Public Health
Hundreds ‘March in Black’ to shed light on Philly’s opioid crisis
More than 300 people wearing black walked through the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood Thursday night, past some ...
7 years ago
Wolf admin calls for universal lead testing of children
A Department of Health report out this week has shown that only 28 percent of Pennsylvania children undergo recommended lead testing. ...
7 years ago
New report recommends ways to prevent and respond to childhood lead exposure
The water and lead crisis in Flint Michigan and parts of Pennsylvania has shone a national spotlight on he problem of childhood lead expo ...
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Restoring mussel populations and improving water quality in northern Delaware [video]
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is attempting to restore mussel populations and improve water quality in Delaware. Adorne ...
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Bensalem targets Big Pharma with suit to recover millions it’s spent dealing with opioid crisis
Bensalem is poised to become the first local government in Pennsylvania to sue pharmaceutical companies in an effort to recover ...
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Hoping to improve Pa. water-quality inspections, DEP to speed up trainings
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is working to speed up the training of several new water inspectors, in an ef ...
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N.J. in line for tougher gun laws if Democrat wins governor’s race
If he becomes New Jersey’s next governor, Democrat Phil Murphy said he will sign the gun-control legislation that Gov. Chris Christ ...
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South Jersey paint factory caused ‘cancer cluster,’ lawsuit alleges
Several current and former Camden County residents have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result of toxic contamination emanating ...
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Trenton Water Works alerts homeowners of high lead levels, warns against drinking water
Dangerously high lead levels have been discovered in water at more than a dozen of nearly 120 homes and buildings tested recently by the ...
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The story behind Philly’s heroin encampment
As the controversial spot closes down, we take a tour of its history. There’s a part of Philadelphia, just a few miles north ...
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Algae bloom impacts Delaware triathlon
A blue-green algae bloom has been identified at the Newark Reservoir, where athletes were supposed to swim as part of a triathlon this we ...
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Delaware horse infected with West Nile
A horse in Delaware was euthanized after it was infected with West Nile Virus. This is the first time this year a horse has been i ...
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As Americans quit smoking, farmers give up tobacco
Shifting public opinion and smoking habits have changed Kentucky farming. I’m in northern Kentucky with University of Kentuc ...
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Cleanup work along Philly Conrail tracks reaches ‘El Campamento’ heroin haven
As the second week of clearing out the heroin havens along the Conrail railroad gulch in Philadelphia’s Kensington section draws to ...
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Philly outreach presence scales down as cleanup of Conrail drug haven continues
As work progressed on the cleanup of the Conrail tracks frequented by heroin users in Philadelphia’s Kensington and Fairh ...
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