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 Under the 2nd street bridge in El Campamento, Kensington/Fairhill section of Philadelphia. (Photo by Jeffrey Stockbridge, https://kensingtonblues.com/)
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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 ...

8 years ago

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 Newark Reservoir (City of Newark Facebook photo)
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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 ...

8 years ago

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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 ...

8 years ago

 Tobacco plots at the University of Kentucky. Researchers are growing Burley plants, the most common tobacco variety in the United States. (Morgane Fouse of Prismatic Radio LLC./for WHYY)
The Pulse
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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 ...

8 years ago

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Asteria Vives peers into the shack that served as the
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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 ...

8 years ago

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 The outreach trailer at A and Tusculum Streets that temporarily closed on Thursday. (Joel Wolfram / WHYY)
Health

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 ...

8 years ago

Lawmakers and nursing advocates call for action to relieve the backlog in approving nursing licenses and home health-aide certifications.
Health

Advocates, N.J. lawmakers seek fully staffed nursing board to expedite licensing, certification

Some New Jersey lawmakers and advocacy groups are urging the Christie administration to fill six vacancies on the state’s 13-member ...

8 years ago

 Trash near a heroin encampment is seen from a Conrail vehicle on Thursday. (Joel Wolfram / WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia and Conrail launch work to clear railroad heroin encampment

Philadelphia and Conrail are starting work today on a plan to clean up a notorious stretch of tracks in the Kensington and Fairhill neigh ...

8 years ago

 Waves breaking along a Jersey Shore beach. (Justin Auciello for NewsWorks)
Down the Shore
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UPDATE: Bacteria spurs N.J. beach closures

UPDAT ...

8 years ago

Mitch McConnell
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Politics & Policy

What will become of the ACA?

Guests: Zeke Emanuel, Jonathan Cohn President Trump is getting increasingly frustrated with his party’s inabili ...

Air Date: July 25, 2017

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President Donald Trump departs after speaking during an event about healthcare in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Speak Easy
Health

Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?

Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...

8 years ago

 The City of Philadelphia and Conrail will work together to clean and secure the Conrail property in the Fairhill-Kensington neighborhood long used as a campground for drug addicts. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Conrail cleanup challenge: helping Philly heroin users into treatment

Dominic Taraborrelli’s house on Tusculum Street faces ground zero of Philadelphia’s heroin epidemic. Weeds and bushes obscure ...

8 years ago

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New Jersey joins California and Hawaii as the only states that you have to be 21 years old to smoke. (Shutterstock image)
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New Jersey is third state to raise smoking age to 21

New Jersey has become the third state in the country to raise its smoking age to 21. Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed into la ...

8 years ago

Around 1910, observers prepared to launch this Weather Bureau kite, which would be anchored by the kite-reel house in the background. (Photo via NOAA Photo Library)
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Science

World weather libraries offer historic clues about climate

Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio, ...

8 years ago

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Mayor Jim Kenney speaks with children before announcing the new health initiative.
Health

Reshuffling resources and tapping enthusiasm, Philly launches kids health initiative

Philadelphia is starting a new push to improve the health of impoverished children.  For now — it will rely on reshuffling existing re ...

8 years ago

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