Americans are being targeted with an unprecedented number of political attack ads this election season, and research shows that these ads can leave voters feeling exhausted, angry and stressed.
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For decades, presidential candidates from both major parties have committed to cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes. Here’s why.
Researchers found 10 times more black carbon on the 15th Street/City Hall subway platform than on the sidewalk above.
The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.
Allentown, Bethlehem and other old industrial cities in Pennsylvania have made a remarkable recovery − thanks in part to new residents from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Residents of streets that held a block party in 2012 were slightly more likely to vote in that year’s presidential election compared to residents of streets that didn’t host a block party.
Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids – known as the ‘child-free’ – have a different set of political priorities.
Rising electricity demand, especially to power data centers, could make restoring some nuclear plants that closed early financially viable.
Local writers, painters, musicians and philosophers have long been inspired by the Black cultural movement that pulls from the past to envision the future.
When it comes to the November election, races up and down the ballot have distinct and profound effects on our lives.
As of late September 2024, homicides in Philadelphia are down 40% compared with 2023.
Working-class and poor Black Detroiters tend to vote inconsistently in presidential elections, but they could be key to winning the swing state of Michigan in 2024.
A new housing study suggests that eviction records are not merely a reflection of renters’ instability − they are also a cause of it.
Pennsylvania’s delays in counting mail-in votes have not been fixed − creating an opportunity for Trump and his allies to cast doubt on the results again in 2024.
Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would ban hunting wild cats is the latest test of public views on hunting.
After their initial visit, 69% of patients returned to the van at least four times for follow-ups.
Slowing climate change means cutting fossil fuel use. Many oil- and gas-producing communities aren’t prepared for that future, as a former White House economic and climate adviser explains.
As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.
Colorado and Washington both have legal recreational marijuana. But they regulate growers and dispensaries differently, which has created a David vs. Goliath in the marketplace.
Makeshift memorials are public expressions of private mourning in response to trauma and tragedy.
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