The Delaware Department of Natural Resources has signed a contract with First State Crane Service to operate the new Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass System on March 3. Officials say DNREC is now set to resume sand pumping later this month for beach and dune nourishment with that new system.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public listening sessions this month to gather feedback as the agency works to update the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission plans to hold a public hearing on Thursday to gather input on controversial new striped bass regulations.
Sussex County officials say they are investigating a leak of treated liquid waste from the South Coastal Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility near Bethany Beach.
Offshore wind developer US Wind has entered memoranda of understanding with Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in which the company has proposed $20 million in support to local fishermen.
A dead humpback whale found in the Indian River Bay last week has finally been washed back out to sea.
Coordinated efforts to move the body of a deceased humpback whale discovered in the shallows of the Indian River Bay this week have so far proven unsuccessful.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has reported a dead whale in Delaware waters.
The Delmarva Avian Influenza Joint Information Center has announced increased efforts in the First State to test for bird flu in sick and dead wild snow geese and other birds as cases of avian influenza continue to spread across Delmarva.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is investigating whether a number of snow geese found dead in Sussex County Friday may have been victims to a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu.
