A young Green Sea Turtle struck by a boat propeller prompted a response from the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute, which is now renewing its call for boaters to use propeller guards to protect marine life.
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Plastic pieces, food wrappers and even a purse were among the items collected along Slaughter Beach during an Earth Day cleanup event Tuesday.
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute is now accepting items for their annual yard sale happening on May 10, from 8 a.m. to noon.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a public meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s horseshoe crab management plan on Thursday, March 27.
A federal executive order issued Monday has halted any further offshore federal wind lease sales and leaving the outcome of US Wind’s offshore wind project off the Delmarva coast, uncertain. The order temporarily withdraws areas within the Outer Continental Shelf from new or renewed wind energy leasing.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released its final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed U.S. Wind offshore wind project. US Wind's project aims to install up to 114 turbines in Maryland, despite pushback from locals.
Though the town says it is not opposed to wind energy, it is raising concerns about views off its coast being impacted, titling a recent release "Save Our Sunrise." However, studies have shown the potential for both positive and neutral impacts of wind farms on areas with high rates of tourism, though they are inconclusive at this time.
The annual dolphin counting event took place today in Cape Henlopen State Park.
The Rehoboth Beach Environmental Committee are starting to reopen the topic of possibly banning plastic straws and Styrofoam products in Rehoboth Beach.
