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Geography of Pennsylvania

State law, bad decisions caused Pennsylvania cities’ problems, expert says

Business, Economics and Jobs

Several cities and towns in Pennsylvania are experiencing serious financial distress. Stateline.org writer Stephen Fehr says much of these cities’ trouble can be tracked back to government action.

Firefighters, other Scranton public employee wages suddenly cut to minimum wage

Global Politics

Devastated Midwestern towns face startling question: Should we even rebuild?

Global Politics

The “Threateners” Responsible for More Than 100 Bomb Threats at the University of Pittsburgh

The 23-Year-Old Treasurer of Harrisburg, PA

Floods Devastate Pennsylvania and Maryland

Tropical Storm Lee continues to cause devastation in the eastern United States. Driving rain has pelted parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland, flooding homes and businesses there. At least three people have died as a result, and 130,000 people have had to leave their homes and flee to safety. Half of those evacuations were in the […]

Irene Leaves Cities Flooded In Its Wake

Hurricane Irene left neighborhoods, towns and cities flooded along the eastern seaboard. Philadelphia was one of the worst hit  in terms of floods, with bodies of water like the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers climbing to ten feet or more above normal levels.  States like New Jersey and Vermont are also experiencing Irene-triggered floods. Jeremy Roebuck, writer for  The […]

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about… Fifty years ago, a small mill town near Pittsburgh suffered the worst air pollution disaster in U.S. history in Donora, Pennsylvania.

The World

Lawsuit by Chester, Pennsylvania

Outside of Philadelphia in Chester, Pennsylvania the African American community of 45,000 residents is suing against the disproportionate number of waste disposal licenses issued for dumping there. Reporter Paul Conlow explains.

The World

Steel City Builds Green

The G-20 will discuss climate change in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a seemingly unlikely host given its struggles to keep its economy growing and its air clean. But the city’s recent clean-tech revitalization is showing the world you don’t have to pollute t