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After decades of pressure, Eastwick celebrates major milestone in Clearview Landfill cleanup

The EPA says the landfill cap will protect nearby residents from toxins. The cleanup was sped up with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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A Tyson Foods chicken product
Community

Report: Pa. chicken plant pollutes waterways with millions of pounds of nitrogen, phosphorus

A Tyson Foods plant in Lancaster County is one of several Tyson plants that researchers say discharged pollutants by piping wastewater into waterways.

1 year ago

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Giant troll made out of recycled material
Community

A South Jersey county is asking artists to create trolls made from recycled materials

Burlington County officials are looking to promote art and recycling with a new Troll Trek initiative.

1 year ago

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Schuylkill River Trail on the Haws Avenue trailhead
Community

‘Creating an energy along the trail’: Montgomery County, partners are working to transform 2 Norristown trailheads

Project partners NV5 and ACLAMO will host family-friendly events for Norristown residents in late spring and summer to showcase ideas generated by the feedback process.

1 year ago

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Some of the students representing Princeton High School in the Samsung Electronics Solve For Tomorrow STEM competition with their teacher, Mark Eastburn (center)
Science

Princeton High School students are national finalists in STEM competition for efforts to preserve vulnerable language

Their project involves an AI-powered stuffed animal that allows people to practice Mam, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

1 year ago

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running water in a kitchen sink.
Money

Want to save money on your water bill? Start with checking for leaks

Water providers and environmental agencies have several tips to help homeowners find leaks and cut down on water waste.

1 year ago

offshore wind turbines in Copenhagen
Science

New Jersey to fund research on offshore wind impacts on whales

The new funding will help researchers evaluate the impact of offshore wind activities on whales, birds and the marine ecosystem.

1 year ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Shapiro’s alternative to a key climate program comes with one major catch: It needs GOP support

Pennsylvania's governor is seeking GOP buy-in to his proposition for a state-based alternative to a cap-and-trade program aimed at fighting climate change.

1 year ago

Visitors look at an exhibit on the wall at the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.
Arts & Entertainment

Eastern State Penitentiary has launched a family-friendly offering for spring break

A former Philly penitentiary, now a museum, is presenting a spring break exhibit highlighting sports and recreation behind bars.

1 year ago

An enthusiastic crowd gathers for a WDAS concert at the Uptown Theater circa 1960. | Image: Archive.org
Studio 2

Uptown Theater Memories, Police Commissioner Bethel, Click Clack Amtrak

Celebrating the music and memories behind the historic Uptown Theater in North Philadelphia. Plus, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel and the latest on 30th Street's flip board.

Air Date: February 13, 2024 12:00 pm

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A monument in Germantown's Market Square
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A no-brainer’: Philly’s historical commission designates new district in Germantown

The Germantown Urban Village Historic District is now part of the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.

1 year ago

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Exterior of the Gibraltar mansion
Community

‘Demolition by neglect’: How a taxpayer-funded quest to restore Wilmington’s Gibraltar mansion has failed for a quarter-century

A host of ambitious proposals have gone nowhere while Gibraltar deteriorated into a YouTube “haunted house.” Now the city has bought it. The mayor lives next door.

1 year ago

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Church
Community
Billy Penn

New funding to preserve Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The 134-year-old structure in Society Hill will get $90,000 to rehab its intricately designed stained-glass windows.

1 year ago

A courtyard where people are seated and a building seen from above.
Science

A former retreat for nuns in Cape May has been transformed into an environmental science center

What was once the the St. Mary by-the-Sea Retreat House now focuses on the migration of different species, including monarch butterflies.

1 year ago

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A sign reading Meglio Furs hangs from the side of a building in South Philly
Community
Billy Penn

Iconic Meglio Furs sign disappears from South Broad

The neon signage had become something of a landmark. Developers haven’t yet said what they plan to do with the 1950s relic.

1 year ago

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