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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Delaware Tidal Finfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 16 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019

Delaware’s Tidal Finfish Advisory Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.



Delaware Shellfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 15 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019

Delaware’s Shellfish Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds public that dunes in state parks are closed to sledding and snowboarding

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds residents and visitors that sledding, snowboarding, and other recreational activities are not allowed on Delaware’s dunes.



Delaware Part Of Proposed Environmental And Consumer Protection Penalty Settlements With Fiat Chrysler And Auto Supplier Robert Bosch For Allegedly Undermining Auto Emissions Regulations And Harming Consumers By Adding Unlawful “Defeat Devices” To Diesel Vehicles

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Required to Fix Vehicles, Provide Restitution and Address Environmental Harms; State Attorneys General Obtain $72.5 Million in Nationwide Civil Penalties from Fiat Chrysler and Another $98.7 Million from Bosch for its Role in Supplying and Programming the Software Used by Fiat Chrysler and Earlier Violator Volkswagen Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and Department of […]



DNREC initiates new permit program for removal of lead coatings from water tanks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019

DNREC announced the creation of a new permit program that establishes regulatory conditions for the sandblasting of outdoor water tanks to remove lead-based paint. Contractors often use sandblasting to remove paint from water tanks in preparation for repainting them. Effective immediately, all water tank sandblasting projects involving removal of lead paint are required to have an air quality permit from DNREC that will ensure sufficient containment measures are taken to prevent the release of lead paint chips into the environment.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Delaware Tidal Finfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 16 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019

Delaware’s Tidal Finfish Advisory Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.



Delaware Shellfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 15 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019

Delaware’s Shellfish Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds public that dunes in state parks are closed to sledding and snowboarding

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds residents and visitors that sledding, snowboarding, and other recreational activities are not allowed on Delaware’s dunes.



Delaware Part Of Proposed Environmental And Consumer Protection Penalty Settlements With Fiat Chrysler And Auto Supplier Robert Bosch For Allegedly Undermining Auto Emissions Regulations And Harming Consumers By Adding Unlawful “Defeat Devices” To Diesel Vehicles

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Required to Fix Vehicles, Provide Restitution and Address Environmental Harms; State Attorneys General Obtain $72.5 Million in Nationwide Civil Penalties from Fiat Chrysler and Another $98.7 Million from Bosch for its Role in Supplying and Programming the Software Used by Fiat Chrysler and Earlier Violator Volkswagen Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and Department of […]



DNREC initiates new permit program for removal of lead coatings from water tanks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019

DNREC announced the creation of a new permit program that establishes regulatory conditions for the sandblasting of outdoor water tanks to remove lead-based paint. Contractors often use sandblasting to remove paint from water tanks in preparation for repainting them. Effective immediately, all water tank sandblasting projects involving removal of lead paint are required to have an air quality permit from DNREC that will ensure sufficient containment measures are taken to prevent the release of lead paint chips into the environment.