EPA, DNREC Reach Agreement on Civil Rights Complaint Related to Seaford Bioenergy Project

By Mari Lou | January 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) Office of External Civil Rights Compliance (OECRC) and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have signed an Informal Resolution Agreement addressing a civil rights complaint related to permitting for a bioenergy project in Seaford. The resolution builds on steps DNREC had already taken to strengthen public…

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Md. Addresses Anti-Asian Hate Crime And Bias

By The Talk of Delmarva News | November 16, 2021
Photo courtesy of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's office

Maryland is announcing a series of actions to combat anti-Asian hate crime and crimes of bias. Former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur was appointed chair of the Governor’s Asian American Hate Crimes Workgroup last spring as incidents of violence and discrimination targeting Asian Americans were on the rise. Governor Larry Hogan said the state plans to…

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