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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC takes action to thwart ‘upwind states’ from transporting air pollution into Delaware, which brings with it a wide range of public health problems

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016

DOVER – On behalf of Delawareans and public health, DNREC has taken two recent actions through the federal court system and US Environmental Protection Agency aimed at requiring “upwind states” to reduce air pollution generated within their borders that carries into and pollutes Delaware’s air, causing asthma, respiratory disease, and other public health problems for Delawareans.




Reclaim Our River Program to hold third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta Aug. 6 on Nanticoke River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016

The third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta will cast off on Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.




DNREC issues $40,000 penalty to Waste Management of Delaware, Inc. for solid waste recycling violations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, April 25, 2016

DNREC Secretary David S. Small has issued a Notice of Administrative Penalty and Secretary’s Order to Waste Management of Delaware, Inc. for violations of Delaware’s Regulations Governing Solid Waste.




New DNREC YouTube Channel video details how model cleanup operation comes first for NVF Yorklyn site’s revitalization

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016

A new DNREC YouTube Channel video about the redevelopment of the old National Vulcanized Fiber mill in Yorklyn shows how far the remediation of the site has come – and how much remains before it becomes the centerpiece of a model public and private venture environmentally transformed and repurposed as commercial, residential and community space.




Former NVF site in Yorklyn undergoing unprecedented revitalization for amenities and continued development

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, April 18, 2016

Governor Markell, DNREC Secretary Small and state, federal and local officials announced revitalization milestones at the former NVF manufacturing site in Yorklyn.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC takes action to thwart ‘upwind states’ from transporting air pollution into Delaware, which brings with it a wide range of public health problems

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Date Posted: Friday, July 8, 2016

DOVER – On behalf of Delawareans and public health, DNREC has taken two recent actions through the federal court system and US Environmental Protection Agency aimed at requiring “upwind states” to reduce air pollution generated within their borders that carries into and pollutes Delaware’s air, causing asthma, respiratory disease, and other public health problems for Delawareans.




Reclaim Our River Program to hold third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta Aug. 6 on Nanticoke River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016

The third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta will cast off on Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.




DNREC issues $40,000 penalty to Waste Management of Delaware, Inc. for solid waste recycling violations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, April 25, 2016

DNREC Secretary David S. Small has issued a Notice of Administrative Penalty and Secretary’s Order to Waste Management of Delaware, Inc. for violations of Delaware’s Regulations Governing Solid Waste.




New DNREC YouTube Channel video details how model cleanup operation comes first for NVF Yorklyn site’s revitalization

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016

A new DNREC YouTube Channel video about the redevelopment of the old National Vulcanized Fiber mill in Yorklyn shows how far the remediation of the site has come – and how much remains before it becomes the centerpiece of a model public and private venture environmentally transformed and repurposed as commercial, residential and community space.




Former NVF site in Yorklyn undergoing unprecedented revitalization for amenities and continued development

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, April 18, 2016

Governor Markell, DNREC Secretary Small and state, federal and local officials announced revitalization milestones at the former NVF manufacturing site in Yorklyn.