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Rachael Greenberg is of interest to this project because she has worked extensively in asthma in Philadelphia. Through her work with the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, she has also worked a...Read more

Lens: Finding Stonehouse Lane, South Philly's lost neighborhood

Looking back at Stonehouse Lane, an informal community that lived in parts of South and Lower South Philadelphia on the Delaware River. It was a largely rural, with a strongly unified political identity, and was burned down in the 60s after the development of the bridge and I-70....Read more

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Due to the Blackwell Homes' development's focus on community space, the diversion of runoff into an infiltration system (instead of it ending up in the combined sewer system) is a good way to...Read more

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"On February 2, 1854, the City of Philadelphia grew in an instant from the “greene Countrie towne” of Penn’s original Charter to roughly its modern boundaries, expanding from just over 2 square...Read more

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Quote 1) Children living near the former site of a huge lead factory in Philadelphia are six times more likely than children nationwide to have elevated levels of toxic lead in their bodies,...Read more

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This court case occured nearly two years after the catastrophe. It also followed an October 1975 fire, when the city's own mayor was injured (albeit because he collided with his bodyguard).Read more

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Many of the hazards in North Philadelphia are from remaining contaminants of abandoned factories and industry buildings that once fueled Philadelphia (and United States). These hazards that were...Read more

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The audience for this article is really directed towards Philadelphia residence and environmental advocates. The article points out PA Govenor Wolf's overwhelming support for industrial investment...Read more

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All these individuals featured in the video are secondary education students. They are expanding their knowledge in preparation for the post undergraduate working world. However, they may also...Read more

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The Academy of Natural Sciences was an independent self-financing non-profit museum and research instititution from its founding in 1812 until its affiliation with Drexel University starting in...Read more

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