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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Sec. of Interior Salazar Joins Gov. Markell, Congressional Delegation to Launch Delaware Bayshore Initiative

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Against a backdrop of the annual horseshoe crab spawning spectacle and red knot migration, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined Governor Jack Markell, Delaware’s Congressional Delegation of Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and other dignitaries to launch the Delaware Bayshore Initiative, part of the national vision for America’s Great Outdoors.



Air Quality Improvements Unveiled At Trinity Port Services In New Castle

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 4, 2012

A cooperative project that improves Delaware air quality and the quality of life for neighborhood residents was unveiled today at a ceremony at Trinity Port Services in New Castle. Twenty electrified outlets that power refrigerated storage containers at the company’s Rogers Road site have replaced the use of diesel generators, significantly reducing air pollutants, diesel fumes and noise in the community.



Gun Barrel Salvaged From the USS Missouri Becomes a Big Part of Battery 519 Museum at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2012

After a long journey by water and rail, a storied 16-inch gun barrel was unveiled today at the Battery 519 Museum at the Fort Miles Historical Area in Cape Henlopen State Park, where it will be stationed. The gun barrel, which weighs more than 116 tons and is 66 feet long, was salvaged from the USS Missouri, the battleship on whose deck the Japanese signed the surrender that ended World War II on Sept 2, 1945.



Blue River Resources Recycling Facility, First of its Kind in Delaware, Receives Operating Permit from DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012

Delaware has issued a permit for the first private materials recovery in the state. Up to 40 jobs will be created at Blue River Resources for preparing recyclables for markets, with the possibility of more jobs later.



Delaware Electric Cooperative to Build State-of-the-Art Solar Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012

Delaware Electric Cooperative will soon break ground on a four megawatt solar park in Sussex County, Delaware. Twenty acres of solar panels will be installed near Georgetown, capable of producing enough energy to power 500 homes. The park could eventually be expanded to 40 acres with the ability to produce eight megawatts of power.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Sec. of Interior Salazar Joins Gov. Markell, Congressional Delegation to Launch Delaware Bayshore Initiative

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Against a backdrop of the annual horseshoe crab spawning spectacle and red knot migration, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined Governor Jack Markell, Delaware’s Congressional Delegation of Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and other dignitaries to launch the Delaware Bayshore Initiative, part of the national vision for America’s Great Outdoors.



Air Quality Improvements Unveiled At Trinity Port Services In New Castle

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 4, 2012

A cooperative project that improves Delaware air quality and the quality of life for neighborhood residents was unveiled today at a ceremony at Trinity Port Services in New Castle. Twenty electrified outlets that power refrigerated storage containers at the company’s Rogers Road site have replaced the use of diesel generators, significantly reducing air pollutants, diesel fumes and noise in the community.



Gun Barrel Salvaged From the USS Missouri Becomes a Big Part of Battery 519 Museum at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2012

After a long journey by water and rail, a storied 16-inch gun barrel was unveiled today at the Battery 519 Museum at the Fort Miles Historical Area in Cape Henlopen State Park, where it will be stationed. The gun barrel, which weighs more than 116 tons and is 66 feet long, was salvaged from the USS Missouri, the battleship on whose deck the Japanese signed the surrender that ended World War II on Sept 2, 1945.



Blue River Resources Recycling Facility, First of its Kind in Delaware, Receives Operating Permit from DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012

Delaware has issued a permit for the first private materials recovery in the state. Up to 40 jobs will be created at Blue River Resources for preparing recyclables for markets, with the possibility of more jobs later.



Delaware Electric Cooperative to Build State-of-the-Art Solar Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012

Delaware Electric Cooperative will soon break ground on a four megawatt solar park in Sussex County, Delaware. Twenty acres of solar panels will be installed near Georgetown, capable of producing enough energy to power 500 homes. The park could eventually be expanded to 40 acres with the ability to produce eight megawatts of power.