DNREC Launches Statewide Survey to Gather Community Feedback on Air Quality
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
DNREC has launched a new public survey to gather feedback from Delaware residents about local air quality.
Limited Open Burning in Delaware Resumes Oct. 1 With End of Ozone Season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
DNREC reminds Delawareans that open burning of materials such as tree limbs, brush and branches can legally resume this year on Thursday, Oct. 1 – the date when the state’s annual open burning ban is lifted. Residential open burning of cut or fallen limbs, dead branches, or shrubbery is allowed from Oct. 1 to April 30, with a maximum of 27 cubic feet of yard waste burned at one time.
DNREC Issues Notice of Violation to Refinery for May 25 to June 11 Unpermitted Emissions
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the Delaware City Refining Company (DCRC) for unpermitted emissions from DCRC’s Fluid Coking Unit that occurred between May 25 and June 11, 2025. DNREC’s NOV, which documents the Department’s findings and the calculated release quantities, is available at the dnrec.delaware.gov website.
DNREC Schedules Additional Regulatory Review Event, Virtual Forum Seeking More Input on Unamended Regulations
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2025
DNREC, which has hosted three regulatory review public hearings this week as required by Delaware Code, announced it will host a fourth regulatory review meeting, a virtual forum providing additional opportunity for the public to engage in the regulatory review process while allowing DNREC to gather more input on whether the regulations subject to review will either be amended or possibly eliminated. The forum will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 2. Public participation is encouraged, as the forum is to feature live comment as an option as DNREC solicits more regulatory review input.
Speaker Minor-Brown, Sen. Poore, Gov. Meyer, DNREC Announce Funding for New Air Monitoring Near Delaware City Refinery
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
The General Assembly, Governor Matt Meyer and DNREC will fund new air monitoring around the Delaware City refinery.
