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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Applications now being accepted for Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s second annual summer Youth Academy

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017

If you are a student aged 12 to 15 with an interest in natural resources and law enforcement, applications are now being accepted for the Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s second annual summer Youth Academy.



DNREC issues cease and desist order to Wilmington oil recycling company Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC for hazardous waste violations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

DNREC Secretary David Small has issued a cease and desist order to Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC for violations of Delaware’s laws and regulations governing hazardous waste management. Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC (HCC) owns and operates a used oil recycling facility located at 505 South Market Street in Wilmington that previously did business as International Petroleum Corp. (IPC) of Delaware.



DNREC to present ‘Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies’ March 20 at Seaford Library as part of Reclaim Our River Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River (ROR) Program, in partnership with the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, will host a free presentation on “Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Seaford Library, 600 North Market Street Extended, Seaford, DE 19973.



DNREC fines Delaware City Refining Company/PBF Energy for violation of Secretary’s Order and illegal shipment of petroleum

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – DNREC Secretary David Small today issued a $150,000 fine in a Notice of Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s Order to the Delaware City Refining Company and PBF Energy for violating an earlier DNREC Order that allowed the refinery to ship crude oil from Delaware City to only its Paulsboro, N.J. facility as a condition of DNREC’s granting an air permit to PBF Energy and DCRC in 2013.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 27- March 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 27- March 5 made 999 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public…






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Applications now being accepted for Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s second annual summer Youth Academy

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017

If you are a student aged 12 to 15 with an interest in natural resources and law enforcement, applications are now being accepted for the Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s second annual summer Youth Academy.



DNREC issues cease and desist order to Wilmington oil recycling company Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC for hazardous waste violations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

DNREC Secretary David Small has issued a cease and desist order to Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC for violations of Delaware’s laws and regulations governing hazardous waste management. Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC (HCC) owns and operates a used oil recycling facility located at 505 South Market Street in Wilmington that previously did business as International Petroleum Corp. (IPC) of Delaware.



DNREC to present ‘Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies’ March 20 at Seaford Library as part of Reclaim Our River Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River (ROR) Program, in partnership with the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, will host a free presentation on “Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Seaford Library, 600 North Market Street Extended, Seaford, DE 19973.



DNREC fines Delaware City Refining Company/PBF Energy for violation of Secretary’s Order and illegal shipment of petroleum

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – DNREC Secretary David Small today issued a $150,000 fine in a Notice of Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s Order to the Delaware City Refining Company and PBF Energy for violating an earlier DNREC Order that allowed the refinery to ship crude oil from Delaware City to only its Paulsboro, N.J. facility as a condition of DNREC’s granting an air permit to PBF Energy and DCRC in 2013.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 27- March 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, March 10, 2017

DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Feb. 27- March 5 made 999 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public…