Delaware’s Department of National Resources and Environmental Control has deemed Project Washington - the six-million-square foot project planned near Delaware City - prohibited under Delaware’s the Coastal Zone Act, which governs large industrial construction along the Delaware coast.
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The County Executive will now appoint the Board's chairperson, a decision that was previously left to the Boardmembers.
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The snow and ice, compounded by days of bitter cold that prevented melting, meant more people sliding - and falling - on slippery sidewalks and parking lots.
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Delaware invested over $8 million dollars across more than 60 development projects through the state's Downtown Development District program in FY 2025 with an additional $5.5 million set aside for another 15 large projects.The Delaware State Housing Authority administers the program and earlier this week, Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale sat down with DSHA director Matthew Heckles to learn more about how those dollars ar working and plans for the program's future.
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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.
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Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools.
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Hundreds of federal agents are leaving from Minnesota, poll finds a jump in disapproval of ICE among Democrats and Independents, the last major arms control treaty between Russia and the U.S. expires.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Iranian director Jafar Panahi after one of the co-writers of his Oscar-nominated film, "It Was Just An Accident," was arrested for criticizing the regime.
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The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say it enters this year's Winter Games with a very different image.
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A month after Maduro's ousting, Venezuela's Interim leader walks a tightrope between US demands and Chavista hardliners' expectations.