Input Sought on Delaware’s Climate Action Plan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Monday, September 14, 2020
DNREC kicks off a series of virtual public workshops this week aimed at getting feedback on potential actions the state can take to best prepare for climate change.
AG Jennings announces suit to hold Exxon, American Petroleum Institute, 29 others accountable for climate change costs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2020
Claims include Negligent Failure to Warn, Trespass, Nuisance and Consumer Fraud Act violations Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that Delaware is suing 31 fossil fuel companies on behalf of the state’s residents and businesses to hold them accountable for decades of deception about the role their products play in causing climate change, the harm […]
DNREC Announces Grants to Support Communities With Pollution Restoration Projects
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Delaware communities adversely affected by environmental pollution can now apply for Community Environmental Project Fund (CEPF) restoration grants for the 2021 grant cycle.
DNREC Announces Temporary Brandywine Zoo Weekday Closures
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close the Brandywine Zoo on weekdays from Tuesday, Sept. 8 through at least Monday, Sept. 21 for construction. The walkway for the new Madagascar Exhibit, which is currently under construction, will be tied into the existing zoo walkway during the closure. The Madagascar Exhibit is part […]
West Nile Virus Is Detected in Delaware For First Time This Year in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2020
West Nile Virus (WNV) was detected Aug. 27 in Delaware for the first time this year in DNREC’s sentinel chickens placed at a northern New Castle County location where the chickens are sampled regularly for the presence of the mosquito-transmitted disease.
