Contractor’s Long-Delayed Start Leads to Pause in DNREC’s White Creek Dredging Project for Environmental Restrictions
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2023
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that, due to contractor delay, the White Creek priority dredging project in Sussex County will not be completed this season.
Spring 2023 DOC Citizens Academy Gives Community Members A Look “Inside The Walls” of Delaware’s Correctional System
Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Six weekly evening sessions start April 18; applications due March 31 Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) is taking applications from community members to participate in its Spring 2023 Citizens Academy which begins April 18 in Dover. This free program gives community members a first-hand look at the operations and programs of Delaware’s largest law enforcement […]
Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce Partnership with Food Bank of Delaware to Aid in SNAP Transition
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney and Lt. Governor Hall-Long on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Food Bank of Delaware to fill community food pantries statewide and hold food drives in each county for three months to help ease the transition from the ending of the federal Emergency benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. The […]
Public Service Commission Approves Decrease in Delmarva’s Natural Gas Costs
Department of State | Newsroom | Public Service Commission | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
On Wednesday, the Delaware Public Service Commission approved a 23% decrease in Delmarva Power’s natural gas costs, effective April 1st. On Friday, February 24, 2023, Delmarva Power filed an application to amend its Gas Cost Rate (GCR) due to a warmer-than-expected winter and lower-than-forecasted natural gas prices over the past several months. The GCR represents […]
Volunteers Needed for DNREC-Sponsored Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 22
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
As part of the 2023 Earth Month celebration in April, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will join the Christina Conservancy and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to mobilize volunteers to pick up trash in northern Delaware during the annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup.
