Delaware’s revisiting policy on how it regulates digital records –called blockchains–which could bear fruit to new legislation related to finance, banking, and cryptocurrency as early as next year.
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DNREC Division of Parks and RecreationAn old school house at Bellevue State Park is restored and will be used to inform visitors about the area. -
The increasing presence of homeless individuals in Georgetown is an issue town leaders have faced for years. Last year, officials created the 10-person Supportive Housing Issues Committee to help find solutions.
This Week on "The Green"
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The Nature Conservancy
A 2011 study published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands Inventory found that 25% of Delaware is wetlands. Some of those are considered freshwater or nontidal wetlands - and are located further inland.Although they’re vital to the ecosystem, Delaware does not have any statewide regulations to protect these habitats.A new bill aims to change that. Senate Bill 9 would fill gaps left by federal laws governing what humans can or can’t do in protected areas.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Jay Shah sat down with the bill’s sponsor, State Senator Stephanie Hansen and Emily Knearl, Director of Public Policy at The Nature Conservancy to understand what this legislation would do and why it matters.
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The conservative prayer event was organized by Freedom 250, a public-private group working with the White House to organize the celebration of America's 250 birthday this summer. -
The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned 90, and San Francisco threw a big party.
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A prayer festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC was partially organized and funded by the federal government. Its evangelical messaging called for more religion in politics not less. Critics are concerned about an erosion of the wall between church and state. NPR's Emily Feng went to the event to understand the audience and appetite for this approach.
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In this week's Cineplexity, where we examine life's complexities by talking about cinema, we're taking on the best and worst of the beloved trope of "weddings in the movies."
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Thousands of Chinese-born Uyghur fighters fled China to fight in the Syrian civil war. They say generations of political persecution in China motivated them to take up arms.
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Professor Eloise Marais from the University College London talks about her research on pollution from satellites and its impact on earth's climate.
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