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Emissions Reduction: Agriculture
Agriculture is a vital part of Delaware’s economy and landscape, supporting farm families, food production and covering more than 40% of the state’s land area. In addition to its economic value, farmland plays an important role in addressing climate change by storing carbon in soils and vegetation. While agriculture contributes a relatively small share ofProtecting Our Communities: Extreme Heat
Delaware is already experiencing the effects of a warming climate. Average temperatures have increased by about three degrees since 1895, with the 2010s marking the hottest decade on record. Climate projections show continued warming, with more frequent and intense heat waves, higher nighttime temperatures and a sharp increase in days above 90 degrees by theProtecting Our Communities: Sea Level Rise, Precipitation and Inland Flooding
Delaware is highly vulnerable to sea level rise and flooding due to its low elevation, flat landscape and ongoing land subsidence. Sea levels along Delaware’s coast are rising at roughly twice the global average, with tide gauges showing up to 15 inches of increase over the past century. Projections indicate an additional one to oneProtecting Our Communities: Emergent Hazards
Delaware is facing a growing range of climate-driven hazards beyond heat and flooding. In recent years, the state has experienced stronger storms, longer droughts, increased wildfire risk, emerging health threats and changes to coastal waters. Events like Tropical Storm Isaias in 2020 — which produced the longest-tracking tornado in Delaware in more than 70 yearsProtecting Our Communities: Comprehensive Resilience
Compounding climate risks occur when multiple hazards interact and amplify one another, creating cascading impacts that strain communities, infrastructure and emergency response systems. As climate change intensifies, Delaware is increasingly likely to experience these overlapping risks, particularly when extreme events coincide or occur in quick succession. Vulnerable populations are often affected most, underscoring the needToward Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
Reducing Delaware’s greenhouse gas emissions to nearly zero by 2050 is essential to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023 sets clear statewide emission reduction targets: a 50% reduction by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, compared to a 2005 baseline. Reaching these goals, however, will require bothEmissions Reduction: Transportation
Transportation is Delaware’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, making up nearly 30% of the state’s total in 2021. Emissions come from cars, trucks, buses, planes, boats and off-road equipment. Reducing transportation emissions is key to reaching Delaware’s net-zero goals while improving air quality, public health and community resilience. DelawareLand Use Intersections
Land use patterns and practices have a powerful intersection with climate change in Delaware. Patterns of growth and development influence current and future greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation, buildings and electricity sectors. They also determine whether the state can maximize carbon storage in natural lands. Decisions aboutProtecting Our Communities
Building state resilience to established and emerging hazards through climate adaptation is critical to safeguarding Delaware’s communities, economy and environment for generations to come. Climate adaptation is a continuous process that can protect people, places and infrastructure; accommodate changing conditions; avoid future risk; and help communities strategically retreat from areas that cannot be safely protected.Emissions Reduction: Electricity Generation and Grid Infrastructure
Electricity generation is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Delaware, making up 26.9% of the state’s total in 2021. Emissions come from electricity generated both in-state and out-of-state which we use to light our homes and heat our businesses. A decarbonized electric grid serves as Delaware’s largest emissions reduction opportunity, as itEmissions Reduction: Industry
The industry sector is Delaware’s third-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 23.1% of statewide emissions in 2021. Although industrial emissions are 7.3% lower than in 2005, emissions are projected to grow without additional action. By 2050, industrial emissions are expected to overtake transportation as the state’s largest source of greenhouse gases, highlighting theEmissions Reduction: Residential and Commercial Buildings
Delaware’s buildings are a central part of daily life and a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. Because buildings vary widely in age, size and use, there is no single solution for reducing emissions. In 2021, the buildings sector produced about 14% of Delaware’s total emissions, with commercial buildings accounting for slightly more than homes.Emissions Reduction: Forests and Urban Trees
Forests and urban trees cover nearly one-third of Delaware’s land area and provide critical benefits for wildlife habitat, clean water and community well-being. They also support a strong forestry industry that employs nearly 2,000 people and contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the state’s economy. At the same time, Delaware is losing more thanEmissions Reduction: Waste
The waste sector accounts for a small share of Delaware’s greenhouse gas emissions – about 3% in 2021 – but remains an important part of the state’s path to net-zero. Delaware manages all of its waste within state borders through landfills, recycling facilities and wastewater treatment plants. Emissions from this sector are primarily methane andFederal Consistency Certification: Henlopen Bluff Community Marina (2026.0004)
Showfield, LLC, proposes to use a federal permit to build a marina facility on the southerly shoreline of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, in Lewes.Federal Consistency Determination: HUD Zoar Road (2026.0005)
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity is proposing to use federal funds to build approximately 90 new single-family homes on Zoar Road in Georgetown.Determinación de Constancia Federal: HUD Zoar Road (2026.0005)
Hábitat para la Humanidad del Condado de Sussex propone utilizar fondos federales para construer aproximadamente 90 nuevas viviendas unifamiliares en Zoar Rd, Georgetown.Starwood Digital Ventures Request for Status Decision
Starwood Digital Ventures is seeking a Coastal Zone Act status decision to determine whether the development of a data center campus near Tybouts Corner requires a permit, is exempt, or is prohibited by the Act.Solicitud de Decisión Sobre el Estado de Starwood Digital Ventures
Starwood Digital Ventures busca una decisión sobre el estatus de la Ley de Zona Costera para determinar si el desarrollo de un campus de centros de datos cerca de Tybouts Corner requiere un permiso, está exento o está prohibido por la Ley.Notice of Public Comment Period Re-Opening: State Energy Conservation Code Regulations
The hearing record on proposed revisions to the State Energy Conservation Code regulations will be re-opened for a 30-day public comment period.Federal Consistency Determination: HUD Hurley and Front Street Seaford (2026.0001)
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity is proposing to use federal funds to build approximately 30 single-family homes at the corner of Hurley Street and Front Street, in Seaford.Determinación de Constancia Federal: HUD Hurley y Front Street Seaford (2026.0001)
Hábitat para la Humanidad del Condado de Sussex propone utilizar fondos del federale para la construcción de aproximadamente 30 viviendas unifamiliares en la esquina de Hurley Street y Front Street en Seaford.Federal Consistency Determination: HUD James Place (2026.0002)
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity is proposing to use federal funds for the construction of a new development located north of Carriage Lane on N Bedford Street, in Georgetown.Determinación de Constancia Federal: HUD James Place (2026.0002)
Hábitat para la Humanidad del Condado de Sussex propone utilizar fondos del federale para apoyar la construcción de un nuevo desarrollo ubicada al norte de Carriage Lane en N Bedford Street, Georgetown.DNREC Permit Fees
This page lists permitting, licensing and related fees charged by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Division of Air Quality Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances Division of Water Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy Division of Watershed Stewardship
Decision Notice: North Fish USA, Inc. Request for Standard Coastal Zone Permit
DNREC has issued a standard Coastal Zone permit to North Fish USA, Inc. to manufacture smoked fish in an existing building at 200 Centerpoint Boulevard, in New Castle.Aviso de Decisión: North Fish USA, Inc. Solicitud de Permiso Estándar de Zona Costera
DNREC) ha emitido un permiso estándar para la Zona Costera a North Fish USA, Inc. para fabricar pescado ahumado en una instalación existente ubicada en 200 Centerpoint Boulevard, New Castle.Federal Consistency Certification: Sargio Boat Docking Facility (2025.0042)
Sargio Corporation proposes to use a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Individual Permit to install a walkway, pier, and dock in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal near the terminus of Basin Street, Bay Vista, Rehoboth Beach.Federal Consistency Certification: ESNG Parkesburg POW-MIA Connector (2025.0040)
Eastern Shore Natural Gas proposes to use a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization to construct a natural gas connector line and valve facility in the Wyoming area.Certificado de Coherencia Federal: Conexión de ESNG en Parkesburg y POW-MIA (2025.0040)
Eastern Shore Natural Gas propone utilizar una autorización de la Comisión Federal de Regulación Energética para construir una línea de conexión de gas natural y establecimiento de válvula adjunta sobre cerca de la intersección de New Burton Road y POW-MIA Parkway en el área de Wyoming.Sètifikasyon Konsistans Federal: Konektè ESNG Parkesburg POW-MIA (2025.0040)
Eastern Shore Natural Gas ap pwopoze pou itilize yon otorizasyon Komisyon Federal Regilasyon Enèji pou konstwi yon liy koneksyon gaz natirèl ak yon enstalasyon valv oksilyè toupre entèseksyon New Burton Road ak POW-MIA Parkway nan zòn Wyoming.Federal Consistency Certification: FERC ESNG Rt 40 Replacement (2025.0046)
Eastern Shore Natural Gas is proposing to use a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization to replace a natural gas connector line including existing piping and valves near People’s Plaza in the Glasgow area.Certificado de Coherencia Federal: Reemplazo de Rt 40 de ESNG mediante FERC (2025.0046)
Eastern Shore Natural Gas propone utilizar una autorización de la Comisión Federal de Regulación Energética para reemplazar una línea de conexión de gas natural, incluyendo las cañerías y válvulas existentes cerca de People’s Plaza en el área de Glasgow.Sètifikasyon Konsistans Federal: Ranplasman FERC ESNG Rt 40 (2025.0046)
Eastern Shore Natural Gas ap pwopoze pou itilize yon otorizasyon Komisyon Federal Regilasyon Enèji pou ranplase yon liy koneksyon gaz natirèl ki gen ladan tiyo ak valv ki deja egziste toupre People’s Plaza nan zòn Glasgow.Federal Consistency Determination: HUD 2311 S Dupont Highway Dover (2025.0049)
Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity proposes to use U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding for facility improvements at 2311 S. Dupont Highway, in Dover.Determinación de Constancia Federal: HUD 2311 S Dupont Highway Dover (2025.0049)
Hábitat para la humanidad de Central Delaware propone utilizar los fondos del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE.UU. para realizar mejoras en 2311 S. Dupont Highway, Dover.Detèminasyon Konsistans Federal: HUD 2311 S Dupont Highway Dover (2025.0049)
Habitat for Humanity nan Delaware Santral ap pwopoze pou itilize finansman Depatman Lojman ak Devlopman Iben Etazini an pou amelyorasyon enstalasyon nan 2311 S. Dupont Highway, Dover.Federal Consistency Determination: USCG Atlantic Fairways (2025.0048)
The U.S. Coast Guard proposes to establish shipping safety fairways along the Atlantic Coast from the U.S.-Canada maritime border to Miami, Florida, including a fairway anchorage off Delaware Bay.Determinación de Constancia Federal: Canales USCG en el Atlántico (2025.0048)
La guardia costera de EE.UU. propone establecer canales de seguridad de embarcación a lo largo de la costa atlántica desde la frontera marítima entre EE.UU. y Canadá en el Golfo de Maine hasta Miami, Florida, incluido un ancladero de canales cerca de la Bahía de Delaware.Detèminasyon Konsistans Federal: USCG Atlantic Fairways (2025.0048)
GadKòt Ameriken an ap pwopoze pou etabli mezi pou pasaj sekirite pou navigasyon sou kòt Atlantik la, soti nan fwontyè maritim Etazini-Kanada nan Gòlf Maine rive Miami, Florid, ki gen ladan yon ankraj pou pasaj la toupre bè Delaware.Climate Action Plan Public Engagement Materials
This page holds a collection of informational materials provided during a round of three community engagement sessions in mid-September of 2025 to gather additional input for Delaware’s Climate Action Plan. Informational Posters What is the Climate Action Plan (CAP)? Poster Delaware Climate Change Impacts PosterFederal Consistency Determination: NMFS Proposed Rule to Prohibit Retention of Mobulid Rays (2025.0043)
The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing changes to regulations related to Atlantic Tunas and mobulid rays of the family Mobulidae.Determinación de Constancia Federal: Norma Propuesta por NMFS para Prohibir la Retención de Rayas Mobula (2025.0043)
El Servicio Nacional de Pesca Marina propone cambios en las normativas para implementar la recomendación 24-12 de la Comisión para la Conservación de Atún Atlántico sobre las rayas mobula de la familia Mobulidae.Detèminasyon Konsistans Federal: Pwopozisyon Règ NMFS pou Entèdi yo Peche Pwason Re Mobilide (2025.0043)
Divizyon Klima, Kòt ak Enèji
Pibliye: 10 septanm 2025 Kòmantè yo dwe: 30 septanm 2025 Avi DNREC Nimewo CCE20250318 Règleman ki pa gen Diskriminasyon
Dokiman pou Revizyon Imèl Soumèt Demann pou Detèminasyon Konsistans Avi Rejis Federal (50 CFR Part 635) Draft Evalyasyon Anviwònman
