DNREC announces that beach nesting birds made some gains this season. Piping plovers – a federally listed threatened and state listed endangered species – saw significant nesting success in Delaware this year. Ten pairs of piping plovers were recorded nesting at the…
It was bumper to bumper outside Oakwood Retreat Center Monday night as residents packed a town hall meeting over the possible sale of a longtime aviation landmark. The meeting reached capacity, with a line stretching outside the building and some…
Entomologist Christopher Heckscher rediscovered the once "lost species" of the Pyractomena similis firefly in a Delaware meadow during the spring of 2026 Heckscher later confirmed it was the suspected species by examining it under a microscope A firefly species believed lost…
Take extra precautions as deer are travelling farther and can find themselves in the roadways in their pursuit of a mate (Stock image / Adobe) Shorter Days Mean More Deer are on the Move Delaware drivers are spending more of their…
The firefighting foam used to extinguish fuel fires has contaminated drinking water supplies nationwide. Thousands of residents living near military bases in Delaware drank contaminated tap water for years, unaware they were ingesting toxic PFAS chemicals that are now linked…
Picture walking onto a Delaware beach expecting gulls, sunscreen, and the usual battle over the best parking spot. Instead, you find hundreds, sometimes thousands, of prehistoric-looking creatures crawling out of the Atlantic.Welcome to horseshoe crab season. For a few…
The N.C. State Ports Authority has suspended its proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project in response to concerns over environmental impacts. The project called for deepening 26 miles of the Cape Fear River shipping channel from its current 42 feet to 47 feet. The six-year…
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