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Plastic Straws Targeted In Rehoboth Beach

By Mark Fowser | May 27, 2021

Rehoboth Beach officials are encouraging local restaurants to stop giving plastic straws to their customers.

Commissioners adopted a resolution to support…

Oil Spill Cleanup Nears Its End; Investigation Continues

By Mark Fowser | November 2, 2020

Members of a contracted oil spill response organization cleans oily debris from Rehoboth Beach in Delaware as part of the Broadkill 2020 oil spill response, Oct. 26, 2020. The Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are working together to identify areas where tar balls and oily debris are making landfall to facilitate an effective clean up.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaac Cross.)

An assessment by the Unified Command that has been dealing with an oil spill for two weeks indicates that the clean-up may be largely complete.

Carper: Automakers can no longer stay ‘stuck in neutral’ citing pollution from cars, trucks & vans

By WGMD News | September 20, 2019

Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper is speaking out after…

Maryland Governor calls out Pennsylvania over pollution pouring into Chesapeake Bay

By | August 30, 2019

Maryland…

Code Orange Air Quality Action Day – Monday

By | July 9, 2018

Monday, July 9th is a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware! Ozone levels have risen quickly over the weekend and weather conditions will be conducive Read More

Thursday – A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for DE

By | May 3, 2018

Thursday, May 3rd, will be a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware! An early season air quality event is underway across the northern Mid-Atlantic region. Ozone has…