Delaware Environmental News

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Corn Gene Helps Fight Multiple Leaf Diseases
...in the agency's Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh, N.C., and scientists with the University of Delaware, Cornell University, and Kansas State University....

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
E.P.A. Issues 1st National Requirements for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants/ Historic ‘mercury and air toxics standards’ meet 20-year old requirement to cut dangerous smokestack emissions
...unteer chair of the American Lung Association, and pulmonary and critical care physician in Newark, Delaware. "The Lung Association expects all oil and coal-f...

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Chairman Boxer and E.P.W. Members Call Riders Hazardous to Public Health and Environment
...ons of Americans, we cannot be distracted by partisan proposals that would jeopardize the health of Delawareans and Americans across the country by limiting the ...

Thursday, December 8th, 2011
E.P.W. Approves Legislation to Protect and Restore Lake Tahoe, Delaware River Basin and Chesapeake Bay
...ommittee approved several pieces of legislation, including bills to help restore Lake Tahoe and the Delaware River Basin, and a measure to reauthorize the Che...

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
N.O.A.A. awards a total of $10.8 million to 4 minority serving institutions to train next generation of scientists
...stitution - Florida A&M University Partners: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Delaware State University Jackson State University (M...

Thursday, November 10th, 2011
EPA, DNREC Reach Settlement With DuPont Corporation For Water Quality Violations
... DOVER (Nov. 10, 2011) - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental...

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
NOAA: October warmer than average in the U.S.
... the country, and along the eastern seaboard. Texas was record warm for the ten month period, while Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Oklahoma h...

Friday, November 4th, 2011
EPA, D.O.E. Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites / Clean energy plan aims to benefit local economies and create jobs
...bility of the renewable energy projects. The 26 sites are located in Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, Louisia...

Friday, November 4th, 2011
EPA, D.O.E. Partner to Develop Renewable Energy at the Former Kerr McGee Chemical Facility in Columbus, Mississippi / Clean energy plan aims to benefit local economies and create jobs
...bility of the renewable energy projects. The 26 sites are located in Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, Louisia...