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  Category: Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy


Students invited to participate in 26th annual Junior Solar Sprint model car competition

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Delaware 5th-8th grade students are invited to build and race solar-powered model cars in a statewide challenge of creativity, engineering, and speed.



DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 6 at Coast Day in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be featured from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent.



DNREC to hold public information sessions Sept. 9 in Dover and New Castle on state’s new refrigerant incentive program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public information sessions Monday, Sept. 9 detailing a new program that will provide incentives to Delaware businesses to install refrigeration systems less harmful to the environment than systems currently used by many businesses and organizations in the state. The first information session will take place at 11 a.m. at DNREC offices at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720, while the second session is scheduled for 6 p.m. at DNREC’s State Street Commons offices, 100 W. Water St., Dover, DE 19904. 



DNREC announces finalized Coastal Zone Conversion Permit regulations, which become effective Sept. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

DOVER – Final amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, approved Aug. 26 by the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB), have been published in the September Register of Regulations and become effective Sept. 11, 2019, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. HB190, signed into law by Governor John Carney on Aug. 2, 2017, authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to issue permits for construction and operation of new heavy industry uses at 14 existing heavy industry use sites within the state’s Coastal Zone.



DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy seeks applicants for new NOAA estuary research fellowship

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019

The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve is seeking applicants for a new two-year fellowship sponsored by NOAA.






  Category: Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy

Students invited to participate in 26th annual Junior Solar Sprint model car competition

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Delaware 5th-8th grade students are invited to build and race solar-powered model cars in a statewide challenge of creativity, engineering, and speed.



DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 6 at Coast Day in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be featured from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent.



DNREC to hold public information sessions Sept. 9 in Dover and New Castle on state’s new refrigerant incentive program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public information sessions Monday, Sept. 9 detailing a new program that will provide incentives to Delaware businesses to install refrigeration systems less harmful to the environment than systems currently used by many businesses and organizations in the state. The first information session will take place at 11 a.m. at DNREC offices at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720, while the second session is scheduled for 6 p.m. at DNREC’s State Street Commons offices, 100 W. Water St., Dover, DE 19904. 



DNREC announces finalized Coastal Zone Conversion Permit regulations, which become effective Sept. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

DOVER – Final amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, approved Aug. 26 by the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB), have been published in the September Register of Regulations and become effective Sept. 11, 2019, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. HB190, signed into law by Governor John Carney on Aug. 2, 2017, authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to issue permits for construction and operation of new heavy industry uses at 14 existing heavy industry use sites within the state’s Coastal Zone.



DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy seeks applicants for new NOAA estuary research fellowship

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019

The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve is seeking applicants for a new two-year fellowship sponsored by NOAA.