Pages Tagged With: "emissions"
Emission Banking and Trading
The Delaware Emission Banking and Trading Program is a voluntary, market-based system that allows companies to earn credits for reducing their air pollution emissions. Companies can then sell these credits to other companies that need them to offset their own emissions.Contact Us
Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
The Delaware Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program is a mandatory control measure to help the State of Delaware meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.Contact Us
James Coverdale Division of Air Quality 302-739-9402
DNREC Exhibits — Docket #2022-R-A-0010
This page contains proposed DNREC public hearing exhibits for Docket #2022-R-A-0010 (7 DE Admin. Code 1131 “Low Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program. Plan for Implementation (PFI)”) to be heard on Sept. 29, 2022. Public Hearing Transcript for Docket #2022-R-A-0010
DNREC Exhibits — Docket #2022-R-A-0002
This page contains proposed DNREC public hearing exhibits for Docket #2022-R-A-0002 (7 DE Admin. Code 1131 “Low Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program – Kent and New Castle Counties”) to be heard on Sept. 29, 2022. Public Hearing Transcript for Docket #2022-R-A-0002
DNREC Exhibits — Docket #2022-R-A-0001
This page contains proposed DNREC public hearing exhibits for Docket #2022-R-A-0001 (7 DE Admin. Code 1126 “Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program”) to be heard on Sept. 29, 2022. Public Hearing Transcript for Docket #2022-R-A-0001
Public Hearing: Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspections Program
The Division of Air Quality will conduct a virtual public hearing on amendments to state regulations, and a State Implementation Plan, for the state’s vehicle emission inspections program.Notice of Draft Emission Banking and Trading Program Audit
The Division of Air Quality is providing the public an opportunity to inspect and comment on the Draft “Delaware Regulation 1134, Emission Banking and Trading Program, Emission Reduction Credit Audit.”Public Workshops: Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Amendments
Division of Air Quality will conduct two virtual public workshops on draft amendments to the regulations governing the Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program.Delaware Emissions
Human activities have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, threatening the health and wellbeing of the people of Delaware. Climate Action Plan MenuMinimizing Emissions
By minimizing greenhouse gas emissions now, we contribute to a worldwide effort to reduce the severity of rapid climate change. Climate Action Plan MenuHydrofluorocarbons
In March of 2021, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) adopted a regulation on prohibitions of hydrofluorocarbons in specific end-uses.Contact
Kyle Krall Division of Air Quality 302-324-2083
Cool Switch Low Impact Refrigerant Program
The Cool Switch Low Impact Refrigerant Program’s goal is to incentivize the use of refrigerants with lower Global Warming Potential impacts.Contact Us
Edward Synoski Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy 302-735-3480
Virtual Public Hearing: Proposed Revisions to Delaware’s State Implementation Plan
The Division of Air Quality will conduct a public hearing (Docket #2020-R-A-0003) on March 25, in Dover, on three proposed revisions to Delaware’s State Implementation Plan (SIP).Point Source Emissions
The state of Delaware submits a comprehensive inventory of ozone precursor emissions to the EPA every three years. Ozone precursors are air pollutants that form ozone: volatile organic compounds (VOCs), oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and carbon monoxide (CO).Contact Us
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Delaware is a participant in a multi-state carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program developed as a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia to cap and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributesClean Power Plan Meetings
In 2015, the EPA set the first-ever carbon pollution limits for existing power plants. The rules, known as the Clean Power Plan, were issued under the Clean Air Act. Between 2014, when the Plan was just a proposal, then and 2018, when the EPA reversed itself and rescinded those rules, DNREC worked with residents andPlanning for Clean Power
The state of Delaware began working on a Clean Power Plan in response to carbon pollution limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2015. In August of 2018, the EPA reversed itself and repealed those rules. It has proposed a new “Affordable Clean Energy” rule instead. The state is now working withGreenhouse Gas Offsets
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allows participating states to identify and take credit for project-based greenhouse gas reductions outside of the electric sector, which is subject to the RGGI cap-and-trade program.Contact Us
Reducing Diesel Emissions
Delaware has several programs designed to reduce diesel emissions, which can have significant negative impacts to overall air quality, from vehicles.Contact Us
Deanna Morozowich Division of Air Quality 302-739-9402
VW Mitigation Plan
A 2017 agreement between the federal government and the Volkswagen Corporation (VW) created an Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund projects that mitigate air quality impacts from high-emitting diesel vehicles and engines. Delaware’s share of the Environmental Mitigation Trust is approximately $9.6 million. DNREC has developed a mitigation plan to accept and distribute these funds toClean Vehicles and Fuels
Delaware has several programs designed to reduce air emissions by promoting clean fuels and alternative vehicle use.Contact Us
Kyle Krall Division of Air Quality 302-324-2083