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...

Sheehy champions new bipartisan Senate Stewardship Caucus

Montana’s junior Sen. Tim Sheehy is the co-chair of a new bipartisan caucus launched this week focused on protecting the nation’s public lands. The Senate Stewardship Caucus has six inaugural members and is co-chaired by New Mexico Democrat Sen....

Maryland legislator seeks to end state’s vehicle emissions inspection program

By Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun (TNS) Del. Christopher Bouchat plans to introduce legislation in the 2026 General Assembly session to eliminate Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, also known as VEIP, calling the decades-old...

PFAS treatment market potential estimated at $132M, experts predict

Dive Brief: An annual survey by the Environmental Business Journal estimates the 30-year market potential for managing PFAS contamination is about $132 million. That's the lowest projection seen by the journal since at least 2019, when experts...

New Jersey’s once-in-a-lifetime – but urgent – construction opportunity

New Jersey faces an unprecedented opportunity over the next few months as America’s pharmaceutical industry looks to double down on American investment by relocating overseas R&D and manufacturing facilities to various locations around the United...

Pheasants released in Ohio hunting areas

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will release over 14,000 ring-necked pheasants at public hunting areas in late October and November, starting Oct. 25, during Ohio’s youth small game hunting season. Male...

Does A.I. Make Our Bridges, Roads, Buildings Safer, Smarter And More Resilient?

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, creating an 11.5-acre civic park and transforming the...

LGBTQIA+ Meditation Group

Find peace & community through mindfulness meditation. In person sessions in Lewes. All are welcome, no experience needed. Drop in! Join us for a drop-in session of guided mindfulness meditation and meaningful discussion for the LGBTQIA+...

State to Phillipsburg: Your plan to sell the town’s crumbling sewer system is incomplete

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has given Phillipsburg partial approval to sell or lease its problematic wastewater system, clearing two of four required hurdles under federal infrastructure protection laws. State...

Ten people face trial accused of cyberbullying French president's wife Brigitte Macron

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...

Drug-related seizures in Philadelphia ERs doubled in recent years, city data show

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Public health leaders, emergency physicians and addiction medicine specialists in Philadelphia are investigating a steady uptick in...

Love's Labours Found: The Performative Report

(Editor’s Note: “Love’s Labours Found” presents St. Helena experiences and the poems they inspire.) When Star editor (star pun intended) Jesse Duarte asked me to write on the topic of how to be a poet in authoritarian times, I immediately thought...

Panama taking back land from failed Chinese port

Panama’s Ministry of the Presidency ordered the extraordinary expropriation, “in the public interest” of a series of 41 properties on the Atlantic Margarita Island in the Colon province. The land owned under a port concession by the Chinese port...

Del. Bouchat seeks to end Maryland’s vehicle emissions inspection program

Del. Christopher Bouchat plans to introduce legislation in the 2026 General Assembly session to eliminate Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, also known as VEIP, calling the decades-old policy “obsolete” and overly costly for...

The water wars are escalating in the city of Chester’s historic bankruptcy

As it approaches its third anniversary, the City of Chester’s historic and contentious bankruptcy also may be approaching a watershed. In a filing Tuesday afternoon, the state-appointed bankruptcy receiver asked the Commonwealth Court to rule on...

Phillipsburg secures historic 33-acre land preservation deal on site eyed for warehousing

New Jersey has finalized terms with Peron Construction, LLC, to purchase approximately 33 acres for public recreation and open space in Phillipsburg, the town announced. The agreement represents an unprecedented preservation effort for the...

How Thierry Darlan went from G League professional to Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Thierry Darlan is a first-time college student at the age of 21 who is taking religion, art history and photography courses this semester at Santa Clara University. This is also the first time the Central Africa Republic...

Ed. Dept. Can't Cancel Dozens of School Mental Health Grants, Judge Rules

A federal judge in Seattle says the Trump administration can’t move ahead with the termination of about four dozen grants in 15 states meant to expand mental health services in schools and bolster the ranks of school mental health professionals....

Let Cam Cook

Prior to the start of the 2025 season, ESPN writers voted on the “best running backs in college football.” Cam Cook did not make that list. Today, he stands atop each and every one of those backs in rushing yards for the NCAA. During the 2024...

JPMorgan to accept BTC, ETH as loan collateral for institutional clients

Delaware-incorporated investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase could soon allow institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings as collateral for loans by the end of the year, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with...