Barbara Laker

Participants said they will only drink water until the administration meets with students to discuss their demands for disclosure, divestment and a “full academic and cultural boycott of Israel.”

At Philly's Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel synagogue, there was a heaviness in the air and a tone of urgency with a backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war and intense Pro-Palestinian protests at colleges.

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R., Pa.) says the federal study is further proof that Congress must require firefighting equipment to be PFAS-free.

A stew of toxic chemicals lurks in artificial turf. Some experts worry they could be linked to cancer in young athletes.

Danish company Re-Match secured state incentives to open a recycling plant in 2022. It hasn’t happened yet. Meanwhile, thousands of rolls of the fake grass, containing PFAS, are piled up on farms.

Some scientists are now sounding the alarm because artificial grass typically contains PFAS, nicknamed “forever chemicals.”

Charges stem from a grand jury investigation that started after a 2018 Inquirer investigation examined how Witness leaders punished survivors after they reported abuse or sought help from police.

Lower Merion School District has nixed Halloween parades at its six elementary schools, citing inclusion and safety concerns, a move that has caused a big stir among parents who ask, ’What’s next?”

Times are tough for ACCT Philly and shelters nationwide. There’s been a surge in pet surrenders since the COVID pet-adoption boom and fewer people who want to adopt, said ACCT Philly’s Sarah Barnett.

Philadelphia police have not said whether the boy, who they say had fired a bullet into an unmarked police car, was still carrying the weapon when the officer shot him in the back and killed him.