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  Archives:  January 2017

Dunes in state parks closed to sledding and snowboarding

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2017

With predictions of snow in the forecast, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds residents and visitors that dunes should not be used for sledding or snowboarding.




DNREC announces LEED Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance certification of Richardson & Robbins Building

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Governor Jack Markell joined DNREC Secretary David Small, DNREC staff and project partners today to announce that DNREC’s downtown Dover campus, the Richardson & Robbins (R&R) Building, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in the category of Existing Buildings: Operation and Maintenance from the US Green Building Council.




Trinidad Navarro Sworn in as Delaware’s 26th Insurance Commissioner

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Trinidad Navarro Sworn in as Delaware’s 26th Insurance Commissioner




H. Donovan Phillips Jr. appointed as Delaware member of Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

DOVER – Governor Jack Markell has appointed H. Donovan Phillips, Jr. to serve as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), created by the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council through the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The Chesapeake Executive Council – whose members include the governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission Chair and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – was established in 1983 with responsibilities for guiding the Chesapeake Bay Program’s policy agenda and setting conservation and restoration goals for the bay.




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system






  Archives:  January 2017

Dunes in state parks closed to sledding and snowboarding

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2017

With predictions of snow in the forecast, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds residents and visitors that dunes should not be used for sledding or snowboarding.




DNREC announces LEED Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance certification of Richardson & Robbins Building

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Governor Jack Markell joined DNREC Secretary David Small, DNREC staff and project partners today to announce that DNREC’s downtown Dover campus, the Richardson & Robbins (R&R) Building, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in the category of Existing Buildings: Operation and Maintenance from the US Green Building Council.




Trinidad Navarro Sworn in as Delaware’s 26th Insurance Commissioner

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Trinidad Navarro Sworn in as Delaware’s 26th Insurance Commissioner




H. Donovan Phillips Jr. appointed as Delaware member of Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

DOVER – Governor Jack Markell has appointed H. Donovan Phillips, Jr. to serve as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), created by the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council through the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The Chesapeake Executive Council – whose members include the governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission Chair and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – was established in 1983 with responsibilities for guiding the Chesapeake Bay Program’s policy agenda and setting conservation and restoration goals for the bay.




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system