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  Category: Division of Community Affairs


ANNOUNCEMENT: DNREC to hold second public meeting Aug. 14 in New Castle regarding Croda’s 2018 ethylene oxide release

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, joined by Croda company officials, will hold a meeting Aug. 14 to update the public about actions taken since Croda’s Nov. 25, 2018 accidental ethylene oxide release, and steps moving forward for Croda. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug.14 at McCullough Middle School, 20 Chase Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720.




DNREC ECU seeks public help in identifying suspect illegally dumping at Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste Site

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

DNREC is seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a pickup truck who was twice seen on surveillance cameras illegally dumping.




Online registration now open to volunteers for 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup sponsored by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Online volunteer registration is now open for the 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 14.




DNREC to host Delaware Duck and Goose Calling Contest July 20 at Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Community Affairs will host the first-ever Delaware Duck and Goose Calling contest from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 20.




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

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | 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.







  Category: Division of Community Affairs

ANNOUNCEMENT: DNREC to hold second public meeting Aug. 14 in New Castle regarding Croda’s 2018 ethylene oxide release

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, joined by Croda company officials, will hold a meeting Aug. 14 to update the public about actions taken since Croda’s Nov. 25, 2018 accidental ethylene oxide release, and steps moving forward for Croda. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug.14 at McCullough Middle School, 20 Chase Avenue, New Castle, DE 19720.




DNREC ECU seeks public help in identifying suspect illegally dumping at Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste Site

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019

DNREC is seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a pickup truck who was twice seen on surveillance cameras illegally dumping.




Online registration now open to volunteers for 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup sponsored by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Online volunteer registration is now open for the 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 14.




DNREC to host Delaware Duck and Goose Calling Contest July 20 at Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Community Affairs will host the first-ever Delaware Duck and Goose Calling contest from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 20.




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

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | 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.