DNREC to Temporarily Close Park Offices Starting Dec. 24
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 21, 2020
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close all park offices within Delaware State Parks starting Thursday, Dec. 24 through Jan. 11, 2021, to limit the spread of COVID-19. The closures coincide with Gov. John Carney’s latest stay-at-home advisory, which strongly urges Delawareans to avoid gathering indoors with anyone from outside their […]
Croda to Restart Ethylene Oxide Plant for Emissions Test, Then Shut Down
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced Friday that it has authorized the ethylene oxide plant at the Croda Atlas Point facility near New Castle to restart solely for the purpose of conducting an emissions test, then will shut down and await a department decision on a path forward.
Garvin Statement on the Nomination of Michael Regan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, December 17, 2020
Delaware Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Shawn M. Garvin, a former Regional Administrator of EPA Region 3, issued the following statement:
Solar Rebate Amounts to Increase Jan. 1, 2021
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, December 17, 2020
Delmarva Power customers who are considering a switch to solar power will have more reason to do so when the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Green Energy Fund increases rebate amounts Jan. 1, 2021.
DNREC Analysis of Brandywine River Dam Sediments Reveals Encouraging Results
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Scientists from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control published research today related to sediment quality behind eight dams in the Brandywine River, which finds there would be low risk of harm to fish or human health from toxic compounds if sediments were released due to possible dam modification or removal.
