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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania Approve Resolution to Permanently Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Basin

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2017

NEWTOWN, Pa. – Governors of Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania, comprising a majority of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), announced today that they had voted in favor of a resolution put forward by the commission to issue draft regulations to permanently ban hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the Delaware River Basin. The […]




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 28-Sept 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 28-Sept. 3 made 2,495 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, including 349 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 54 citations.




Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps appeal period runs through Nov. 6 for parts of New Castle County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship reminds residents of New Castle County that preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for portions of New Castle County released in December 2016 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are currently in a 90-day regulatory appeal period ending Nov. 6.




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeking great shots of Delaware anglers for annual photo contest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017

The Oct. 31 deadline is approaching to enter your best image in the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 2017 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest.




Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to hold Sept. 14 public hearing in Dover on proposed amendment to Atlantic menhaden management plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will host an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Draft Amendment 3 seeks to manage the […]







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania Approve Resolution to Permanently Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Basin

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2017

NEWTOWN, Pa. – Governors of Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania, comprising a majority of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), announced today that they had voted in favor of a resolution put forward by the commission to issue draft regulations to permanently ban hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the Delaware River Basin. The […]




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 28-Sept 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 28-Sept. 3 made 2,495 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, including 349 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 54 citations.




Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps appeal period runs through Nov. 6 for parts of New Castle County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship reminds residents of New Castle County that preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for portions of New Castle County released in December 2016 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are currently in a 90-day regulatory appeal period ending Nov. 6.




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeking great shots of Delaware anglers for annual photo contest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017

The Oct. 31 deadline is approaching to enter your best image in the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 2017 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest.




Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to hold Sept. 14 public hearing in Dover on proposed amendment to Atlantic menhaden management plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 5, 2017

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will host an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Draft Amendment 3 seeks to manage the […]