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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 […]




DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management beach replenishment projects set for Pickering, Kitts Hummock and Bowers beaches

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Office of the Secretary | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline and Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will begin beach replenishment work in early February, pending permit approvals, for the Delaware Bay communities of Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, and Bowers Beach, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. Replenishment, which is expected to be completed in May, will consist of truck-hauled fill projects managed by DNREC. Bayshore beaches in the three communities were chosen for winter replenishment after experiencing significant loss of sand this year due to erosion from Delaware Bay tides and waves.







  Category: The Environment


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 […]




DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management beach replenishment projects set for Pickering, Kitts Hummock and Bowers beaches

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Office of the Secretary | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline and Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will begin beach replenishment work in early February, pending permit approvals, for the Delaware Bay communities of Pickering Beach, Kitts Hummock, and Bowers Beach, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. Replenishment, which is expected to be completed in May, will consist of truck-hauled fill projects managed by DNREC. Bayshore beaches in the three communities were chosen for winter replenishment after experiencing significant loss of sand this year due to erosion from Delaware Bay tides and waves.