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Advocates say corporations need to change their practices to tackle plastics pollution. In the meantime, here are some local options for people looking to cut their plastic consumption.

Transit systems like SEPTA aren’t absent from urban planners’ guise of how public infrastructure impacts users physically and emotionally.

Hurts donated $200,000 to buy more than 300 air conditioning units for 10 Philly schools. Hurts visited Edward Gideon School in North Philly to announce the news.

Joe Biden received the endorsement of the Kennedy family at large in what they see as an election in which democracy hangs in the balance.

Tree and grass pollen are at extreme levels, according to local pollen counts. Experts say climate change is to blame for longer allergy seasons.

Health disparities for Black maternity remain a challenge in Delaware. Advocates say the problem stems from systemic racism, implicit bias and injustice.

About a dozen residents participated in Thursday’s discussion inside the Walnut Street West Library in University City.

Younger people, between the ages of 15 and 24, have some of the highest rates of infection.

Bipartisan legislation is funding the program, which works to lessen the financial burden facing student teachers.

Researchers say weed killers can harm the environment and pose potential human health risks.