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Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Colonial Delaware by John A. Munroe
Date Posted: March 15, 2022
Virtual Ethylene Oxide Informational Meeting to Be Held by DNREC, U.S. EPA and Delaware Division of Public Health
Date Posted: March 15, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY: OHS to Address Deadly Trends on Delaware Roadways
Date Posted: March 14, 2022
DPH Lanza Alertas de Mensaje de Texto Para Persona Positivas con COVID-19
Date Posted: March 14, 2022
DCRPT Indicts Officer for Sexual Solicitation of a Child
Date Posted: March 14, 2022
DNREC Mosquito Control Section to Begin Spraying Woodland Pools
Date Posted: March 14, 2022
‘The War of 1812: Over Two Centuries Later’
Date Posted: March 14, 2022
DCRPT Secures Guilty Plea, Two Indictments In Board Of Pardons Cases
Date Posted: March 14, 2022
DPH Marks Two-Years Since First COVID-19 Case, Praises Delawareans’ Resilience
Date Posted: March 11, 2022
DPH Launches Text Alert Messaging To COVID-19 Positive Persons
Date Posted: March 11, 2022
Governor Carney Lowers Delaware Flags in Honor of Chief John Pridemore
Date Posted: March 11, 2022
Make a Plan For a Sober Ride Home This St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
Date Posted: March 10, 2022
Natalie Kim Ramos to Represent Delaware in 2022 Poetry Out Loud Virtual National Semifinals
Date Posted: March 10, 2022
Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams with Youth-Only Day April 2
Date Posted: March 10, 2022
EPA Reinstates California’s Vehicle Emissions Waiver, Helping to Get Delaware’s Air Quality Back on Track
Date Posted: March 9, 2022
Two Additional Cases Of Avian Influenza Confirmed On Delaware And Maryland Farms
Date Posted: March 9, 2022
Auditor’s Office Achieves Highest Possible Ranking for National Peer Review
Date Posted: March 8, 2022
DOJ Convicts Kent County Man of 77 Counts Related to Sexual Abuse of Children
Date Posted: March 8, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week
Date Posted: March 8, 2022
Volunteers Honored For Their Disaster Work
Date Posted: March 8, 2022
DNREC Reopens Port Mahon Fishing Pier After Emergency Repairs
Date Posted: March 7, 2022
COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Decline; Guidance For Those Who Want To Wear Masks Included
Date Posted: March 4, 2022
Three Men Sentenced in Connection With Operation Rise-N-Shyne
Date Posted: March 4, 2022
Tubman Bicentennial Tours at Blackbird State Forest
Date Posted: March 4, 2022
El Programa de Pandemia-EBT de Delaware Regresa para el Año Escolar 2021-2022
Date Posted: March 3, 2022
Human Trafficking Unit’s First Month Yields Three Illicit Massage Parlor Shutdowns, Felony Charges
Date Posted: March 3, 2022
Delaware to Adopt Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation
Date Posted: March 3, 2022
DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to Host Free Monthly Naloxone Training Sessions Statewide
Date Posted: March 3, 2022
AG Jennings Announces $6 Billion National Settlement In Principle With Purdue Pharma and Sackler family
Date Posted: March 3, 2022
Delaware’s Pandemic-EBT Program Returns for School Year 2021-2022
Date Posted: March 2, 2022
Heritage Commission Book of the Week celebrates Women’s History Month
Date Posted: March 2, 2022
AG Jennings Alerts Consumers Impacted By 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach To Take Steps To Protect Their Personal Information
Date Posted: March 2, 2022
The Delaware Division of the Arts to Host 2022 Virtual Poetry Out Loud State Competition
Date Posted: March 2, 2022
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to Hold Virtual Delaware Public Hearing on Striped Bass Management Plan
Date Posted: March 2, 2022
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Recycle, Repurpose…RE-IMAGINE” by Colleen Zufelt
Date Posted: March 1, 2022
Former Dover Police Officer Pleads Guilty To DUI, Official Misconduct
Date Posted: March 1, 2022
No Matter The Flock Size, Poultry Owners Need To Protect Bird Health
Date Posted: March 1, 2022
Report Finds Gender Disparity in Auto Insurance Premiums, Women Charged More for Same Coverage
Date Posted: March 1, 2022
EDGE Grants Competition Reopens To Benefit Promising Early-Stage Delaware Small Businesses
Date Posted: March 1, 2022
Governor Carney Lifts COVID-19 State of Emergency
Date Posted: March 1, 2022
AG Indicts Ex-Officer In Excessive Force Cases
Date Posted: February 28, 2022
February 28 – March 4 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Delaware
Date Posted: February 28, 2022
Nominations for Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards Accepted Through March 27
Date Posted: February 28, 2022
Delaware School Mask Requirement to End at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 1
Date Posted: February 28, 2022
El Requisito de Cubre Bocas en Escuelas de Delaware Terminará el Martes, 1º de Marzo a las 6:00 P.M.
Date Posted: February 28, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – February 25, 2022: COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations And Deaths Continue To Decline
Date Posted: February 25, 2022
DNREC to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beachnesting Season
Date Posted: February 25, 2022
Downtown Development Districts Program Achieves Record Housing And Community Development In 2021
Date Posted: February 25, 2022
Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month
Date Posted: February 23, 2022
Avian Influenza Found In Delaware Chicken Flock; Producers Urged To Take Precautions
Date Posted: February 23, 2022
Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia Mensuales el 24 de Feb.
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Feb. 24
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Historical Affairs celebrates Women’s History Month 2022
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Nominations Open for the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame and the She’s On Her Way Award
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Delaware State Parks Fee Season to Begin March 1
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Education preparation reports show programs’ progress
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Dover Health Care Provider Expands Behavioral Health Services for the LGBTQ Community
Date Posted: February 22, 2022
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Delaware Wild Birds
Date Posted: February 21, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – February 18, 2022: Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend
Date Posted: February 18, 2022
State Employees’ Charitable Campaign Now Accepting Applications for 2022
Date Posted: February 18, 2022
Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month
Date Posted: February 18, 2022
February 23: Forum on Racial History and Education in Delaware
Date Posted: February 17, 2022
Delaware Holds Successful Bond Sale; Triple A Bond Ratings Affirmed
Date Posted: February 17, 2022
Governor Carney Announces $40 Million of American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Funding for Delaware Libraries
Date Posted: February 17, 2022
Volunteers Needed for Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 2
Date Posted: February 17, 2022
Take Care Delaware to Launch Statewide
Date Posted: February 17, 2022
Treasurer Davis Encourages Delawareans to Examine Saving Habits
Date Posted: February 17, 2022
AG Jennings, ATF, DSP Announce 91 Felony Charges Against Sussex County Straw Purchasers
Date Posted: February 16, 2022
Division of the Arts to Host Annual State Employee Art Exhibition
Date Posted: February 16, 2022
Delaware Public Service Commission Releases Final Report on Delmarva Power’s Electric Supply Auction
Date Posted: February 16, 2022
Wildfire Training Classes Online
Date Posted: February 15, 2022
February 15, 2022 – COVID-19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: February 14, 2022
Get Boosted: DPH Urges Delawareans to Reinforce Vaccine Protection Against COVID-19
Date Posted: February 12, 2022
McGuiness Office Granted Permission to Obtain Outside Counsel in Subpoena Case
Date Posted: February 11, 2022
Spring Trout Season to Open at Downstate Ponds With Youth-Only Day March 5
Date Posted: February 11, 2022
Two Delaware Educators Receive National Teaching Award
Date Posted: February 10, 2022
In observance of Black History Month, The Delaware Heritage Commission presents our Book of the Week
Date Posted: February 10, 2022
Governor Carney and Division of Small Business Announce Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Funding Awards
Date Posted: February 10, 2022
Division of Civil Rights & Public Trust Secures First Hate Crime Conviction
Date Posted: February 10, 2022
DNREC Invites Delaware Students to Enter Earth Day Video Contest
Date Posted: February 10, 2022
Governor Carney Issues Statement on Wilmington Learning Collaborative
Date Posted: February 9, 2022
Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Support Veterans Affairs’ Governor’s Challenge on Suicide Prevention
Date Posted: February 9, 2022
‘Segregated Sands’: Delaware Beaches During Jim Crow
Date Posted: February 8, 2022
Auditor McGuiness: Office Releases 34 Reports in January, a Historic Achievement
Date Posted: February 8, 2022
February 8, 2022 – COVID-19 Press Briefing
Date Posted: February 7, 2022
Department of Insurance 2021 Data Shows over $21M in Consumer Savings
Date Posted: February 7, 2022
Delaware Department of Agriculture Issues Request for Proposals for Specialty Crop Grant
Date Posted: February 7, 2022
El Gobernador Carney Anuncia la Expiración del Mandato Universal de Cubre Bocas en Espacios Interiores el 11 de Feb.
Date Posted: February 7, 2022
Governor Carney Announces Expiration of Universal Indoor Mask Mandate on February 11
Date Posted: February 7, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 Update – Feb. 4, 2022: DPH Warns Against Complacency Amid Reduced Covid19 Cases
Date Posted: February 5, 2022
The Delaware Public Archives unveils the Abraham Shadd Family Historical Marker
Date Posted: February 4, 2022
Governor’s Office Seeks Nominees for Delaware’s Appointed Seat on Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council
Date Posted: February 4, 2022
Enrollment on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace for 2022 Reaches All-Time High
Date Posted: February 3, 2022
DNREC Reminds Hunters to Remove Portable Deer Stands from State Wildlife Areas
Date Posted: February 3, 2022
Four Delaware Arts Organizations Receive American Rescue Plan Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
Date Posted: February 2, 2022
A Message From Delaware’s New Education Secretary
Date Posted: February 2, 2022
Delaware’s Tax Season Starts January 31, 2022
Date Posted: February 2, 2022
Delaware Division of the Arts Encourages Arts Philanthropy Through Do More 24 Delaware
Date Posted: February 1, 2022
Delaware State Parks Standard Surf Fishing Permits Sold Out
Date Posted: February 1, 2022
Auditor McGuiness: 20 Performance Audits Show State School Districts, DOE Could Improve Background Check Processes
Date Posted: January 31, 2022
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), along with state and federal partners, will hold a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 regarding ethylene oxide (EtO) – with the meeting’s focus on public health and safety concerns over Croda, Inc.’s EtO production in the New Castle area. Information will be presented by DNREC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Delaware Division of Public Health, and Croda Inc., which manufactures EtO at its Atlas Point facility.
The information will include health data, risk estimates, facility updates and ongoing activities to address the emissions from Croda’s EtO plant. Afterward, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered by staff from DNREC and partnering agencies, and by Croda officials. Questions also can be submitted prior to the virtual meeting by email to daqpermittinginfo@delaware.gov.
Additional information about EtO and the virtual meeting is available at de.gov/EtO.
About DNREC
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control protects and manages the state’s natural resources, protects public health, provides outdoor recreational opportunities, and educates Delawareans about the environment. The DNREC Division of Air Quality monitors and regulates all emissions to the air. For more information, visit the website and connect with @DelawareDNREC on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contacts: Nikki Lavoie, nikki.lavoie@delaware.gov, Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov
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Related Topics: clean air, croda, Delaware Division of Public Health, ethylene oxide, health and safety, U.S. EPA, virtual public meeting
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), along with state and federal partners, will hold a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 regarding ethylene oxide (EtO) – with the meeting’s focus on public health and safety concerns over Croda, Inc.’s EtO production in the New Castle area. Information will be presented by DNREC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Delaware Division of Public Health, and Croda Inc., which manufactures EtO at its Atlas Point facility.
The information will include health data, risk estimates, facility updates and ongoing activities to address the emissions from Croda’s EtO plant. Afterward, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered by staff from DNREC and partnering agencies, and by Croda officials. Questions also can be submitted prior to the virtual meeting by email to daqpermittinginfo@delaware.gov.
Additional information about EtO and the virtual meeting is available at de.gov/EtO.
About DNREC
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control protects and manages the state’s natural resources, protects public health, provides outdoor recreational opportunities, and educates Delawareans about the environment. The DNREC Division of Air Quality monitors and regulates all emissions to the air. For more information, visit the website and connect with @DelawareDNREC on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contacts: Nikki Lavoie, nikki.lavoie@delaware.gov, Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov
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Related Topics: clean air, croda, Delaware Division of Public Health, ethylene oxide, health and safety, U.S. EPA, virtual public meeting
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
Here you can subscribe to future news updates.