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New data shows children's well-being in Delaware remains average compared with rest of nation

By • 17 hours ago
Kids Count / Annie E Casey Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 30th annual Kids Count data book shows the overall well-being of children in Delaware has remained consistent as the state’s youth population has grown over the years.

AMA approves Delaware doctors' plan to automate prior authorization

By • Jun 17, 2019
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The American Medical Association (AMA) is giving Delaware doctors the green light to automate the prior authorization process.

FDA finds toxic PFAS chemicals in some foods during tests in Delaware

By • Jun 14, 2019
Sophia Schmidt / Delaware Public Media

Federal regulators have found toxic PFAS chemicals in some foods during tests in eight states, including Delaware.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed that it found different levels of the chemicals in 14 kinds of meat and fish, and other foods including sweet potatoes, lettuce, and chocolate cake, in the tests in October 2017.

Delaware seeks to keep the intellectually disabled from ending up in institutions

By • Jun 12, 2019
DHSS

The state is promoting a new program meant to help Delawareans with intellectual disabilities to continue living in their family homes.

OSHA cites Croda with violations, seeks over $260,000 in penalties

By • Jun 11, 2019
Croda, Inc.

The New Castle-area chemical plant where a toxic gas leak occurred last year now faces fines from the federal agency.

 


Nemours to start delivering infants who require surgery

By • Jun 10, 2019
Nemours Children's Health System

Nemours A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children in Wilmington is set to start delivering infants who require surgery after they are born.


DNREC to conduct dye test in Murderkill River & Delaware Bay this week

By • Jun 9, 2019
DNREC

Portions of the Delaware Bay and Murderkill River and St. Jones Rivers will be turned reddish in color this week.

 


DNREC hosts 'environmental justice roundtable' in Route 9 corridor

By • Jun 7, 2019
Sophia Schmidt, Delaware Public Media

The state environmental agency is hoping to improve communication with what it calls “environmental justice communities."

 


FDA finds toxic PFAS chemicals in some foods during tests in Delaware

By • Jun 7, 2019
Sophia Schmidt / Delaware Public Media

Federal regulators have found toxic PFAS chemicals in some foods during tests in eight states, including Delaware.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed that it found different levels of the chemicals in 14 kinds of meat and fish, and other foods including sweet potatoes, lettuce, and chocolate cake, in the tests in October 2017.

9 community projects receive money from environmental violations

By • Jun 6, 2019

A quarter of the penalties DNREC collects each year for violations of environmental regulations return to the communities where those violations occurred —  through grants to local nonprofits.

This year nine nonprofits received this money to pursue community environmental projects.

 


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