Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states: Vought

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left, Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, and US Vice President JD Vance speak...

Trump administration to cancel billions in climate funding, including in Maryland

The Trump administration is set to cancel some $8 billion in clean energy projects ushered in by the Biden administration across several states, including Maryland, according to the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. In a post...

Aternium Announces $1M Investment from State of Delaware and Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary

Aternium marked its two-year anniversary with a special event highlighted by an announcement that the State of Delaware is investing $1 million in the innovative company. This funding will be used to propel Aternium to its next phase of...

Photos of DelaWild, an environmental fair presented by…

A special committee created to review Delaware’s recent property reassessment is set to return to Dover for the first of four hearings on the morning of Sept. 30. This first meeting was pushed back a week to ensure representatives from Tyler...

First Public Clam Release Planned for Delaware’s Inland Bays

SOUTH BETHANY, Del. — For the first time, clams raised at the University of Delaware Aquaculture Hatchery will be released into the state’s Inland Bays. On Oct. 1, hatchery coordinator Alyssa Campbell will seed about 240,000 juvenile clams into...

Tesla chair warns shareholders that Musk could walk if they don’t approve $1 trillion payday

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

New bill would impose more regulations on data centers looking to set up shop in Delaware

As part of a ramped up effort to monitor large-scale data centers in Delaware, a new senate bill would require a regulatory approval process. While small data centers exist in the First State, discourse around the newly proposed Project Washington...

AI Mistakes In Infrastructure Could Be Deadly. Here’s How To Prevent Them

Led by Debbie Ferraro, PE, associate vice president of transportation, the engineering firm Pennoni has designed a new way to reconnect part of Philadelphia to the Delaware riverfront. They are creating an 11.5-acre civic park with improved...

EPA issues new water quality rules for urban stretch of Delaware River

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced new water quality standards for a 38-mile stretch of the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., capping what has been a twisty decade-long fight over how to improve...

Coastal Cleanup volunteers remove 5,121 pounds of trash across Delaware

Volunteers across Delaware joined together Sept. 13 for the 38th annual Coastal Cleanup organized by DNREC, removing 5,121 pounds of trash from more than 45 sites from Fenwick Island to Battery Park. More than 950 volunteers signed up for the...

Spark Plug Market to Reach $14.7 Billion, Globally, by 2034 at 6.4% CAGR: Allied Market Research

The spark plug market is driven by the rising demand for fuel-efficient and high-performance vehicles, coupled with stricter emission regulations that require advanced ignition technologies. Increasing production and sales of gasoline-powered...

Volunteers join Delaware’s Coastal Cleanup, collecting over 5k lbs of trash

Volunteers cleared trash of all sizes from Delaware’s beaches, including Big Stone Beach in Kent County, pictured here. (Photo by Errol Ebanks/Delaware DNREC) Delaware’s 38th annual Coastal Cleanup drew more than 950 volunteers to over 45 sites on...

UNDER CONTRACT! Premium End Unit Townhome At Millville by the Sea!

UNDER CONTRACT, Situated on a premium homesite with the back of the home facing green space without neighbors close by this end unit townhome offers refined modern living and a tranquil coastal environment. This Brentwood model is a fully...

Research & Commentary: Delaware Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session

During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

Chris Godwin on the Keys to Perseverance

[CHEERING] [MUSIC] BROADCASTER: Twenty-eight degree day, wind at 9 miles per hour. CHRIS GODWIN, TAMPA BAY BUCANEERS WIDE RECEIVER: When I was a kid, I just kind of like always envisioned like conference championship games as being like, just...

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript October 27, 2025 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.7, expectations were $0.67. Operator: Greetings. Welcome to Alliance...

State report reveals new crises looming at Trenton Water Works (updated)

Trenton Water Works administrative building at 333 Cortland St., Trenton. This article has been updated to include reporting on the Oct. 21, 2025 Trenton City Council meeting. The bad news continues to flow out of Trenton Water Works. A sweeping...

Millville woman has a world of stories to share

Lisa Silliman-French of Millville has spent decades traveling the world, supporting and photographing wildlife. The retired kinesiology professor said last week that, although the meeting only lasted a few moments, she recalls vividly the way the...

Experts issue warning on looming threat that could wipe out 24% of global economy: 'Poorer than it would have been'

Researchers examined both worst- and best-case scenarios. by Daysia TolentinoOctober 26, 2025 Researchers at the University of Cambridge's climaTRACES Lab found that global gross domestic product could shrink by up to 24% by 2100. This estimation...

New York and West Virginia: Far away but not forgotten in the Bay watershed

When you picture the Chesapeake Bay, you of course imagine blue crabs, a vast estuary and lively coastal cities like Baltimore and Annapolis. While those are all iconic, there are other, sometimes overlooked areas of the Bay’s expansive watershed,...