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  Archives:  August 2016

Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Honoring Delaware’s Olympians

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 5, 2016

Governor Markell honors Delaware’s athletes competing in Rio.

“Over the next few weeks the world’s attention will turn to Brazil as 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries compete in the Summer Olympic Games,” Governor Markell said. “They are an inspiration to me, and a great example to our young people – whatever their dreams are. And that will keep Delaware moving forward.”



Drug Company To Pay Consumers And State For Precluding Competition

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

Anticompetitive Conduct Delayed Generic Competition, Causing Consumers And The State To Pay More For Provigil A settlement between Delaware, 47 other states, the District of Columbia and the drug company Cephalon could result in up to $250,000 to be paid to Delaware consumers to resolve claims the company delayed generic versions of Provigil from entering […]



DNREC to hold Aug. 29 public hearing in Dover on proposed regulations for evaluating state’s energy efficiency programs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

DOVER (Aug. 4, 2016) – DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate will hold a public hearing this month on newly proposed regulations for the evaluation, measurement and verification of energy efficiency programs recommended by Delaware’s Energy Efficiency Advisory Council.



DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship Reclaim Our River program’s third-annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta set for Saturday, Aug. 6 on the Nanticoke

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

BLADES, Del. – The third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta – presented by the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River Program, the Town of Blades and the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron – will cast off Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.



Division of Public Health Celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

Every year, thousands of Americans are hospitalized, and some die, from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination. To celebrate the importance of immunizations for all ages, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.





  Archives:  August 2016

Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Honoring Delaware’s Olympians

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 5, 2016

Governor Markell honors Delaware’s athletes competing in Rio.

“Over the next few weeks the world’s attention will turn to Brazil as 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries compete in the Summer Olympic Games,” Governor Markell said. “They are an inspiration to me, and a great example to our young people – whatever their dreams are. And that will keep Delaware moving forward.”



Drug Company To Pay Consumers And State For Precluding Competition

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

Anticompetitive Conduct Delayed Generic Competition, Causing Consumers And The State To Pay More For Provigil A settlement between Delaware, 47 other states, the District of Columbia and the drug company Cephalon could result in up to $250,000 to be paid to Delaware consumers to resolve claims the company delayed generic versions of Provigil from entering […]



DNREC to hold Aug. 29 public hearing in Dover on proposed regulations for evaluating state’s energy efficiency programs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

DOVER (Aug. 4, 2016) – DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate will hold a public hearing this month on newly proposed regulations for the evaluation, measurement and verification of energy efficiency programs recommended by Delaware’s Energy Efficiency Advisory Council.



DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship Reclaim Our River program’s third-annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta set for Saturday, Aug. 6 on the Nanticoke

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

BLADES, Del. – The third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta – presented by the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River Program, the Town of Blades and the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron – will cast off Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.



Division of Public Health Celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016

Every year, thousands of Americans are hospitalized, and some die, from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination. To celebrate the importance of immunizations for all ages, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.