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A Lancaster County farmer leased 30 acres of his land to a renewable energy company in 2012. For a few years, Community Energy’s solar farm was the largest in Pennsylvania. Farmland in Pennsylvania could help the state reverse its slide to the rear of the clean energy movement.

Following criticism over his response to protests and civil unrest in Philadelphia, city Managing Director Brian Abernathy has announced his plan to resign.

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy is announcing his resignation Tuesday. He will leave his post in September.

Sources tell NBC10 that Brian Abernathy, Philadelphia’s managing director, plans to announce his resignation. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy is expected to announce his resignation on Tuesday, sources told KYW News Radio.

The demonstrations at City Hall and in West Philadelphia marked the third week of protests in the city since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. NBC10’s Drew Smith reports.

Amid widespread protests calling for the defunding of police departments, as well as economic shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a top Philadelphia City Council committee on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a budget proposal that would cut police funding by $33 million while implementing reforms and allocating millions to anti-poverty measures.

The preliminary Philadelphia budget approved by city council includes cuts to the Philadelphia police department and adds policing reforms as well. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher breaks down the numbers and gets reaction from the Philadelphia police union.

Police cuts are among the budget proposals Philadelphia City Council is discussing Thursday. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports

NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports on Philadelphia City Council’s preliminary budget plan that calls for $33-million in cuts to police funding. It also calls for around $20 million to be put into a housing trust fund.

Protesters remained on 15th Street and faced off with police until about 10 p.m. It capped off a day where people of all ages turned out with signs and marched in the heat. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

The heat did not stop thousands from gathering on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and near City Hall. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson reports.

Most want to ban chokeholds like what led to George Floyd’s death. Others mentioned fairness and equality. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

Before taking to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Thursday, a group marched around City Hall while another urged the National Guard to leave the city. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville reports.

The Reopen Philadelphia protest around City Hall was disrupted by counterprotesters.

A small group of protesters calling for elected leaders to reopen Philadelphia from its coronavirus shutdown were met by counter-protesters in the middle of Broad Street.

The debate over supervised injection sites continued during Mayor Kenney’s budget plan speech at city hall on Thursday. Groups on both sides of the issue let their voices be heard. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has the details.

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Pennsylvania now lags well behind many other states when it comes to renewable energy investment and output. A farmer and an entrepreneur say farmland can reshape the state’s energy economy.