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  Category: Civil Division


Biden joins multistate coalition to support robust protections for waterways under federal Clean Air Act

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden has joined a coalition of eight states in supporting a federal proposal designed to ensure that the nation’s lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands receive proper protection under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). That support came in comments submitted this week to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers on their joint Waters of the United States Proposed Rule.




Biden supports federal effort to protect the environment by restricting power plant emissions

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Power plants that burn fossil fuels are significant source of greenhouse gases that cause climate change   Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 10 states and two cities filed a court action today to support the federal government’s efforts to set emissions standards for fossil-fuel power plants.   In 2010, […]




News From The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and the Delaware Department of Justice

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014

After repeatedly disregarding environmental compliance orders and flouting other regulatory requirements from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC, a resource recovery and recycling facility in Camden, has been served by the Delaware Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office with the state’s first Chronic Violator Complaint.




Biden Announces ‘Freedom of Information Roadshow’ Presentation to Educate Officials, Public About Delaware’s Open Government Laws

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 3, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has launched a “Freedom of Information Act Roadshow” to give presentations on Delaware’s open government laws.




Biden Unveils New Open Government Web Site

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has launched a new interactive Web portal to increase Delawareans’ access to information about the State’s open government laws.   The site, at http://opinions.attorneygeneral.delaware.gov, contains Opinions issued by the Attorney General’s Office since 1995 in response to complaints that state and local governmental […]







  Category: Civil Division

Biden joins multistate coalition to support robust protections for waterways under federal Clean Air Act

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden has joined a coalition of eight states in supporting a federal proposal designed to ensure that the nation’s lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands receive proper protection under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). That support came in comments submitted this week to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers on their joint Waters of the United States Proposed Rule.




Biden supports federal effort to protect the environment by restricting power plant emissions

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Power plants that burn fossil fuels are significant source of greenhouse gases that cause climate change   Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 10 states and two cities filed a court action today to support the federal government’s efforts to set emissions standards for fossil-fuel power plants.   In 2010, […]




News From The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and the Delaware Department of Justice

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, March 21, 2014

After repeatedly disregarding environmental compliance orders and flouting other regulatory requirements from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Mike Davidson Enterprises, LLC, a resource recovery and recycling facility in Camden, has been served by the Delaware Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office with the state’s first Chronic Violator Complaint.




Biden Announces ‘Freedom of Information Roadshow’ Presentation to Educate Officials, Public About Delaware’s Open Government Laws

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, February 3, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has launched a “Freedom of Information Act Roadshow” to give presentations on Delaware’s open government laws.




Biden Unveils New Open Government Web Site

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wilmington – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his office has launched a new interactive Web portal to increase Delawareans’ access to information about the State’s open government laws.   The site, at http://opinions.attorneygeneral.delaware.gov, contains Opinions issued by the Attorney General’s Office since 1995 in response to complaints that state and local governmental […]