Pennsylvania
Tears in Jamestown: A Pennsylvania company’s role in the global tear gas trade
Why a western Pa. company that's become a major player in the global tear gas trade is also embroiled in a legal battle with neighbors of its manufacturing facilities.
Air Date: December 3, 2018
Listen 16:10Pa. Supreme Court rules employers legally responsible for protecting workers’ sensitive data
In a recent ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that employers are legally responsible for protec ...
8 years ago
Mariner East pipelines: Judge reviews request for immediate shutdown
Residents want the lines stopped while judge considers whether to halt them permanently.
8 years ago
Leaky coal ash pond seeks new pollution permit from DEP
The largest coal ash pond east of the Mississippi is asking the state for a new pollution discharge permit. Little Blue Run, is on the Pennsylvania–West Virginia border.
8 years ago
Pa. politicos take annual trip to NYC for glitz, networking, and cocktails
The very first Pennsylvania Society gathering was in 1899.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania nuclear plants could be saved, report says, if lawmakers act
The 42-page report published Thursday by Pennsylvania’s bipartisan Nuclear Energy Caucus was nearly two years in the making.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania state lawmaker gets probation in bribery case
Democratic Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 23 months of probation and ordered to repay the money to the state attorney general's office.
8 years ago
Can a moderate Republican like Tom Killion survive in the Philly suburbs?
After Democratic successes in southeastern Pa., he returns to a state Senate seat that will be a political target
8 years ago
Pa. lawmakers continue climate change fight after Trump rolls back clean power plan
The Trump administration decided to roll back President Obama’s clean power plan in August.
8 years ago
What to do with a soon-to-be empty, taxpayer-funded mansion?
Pennsylvania's new lieutenant governor says it would feel "inappropriate" to move into the residence that comes with his job.
8 years ago
Listen 5:04Gov. Wolf creates commission to study redistricting
The governor on Thursday signed an executive order to create the Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Commission.
8 years ago
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kane reports to Montco jail
In August 2016, a jury convicted Kane of all nine charges, including perjury and obstructing the administration of law. Afterward, she lost her law license and resigned.
8 years ago
Climate petition calls on Pa. to cut emissions through cap-and-trade system
Among states, Pennsylvania is the third biggest emitter of carbon. The petition sets in motion a legal process that entails a response from the state.
8 years ago
State watchdog releases recommendations for reducing gun violence
After a year-long review of firearm safety in the commonwealth, Pennsylvania's Auditor General has released a report with 12 recommendations for reducing gun deaths.
8 years ago
Davis concedes her Senate race, but challenges to Pa. election policy
Three weeks after the midterm election, Pennsylvania's last undecided race is over.
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