The American Lung Association recommends limiting time spent outdoors, reducing air pollution like mowing the lawn or using a charcoal grill and monitoring symptoms as long as poor air quality lasts.
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Quinn Kirkpatrick/Delaware Public MediaDelaware's governor and General Assembly allocated $110 million more for the Port of Wilmington Edgemoor expansion in the FY 2027 bond bill. But echoes of past legal troubles resurfaced this month as a Philadelphia port terminal operator filed a new complaint. -
Isreal Hale/Delaware Public MediaThe Indian River Inlet jetty will undergo repairs following a new contract from the Army Corps of Engineers.
This Week on "The Green"
High electricity bills remain a front-burner issue for many Delawareans, who face rising bills with no end in sight.Just last week, the state’s Public Service Commission approved a small interim rate increase for Delmarva Power that goes into effect this month while the PSC considered Delmarva’s full rate increase request.This came on the heels of lawmakers passing a bill that sought to cap what Delmarva Power could recover for nonessential infrastructure spending, limit interim rate increases and require regular audits of Delmarva, and other utilities.Gov. Meyer hasn’t signed that bill yet, but signaled he would. And Meyer has called out Delmarva throughout 2026 for being concerned more about profits than its customers.This week, Tom Byrne sat down with Delmarva Power Delaware Region President Marcus Beal to discuss these issues and the utility’s response.
NPR National and World Headlines
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The comments came following widespread reports earlier in the week that those stops would be put on pause after two immigrants were fatally shot by ICE agents in early July. -
Flood sirens blared early Thursday in Comfort, Texas, as the Guadalupe River rose more than 30 feet in three hours, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The storm could bring even more rainfall than last year's deadly Fourth of July floods. -
After The New York Times reported security flaws on Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One replacement, the administration subpoenaed some of its reporters. NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn explains.
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Heavy rain has pounded Texas for days. At least one person has died in Hill Country, where 130 people died in flash flooding this time last year, but new safety measures seem to be helping.
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The actor Hal Williams has died. He was best known for playing Officer "Smitty" Smith in the 1970s hit TV show Sanford and Son. He was 91.
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President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election
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