Delaware Eco Watch
SEE OTHER BRANDS

Reporting on environment news in Delaware

Latest News

Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

ASMFC bans female horseshoe crab bait harvest in Delaware Bay for two years
Energizing HBCU Spotlight: ESPN’s First Take Live at Delaware State University

Energizing HBCU Spotlight: ESPN’s First Take Live at Delaware State University

On a vibrant, electric day on the campus of Delaware State University, the famed sports debate show First Take from ESPN went live in front of a roaring crowd of Hornets fans, bringing HBCU pride, star power and unfiltered commentary to the center...

Owner:  Leonard & Yolanda Young
Why Franklin County, not its Delaware County home, pays the Columbus Zoo levy
Public comment period for proposed Delaware State Park fee increase coming to a close

Public comment period for proposed Delaware State Park fee increase coming to a close

DELAWARE - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is considering changes to entrance, annual, and lifetime pass fees for Delaware State Parks for the first time in a decade. According to DNREC, park fees have not...

Owner:  Draper Holdings Business Trust
Delaware nuclear task force explores energy future

Delaware nuclear task force explores energy future

DOVER, DE- State leaders, agencies, and energy advocates met Monday in Dover for the first Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force hearing, raising a question that could shape Delaware's energy future: Is it time to go nuclear? The 25-member task...

Owner:  Draper Holdings Business Trust
Climate activists attempt citizen's arrest of water CEO in alarming escalation

Climate activists attempt citizen's arrest of water CEO in alarming escalation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Climate protesters have grown more confrontational in recent years, experts say, including publicly cataloging energy sector leaders and conservatives as "climate criminals," staging disruptive protests...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
HGSE Program Partners with States to Evaluate, Identify Effective Education Policies

HGSE Program Partners with States to Evaluate, Identify Effective Education Policies

The States Leading States initiative — a Harvard Graduate School of Education program that aims to identify effective schooling policies by analyzing state education programs — announced its first cohort of partner states last month. The group...

Owner:  Harvard University
Live Green: Delaware Botanic Gardens

Live Green: Delaware Botanic Gardens

DAGSBORO, De – The Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek provides a 37-acre site of gardens, wetlands and woodlands, with the purpose of educating the public about the importance of our local ecosystems. The gardens officially opened in 2019, but...

Owner:  Patricia & Brian Lane
As the shutdown continues, the Food Bank Delaware gets ready for more demand

As the shutdown continues, the Food Bank Delaware gets ready for more demand

With benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, set to be cut off during the government shutdown, the Food Bank of Delaware is bracing for the impact locally. About one in nine Delawareans receives SNAP benefits...

Owner:  Delaware First Media Corporation & American Government
Project Washington data center partners with local Delaware unions

Project Washington data center partners with local Delaware unions

The Project Washington data center partnered with 20 local unions for its proposed site near Delaware City. The Project Labor Agreement included the State Building, Construction Trades Council of Delaware and the unions representing over 4,800...

Owner:  Delaware First Media Corporation & American Government
Farmers Feed Candy Waste to Animals, but There Are Better Solutions

Farmers Feed Candy Waste to Animals, but There Are Better Solutions

By Jessica Scott-Reid, Sentient Media American consumers are expected to spend over $13 billion on chocolate and other types of candy for Halloween this year, but even at that rate, candy companies end up with a surplus. The leftovers end up in...

Owner:  Lisa Hickey
Haverford Voting Guide

Haverford Voting Guide

Haverford students vote in Delaware County, Haverford Township district 05, precinct 03.Their polling location is either the Swan Multipurpose Room, the GIAC Building on campus, or St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. A sample ballot can be found here....

Owner:  Bryn Mawr & Haverford College
University of Delaware Expert Can Predict Tomorrow's Storms Through Global Climate Patters Today

University of Delaware Expert Can Predict Tomorrow's Storms Through Global Climate Patters Today

Newswise — Kelsey Malloy is an assistant professor of climatology in the University of Delaware’s Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences and leads the Malloy Climate Research Group. Her research explores how large-scale climate patterns...

Owner:  Roger Johnson (daughter Jessica is CEO)
Billions of gallons of raw sewage from Philly are released into the Delaware annually

Billions of gallons of raw sewage from Philly are released into the Delaware annually

Philadelphia discharges 12.7 billion gallons of raw, diluted sewage into the Delaware River’s watershed each year — with Camden County adding to the mix, according to a new report. That’s a problem, says the report’s authors at the nonprofit...

Owner:  Boyle Family
Environmentalists Sue Regulator Over Extension of Construction Permit for LNG Export Terminal in New Jersey

Environmentalists Sue Regulator Over Extension of Construction Permit for LNG Export Terminal in New Jersey

An environmental group is suing a regional regulator over its recent extension of a construction permit for a terminal to export liquefied natural gas from a town in southern New Jersey. The agency’s action marks a new turn in a multi-year battle...

Owner:  David Sassoon
Countries Twiddle Thumbs Over Climate Goals As Globalist Confab Approaches 

Countries Twiddle Thumbs Over Climate Goals As Globalist Confab Approaches 

Over 100 countries have missed the deadline to tighten their climate targets ahead of November’s United Nations conference as President Donald Trump has rolled back some U.S. climate policies. Though the Paris Agreement requires countries to set...

Owner:  Tucker Carlson & Neil Patel
Nuclear energy task force to consider feasibility for Delaware’s energy needs

Nuclear energy task force to consider feasibility for Delaware’s energy needs

Nuclear energy is seeing something of a renaissance, helped in part by executive orders from President Donald Trump boosting the industry. The four orders include rapid development and deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, reconsidering...

Owner:  Whyy Inc.
Flaring climate protests becoming more confrontational as free speech tested globally

Flaring climate protests becoming more confrontational as free speech tested globally

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Climate protesters have grown more confrontational in recent years, experts say, including publicly cataloging energy sector leaders and conservatives as "climate criminals," staging disruptive protests...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Climate Change Weekly # 560—Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land

Climate Change Weekly # 560—Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land

IN THIS ISSUE: Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land Uncovered Ski Lifts Show Rapid Climate Change in Recent Past Climate Lawfare Sidelined in Montana Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land...

Owner:  Heartland Institute (Non-Profit)
What tourists and newcomers thought about Alaska: Insults and compliments captured on postcards

What tourists and newcomers thought about Alaska: Insults and compliments captured on postcards

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. People sometimes ask me, “What...

Owner:  Ryan Binkley

Share us

on your social networks:
AGPs

Get the latest news on this topic.

SIGN UP FOR FREE TODAY

No Thanks

By signing to this email alert, you
agree to our Terms & Conditions