A controversial bill setting Delawareâs goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions was released from the Senate Environment and Energy Committee Wednesday and will advance to the Senate floor for a vote. Senate Bill 305, the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act, would require Delaware to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% before 2030 and by 90% before 2050. Opponents said the …
DNREC to begin restoring beaches, dunes after powerful nor’easter
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contol on Monday began restoring beaches after a powerful norâeaster caused widespread erosion and damage. The Motherâs Day weekend storm brought tropical-storm-force winds that affected communities along Delawareâs bayshore and Atlantic coast. âOur shoreline team will be hard at [work] for the foreseeable future on beach restoration priorities that this storm handed …
Offshore wind research to begin near DE Seashore State Park
Visitors to Delaware Seashore State Park will see an increase in research activity in the coming months, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Monday. US Wind and Ărsted, two offshore wind energy development companies, will conduct research and collect data to determine the best paths forward for their offshore wind projects. Both companies plan to update and …
Lawsuit filed to stop construction of Smyrna solar farm
A Smyrna landowner has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a 200-acre solar farm behind Boondocks Restaurant and Store near Woodland Beach. Donald Goldsborough owns a 342- acre property across the street from Boondocks, in between Lighthouse Road and Woodland Beach Road. He and a newly-formed group called Citizens Against Solar Pollution have filed suit against Kent County …
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touts electric buses in Wilmington
UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG SPEAKS AT THE DART ADMINISTRATION AND BUS FACILITY IN WILMINGTON. PHOTO BY DANIEL SATO/OFFICE OF GOV. JOHN CARNEY. United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Wilmington Friday where he highlighted investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and spoke about how theyâre helping modernize Delawareâs public transit bus fleet. The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law …
Curbside residential EV charger bill released from House committee
A bill heard by the House Energy Committee Tuesday would require Dover, Wilmington and Newark to set up a permitting process for curbside residential EV chargers/Getty Images A bill released from the House Energy Committee Tuesday could soon require Delawareâs three largest cities to make it easier for residents to install personal electric vehicle charging stations. Senate Substitute 1 for …
Ărstedâs Skipjack 2 offshore wind project given the green light
Photo courtesy of Ărsted. The Maryland Public Service Commission has selected Danish multinational power company Ărstedâs Skipjack Wind 2 for a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Credit. Skipjack Wind 2 is an 846-megawatt offshore turbine project that aims to power approximately 250,000 homes in the Delmarva region with clean energy. Though the energy produced will mostly go to other states, Delaware …