Climate Change

The program is holding conversations with communities to narrow down short- and long-term goals.

The first plan was released in 2021 and will be updated every five years.

Gov. John Carney signs a five-bill package to combat the effects of climate change in Delaware, including a controversial bill to support offshore wind procurement.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources sign an agreement for a bayshore restoration project.

Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control celebrates Earth Day by hosting a clean up event at Delaware Seashore State Park.

GEAC passed all 35 recommendations from two of its four working groups – Environmental Justice and Energy Equity and Grid Modernization.

A package of bills introduced in the General Assembly aim to address climate change.

Senators Chris Coons and Tom Carper were among a group of Democratic U.S. Senators urging passage of the Build Back Better Act to deliver robust climate action.

Delaware’s natural resources department seeks funding to further the state’s climate change resiliency goals.

Senator Chris Coons is part of a bipartisan delegation in Glasgow, Scotland this weekend for the UN Climate Change Conference.