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  Archives:  July 2019

New video about innovative waterway cleanup in Wilmington debuts on DNREC YouTube Channel

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019

A new DNREC YouTube video details an innovative remediation project to remove PCBs from sediment in a ditch that discharges into the Christina River.




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces closure of 2019 horseshoe crab commercial fishery

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

DNREC has announced that Delaware’s 2019 commercial harvest quota of 159,211 male horseshoe crabs has been met, and that the horseshoe crab fishery closed at 12:01 a.m., Monday, July 8 in accordance with Delaware law and regulations.




Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. to Retire from Delaware Supreme Court

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

Strine previously served as Chancellor of Court of Chancery, and legal counsel to then-Governor Carper WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. delivered a letter to Governor John Carney on Monday, announcing his plan to retire from the Delaware Supreme Court after more than two decades of service on the Delaware bench. […]




Delaware Future Educators Win A National Conference

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

Delaware high school students interested in education careers recently brought home awards from a national Educators Rising Conference in Dallas.




Delaware Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline; Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Report

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

DOVER – Cancer screening and early detection efforts continue to drive down Delaware’s cancer death rates, say state public health officials. In particular, officials are seeing dramatic improvements in the all-site mortality rate among non-Hispanic African-American men, which decreased by 30 percent between the five-year periods of 2001-2005 and 2011-2015, according to the latest cancer […]






  Archives:  July 2019

New video about innovative waterway cleanup in Wilmington debuts on DNREC YouTube Channel

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019

A new DNREC YouTube video details an innovative remediation project to remove PCBs from sediment in a ditch that discharges into the Christina River.




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces closure of 2019 horseshoe crab commercial fishery

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

DNREC has announced that Delaware’s 2019 commercial harvest quota of 159,211 male horseshoe crabs has been met, and that the horseshoe crab fishery closed at 12:01 a.m., Monday, July 8 in accordance with Delaware law and regulations.




Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. to Retire from Delaware Supreme Court

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

Strine previously served as Chancellor of Court of Chancery, and legal counsel to then-Governor Carper WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. delivered a letter to Governor John Carney on Monday, announcing his plan to retire from the Delaware Supreme Court after more than two decades of service on the Delaware bench. […]




Delaware Future Educators Win A National Conference

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

Delaware high school students interested in education careers recently brought home awards from a national Educators Rising Conference in Dallas.




Delaware Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline; Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Report

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

DOVER – Cancer screening and early detection efforts continue to drive down Delaware’s cancer death rates, say state public health officials. In particular, officials are seeing dramatic improvements in the all-site mortality rate among non-Hispanic African-American men, which decreased by 30 percent between the five-year periods of 2001-2005 and 2011-2015, according to the latest cancer […]