosa, Consolida ajacis (syn. Delphinum ajacis) and fine textured Nassella tenuissima make a vibrant combination in the Gravel Garden at Chanticleer.
(Photo credit, Lisa Roper)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Garden ready

We get tips on getting the garden ready for summer and answer questions on native plants, mulch, compost, trees, weeds and more.

Air Date: April 12, 2019 10:00 am

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Bethany Coursen and her husbands own the Valleywide Farm in Centre County. Coursen said last year's rain has a lasting impact on her farm. (Min Xian / Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Still reeling from 2018 rainfall, Pa. farmers offered emergency USDA loan

Pennsylvania had one of the wettest summers on record last year. The intense rainfall and flooding caused farmers across the state to lose significant crops.

7 years ago

Social Impact; Sesame Street Production (Photo Courtesy/Sesame Workshop)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Why it’s important that Julia, a Muppet with autism, has a family

Like many moms of a kid with autism, I was so excited in 2015 when Sesame Workshop added a wonderful new Muppet character: ...

7 years ago

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