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  Category: The Environment


DNREC announces finalized Coastal Zone Conversion Permit regulations, which become effective Sept. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

DOVER – Final amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, approved Aug. 26 by the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB), have been published in the September Register of Regulations and become effective Sept. 11, 2019, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. HB190, signed into law by Governor John Carney on Aug. 2, 2017, authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to issue permits for construction and operation of new heavy industry uses at 14 existing heavy industry use sites within the state’s Coastal Zone.



DNREC seeking volunteers for Delaware Coastal Cleanup

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Volunteers are still needed and encouraged to join the 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 14.



Volunteers needed Sept. 21 for cleanup at Williams Pond in Seaford as part of Reclaim Our River program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019

DNREC, the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, the City of Seaford, and Friends of the Nanticoke River are seeking volunteers to lend a hand, picking up trash at Williams Pond from 9-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of DNREC’s annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup.



Governor Carney Announces Support for National Clean Car Standard

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019

U.S. Climate Alliance members issue “Nation’s Clean Car Promise” to address vehicle pollution, climate change WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and 23 other Governors of the U.S. Climate Alliance on Tuesday issued a joint statement announcing the “Nation’s Clean Car Promise” to protect citizens from vehicle pollution and to fight climate change. The following […]



Governor Carney’s Statement on EPA’s Replacement of Clean Power Plan

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2019

Governor John Carney released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announced its decision to replace the Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule: “I’m disappointed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to replace the Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which removes a strong incentive […]






  Category: The Environment

DNREC announces finalized Coastal Zone Conversion Permit regulations, which become effective Sept. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

DOVER – Final amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, approved Aug. 26 by the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB), have been published in the September Register of Regulations and become effective Sept. 11, 2019, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. HB190, signed into law by Governor John Carney on Aug. 2, 2017, authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to issue permits for construction and operation of new heavy industry uses at 14 existing heavy industry use sites within the state’s Coastal Zone.



DNREC seeking volunteers for Delaware Coastal Cleanup

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Volunteers are still needed and encouraged to join the 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 14.



Volunteers needed Sept. 21 for cleanup at Williams Pond in Seaford as part of Reclaim Our River program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019

DNREC, the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, the City of Seaford, and Friends of the Nanticoke River are seeking volunteers to lend a hand, picking up trash at Williams Pond from 9-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of DNREC’s annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup.



Governor Carney Announces Support for National Clean Car Standard

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019

U.S. Climate Alliance members issue “Nation’s Clean Car Promise” to address vehicle pollution, climate change WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and 23 other Governors of the U.S. Climate Alliance on Tuesday issued a joint statement announcing the “Nation’s Clean Car Promise” to protect citizens from vehicle pollution and to fight climate change. The following […]



Governor Carney’s Statement on EPA’s Replacement of Clean Power Plan

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2019

Governor John Carney released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announced its decision to replace the Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule: “I’m disappointed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to replace the Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which removes a strong incentive […]