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  Archives:  September 2020

DNREC to Host Public Hearing on Diamond State Port Corp.’s Proposed Container Port on Sept. 29

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Friday, September 18, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a virtual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 29 on a proposal from the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) to construct a new container port on the Delaware River at the DSPC property at 4600 Hay Road, Edgemoor, New Castle County.



DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Launches Online Behavioral Health Treatment Referral Platform

Delaware Health and Social Services | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 17, 2020) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced today the launch of a new online platform that allows Delawareans to find substance use disorder or mental health treatment services for themselves or a loved one. DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) partnered with Appriss Health, […]



Delaware Wildfire Crew Wraps Up Successful Assignment

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Delaware’s wildfire crew is returning to the First State after successfully battling blazes on a 14-day assignment in Arizona and California. Delaware’s 21-person team mobilized at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna on August 28. On August 30 they were assigned to the Griffin Fire, a 61,821-acre blaze in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Region. They subsequently took on the Rockhouse Fire, a 19,506-acre blaze on land managed by the San Carlos Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located 22 miles southeast of San Carlos, AZ. On September 9, they were transferred to the Southern California Geographic Area and assigned to the Valley Fire, which has consumed 17,665 acres in the Cleveland National Forest and located 19 miles northeast of Chula Vista, CA. The crew is expected to arrive back at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware by Friday afternoon, September 18.



Consumer Protection Unit secures $337,000 in debt relief for Delaware ITT Tech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit have secured an agreement to obtain $337,478.96 in debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a multistate settlement that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached with PEAKS Trust, a private […]



“Treasury Talks” Debuts

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Treasurer Davis hosts discussions on fiscal issues Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis announces the first episode of “Treasury Talks,” an ongoing series of videos featuring people from around the state and around the country discussing financial related information that relates to everyone. “’Treasury Talks’ gives me the opportunity to share not only the work of […]





  Archives:  September 2020

DNREC to Host Public Hearing on Diamond State Port Corp.’s Proposed Container Port on Sept. 29

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Friday, September 18, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a virtual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 29 on a proposal from the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) to construct a new container port on the Delaware River at the DSPC property at 4600 Hay Road, Edgemoor, New Castle County.



DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Launches Online Behavioral Health Treatment Referral Platform

Delaware Health and Social Services | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 17, 2020) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced today the launch of a new online platform that allows Delawareans to find substance use disorder or mental health treatment services for themselves or a loved one. DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) partnered with Appriss Health, […]



Delaware Wildfire Crew Wraps Up Successful Assignment

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Delaware’s wildfire crew is returning to the First State after successfully battling blazes on a 14-day assignment in Arizona and California. Delaware’s 21-person team mobilized at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna on August 28. On August 30 they were assigned to the Griffin Fire, a 61,821-acre blaze in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Region. They subsequently took on the Rockhouse Fire, a 19,506-acre blaze on land managed by the San Carlos Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located 22 miles southeast of San Carlos, AZ. On September 9, they were transferred to the Southern California Geographic Area and assigned to the Valley Fire, which has consumed 17,665 acres in the Cleveland National Forest and located 19 miles northeast of Chula Vista, CA. The crew is expected to arrive back at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware by Friday afternoon, September 18.



Consumer Protection Unit secures $337,000 in debt relief for Delaware ITT Tech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit have secured an agreement to obtain $337,478.96 in debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a multistate settlement that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached with PEAKS Trust, a private […]



“Treasury Talks” Debuts

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Treasurer Davis hosts discussions on fiscal issues Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis announces the first episode of “Treasury Talks,” an ongoing series of videos featuring people from around the state and around the country discussing financial related information that relates to everyone. “’Treasury Talks’ gives me the opportunity to share not only the work of […]