Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday August 10, 2025 ( 19 items ) |
Attorneys General Challenge Federal Agency's Changes to NEPA Regulations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Attorneys General of Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, D.C., and Harris County, Texas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expressing their staunch opposition to the agency's recent Interim Final Rules, which rescind vital regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Sees Record Consumer Complaint Volume
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has issued its 'Consumer Response Annual Report' for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2024. The document was prepared by the Office of Consumer Response, and no specific authors are listed. In 2024, the CFPB processed over 2.8 million complaints, which were sent to more than 3,600 companies for a response. The bureau received complaints from every state and U.S. territory, with consumers in Florida, Georgia,
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Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Reach Agreement With the State of New Jersey to Comprehensively Resolve All Environmental Claims Including PFAS
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug. 5 -- Chemours, a provider of titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, issued the following news release:
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Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Reach Agreement with the State of New Jersey to Comprehensively Resolve All Environmental Claims Including PFAS
* Resolves all environmental claims, including those related to PFAS, across four current and former operating sites and all statewide PFAS claims, including those related to aqueous film forming f
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Coons, Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, and Bennet Introduce West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Coons, Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, and Bennet Introduce West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025
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WASHINGTON - In response to increased rates of destabilizing violence in the West Bank, particularly against civilians, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense; Cory Booker (D-NJ), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; J
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Delaware Riverkeeper Network Opposes Transport of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail tank car. The organization strongly opposes the practice, citing severe environmental, health, and safety concerns.
In the letter, DRN emphasized that allowing LNG transport by rail would intensify the exi
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Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Seitz to Deliver Keynote Address at 6th Summit for Corporate Governance
MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Seitz to Deliver Keynote Address at 6th Summit for Corporate Governance
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Greenberg Traurig and the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV Co-Host
LAS VEGAS - Aug. 7, 2025 - The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, will be the keynote speaker at the sixth annual Summit for Corporate Governa
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DuPont Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug. 6 -- DuPont issued the following news release:
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DuPont Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
* Net Sales of $3.3 billion increased 3%; organic sales increased 2% versus year-ago period
* GAAP Income from continuing operations of $238 million; operating EBITDA of $859 million
* GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.54; adjusted EPS of $1.12
* Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations of $381 million; transactionadjusted free cash f
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Goodwin Selected as Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Alachua Government Services Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Goodwin Selected as Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Alachua Government Services Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
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Goodwin's Financial Restructuring group has been selected as counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Alachua Government Services, Inc.
On July 6, 2025, Alachua Government Services filed a volu
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Media Tip Sheet: Tesla Awards Musk $29 Billion in Stock Shares
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- George Washington University posted the following news:
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Media Tip Sheet: Tesla Awards Musk $29 Billion in Stock Shares
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WASHINGTON (August 5, 2025)- Tesla gave CEO Elon Musk millions in stock grants on Monday valued at about $29 billion " as a reward for transformative and unprecedented growth."
Musk hasn't been paid in years because his 2018 compensation package has been rejected by a Delaware court.
For more context on the matter, please consider Omari Scot
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Ohio Wesleyan University: 'Radical Innovation'
DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release:
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'Radical Innovation'
National Honor Confirms Ohio Wesleyan's Bold New Transfer Pathways Are Working
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DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University continues to significantly expand access, increase affordability, and reduce administrative burdens for transfer students, resulting in OWU's transfer deposits increasing by nearly 219% in two years and the university being honored as "one of the most transfe
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Opposition Grows Against LNG Transport By Rail Amid Safety Concerns
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Clean Water Action, a grassroots organization representing 75,000 subscribers in New Jersey, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), expressing strong opposition to the proposed transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. This proposed project, which would involve shipping LNG through communities to a planned export facility along the Delaware River in Gibbstown, raises serious safety and environment
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Photo Release: Rep. Sarah McBride Hosts Gun Safety Roundtable with Former Rep. Gabby Giffords & Delaware Public Safety Leaders
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Photo Release: Rep. Sarah McBride Hosts Gun Safety Roundtable with Former Rep. Gabby Giffords & Delaware Public Safety Leaders
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WILMINGTON, DE -- Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) hosted a gun violence prevention roundtable in Wilmington with former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and a coalition of Delaware's top gun violence prevention advocates, community members, and law enforcement leade
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Reps. Houlahan, McBride, and Scanlon Tour PFAS Filtration Plant in Wilmington, Highlight Need for Safe Drinking Water and Strong Federal Standards
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Houlahan, McBride, and Scanlon Tour PFAS Filtration Plant in Wilmington, Highlight Need for Safe Drinking Water and Strong Federal Standards
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July 31, 2025 (Wilmington, DE) -- On July 31, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Sarah McBride (DE-AL), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) visited the Stanton Water Treatment Plant in Wilmington, Delaware. They toured the facility and received
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons Celebrate Over $75 Million in Federal Funding for Delaware in Appropriations Bills Passed by Senate
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025:
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons celebrate over $75 Million in federal funding for Delaware in appropriations bills passed by Senate
U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) celebrated the U.S. Senate advancing the first fiscal year 2026 spending bills late Friday night, which will deliver more than $75 million in federal investments for Delaware. The th
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Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester celebrate over $75 Million in federal funding for Delaware in appropriations bills passed by Senate
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester celebrate over $75 Million in federal funding for Delaware in appropriations bills passed by Senate
U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) celebrated the U.S. Senate advancing the first fiscal year 2026 spending bills late Friday night, which will deliver more than $75 million in federal investments for Delaware. The three bills, which pa
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Senators Coons, Cassidy lead bipartisan group of senators calling on OMB to release delayed AmeriCorps funds
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Senators Coons, Cassidy lead bipartisan group of senators calling on OMB to release delayed AmeriCorps funds
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate National Service Caucus, led members in calling on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to release the full fiscal year 2025 appropriations for AmeriCorps after illegal
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Senators Coons, Schmitt, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill reauthorizing the construction of a memorial honoring commitment and service of EMS members
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Senators Coons, Schmitt, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill reauthorizing the construction of a memorial honoring commitment and service of EMS members
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced a bipartisan bill to extend the deadline for the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in Washington, D.C. ho
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U.S. Rep. McBride Visits B'nai B'rith Affordable Senior Housing Building in Delaware
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- B'nai B'rith International issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025:
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U.S. Rep. McBride Visits B'nai B'rith Affordable Senior Housing Building in Delaware
B'nai B'rith was pleased to welcome Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) to the Asher Rubin B'nai B'rith House in Claymont, Delaware, today, where she spoke with residents about issues impacting seniors.
"Every senior deserves the dignity of safe, stable, and affordable housing--and right now, too many older adul
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USGS Screens Water Data for Contaminant Modeling in Three Basins
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) titled 'Select Elements of Concern in Surface Water of Three Hydrologic Basins (Delaware River, Illinois River, and Upper Colorado River)--Data Screening for the Development of Spatial and Temporal Models' has been issued. The authors of the document, identified as Open-File Report 2025-1033, are Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale, R. Blaine McCleskey, Samantha L. Sullivan, Jonathan Casey Root, Serena M. Seawolf, Katherine M.
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