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The bills now head to Gov. Carney's desk, though the Governor remains opposed to the measures.
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42nd Wilmington Fire Academy graduates 30 firefighters - 20 will join the Wilmington Fire Department
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Quinn Kirkpatrick/Delaware Public MediaThe Delaware Future Caucus is a bipartisan group of Gen Z and millennial legislators focused on addressing issues affecting young adults in the First State. -
Delaware Public MediaThe webinar discussed benefits of adopting the Advanced Clean Car II program, which the Sierra Club says is the best tool states have for slashing emissions from the transportation sector.
This Week on "The Green"
This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its new proposal for regulating so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water. These new enforceable limits on PFAS chemicals would be much stricter than the maximum contaminant levels Delaware had been considering.But enforcing those limits – if finalized – will come with a cost as water companies are required to test and treat to make sure their water is in compliance.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle reports on how much that could cost and who will pay for the EPA’s new regulations.
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Vow, which made the meatball from the genetic code of the extinct mammoth, wants to transition people away from meat-eating. It used faux meat to symbolize how climate change affects biodiversity.
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Some new artists owe their success to TikTok. What happens to the music if the U.S. government follows through on a threat to ban the app over national security concerns?
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Disney has begun the first of three rounds of layoffs, which CEO Bob Iger said in a memo will eventually total 7,000 jobs. The cuts are part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs.
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Thousands of residents fled when Russia attacked Kharkiv, but a street artist called the Ukrainian Banksy remained and kept working. (Story aired on Weekend All Things Considered on 3/25/23.)
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Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It's been found in humans' noses in the southwest— and in the air at airports and at chicken farms in Malaysia. -
For some observing Ramadan, 24-hour diners make a good option for a pre-dawn meal.
Student Spotlight
- ProStart competition tests high schools students' culinary skills
- 'Struggles for Equality' digs deeper into Black History in Delaware
- Delaware's Ag Week highlights farmers markets and more
- Food Bank of Delaware seeks holiday help
- Fifer Orchards celebrate the season with Santa and more
- The Delaware Agricultural Museum presents 'A Farmer’s Christmas'
- Latino education improvements are a work-in-progress in Delaware school districts