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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Newly Released Federal Report Highlights Complexity of PFAS Exposure

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

NEW CASTLE – A dual-federal-agency supplemental report released today outlines findings from settled dust samples collected from a small number of homes near the New Castle Air National Guard Base. The findings, which also included a similarly sized sample of homes in Westfield, Massachusetts, will help environmental scientists and public health officials gain a better […]




DNREC Approves Permits for US Wind Offshore Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2024

DNREC approved several permits for US Wind, Inc., allowing the Delaware components of its proposed Maryland offshore wind project to proceed.




2025 Delaware State Parks Annual Passes, Surf Fishing Permits to Go on Sale Dec. 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

DNREC announced that 2025 Delaware State Parks annual passes and surf fishing permits will go on sale starting at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3. and may be purchased at any state park office and at DNREC’s Dover campus Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Passes and permits may also be purchased online at destateparks.com/passes-permits-and-fees/, with gift-givers having the expectation that the passes and permits will be delivered by the holiday season.




DNREC Begins Emergency Dredging Project Restoring Beach North of Indian River Inlet

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, November 25, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has initiated an emergency dredging project to restore the severely eroded beach area north of the Indian River Inlet.




Registration Open for 2025 Junior Solar Sprint

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Monday, November 25, 2024

Registration is open for the 2025 Junior Solar Sprint.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Newly Released Federal Report Highlights Complexity of PFAS Exposure

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

NEW CASTLE – A dual-federal-agency supplemental report released today outlines findings from settled dust samples collected from a small number of homes near the New Castle Air National Guard Base. The findings, which also included a similarly sized sample of homes in Westfield, Massachusetts, will help environmental scientists and public health officials gain a better […]




DNREC Approves Permits for US Wind Offshore Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2024

DNREC approved several permits for US Wind, Inc., allowing the Delaware components of its proposed Maryland offshore wind project to proceed.




2025 Delaware State Parks Annual Passes, Surf Fishing Permits to Go on Sale Dec. 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

DNREC announced that 2025 Delaware State Parks annual passes and surf fishing permits will go on sale starting at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3. and may be purchased at any state park office and at DNREC’s Dover campus Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Passes and permits may also be purchased online at destateparks.com/passes-permits-and-fees/, with gift-givers having the expectation that the passes and permits will be delivered by the holiday season.




DNREC Begins Emergency Dredging Project Restoring Beach North of Indian River Inlet

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, November 25, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has initiated an emergency dredging project to restore the severely eroded beach area north of the Indian River Inlet.




Registration Open for 2025 Junior Solar Sprint

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Monday, November 25, 2024

Registration is open for the 2025 Junior Solar Sprint.