The Freshwater Wetlands Stewardship Act was signed into law by Delaware Governor Matt Meyer in a ceremony on July 21, 2026, at the Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington. The bill passed the state legislature on July 1. We guess it took the governor three weeks to organize a photo-op to sign the bill into law. Senate Bill 9, which was sponsored by state senator Stephanie Hansen and state representative Debra Heffernan, is meant to close regulatory gaps that resulted f

Woodlands have value. "According to the Delaware State Forest Service, Sussex County has lost 43,000 acres of forest in less than 25 years, much of it due to residential construction." "Council members say the broader goal is to steer development toward established towns and areas already experiencing growth, rather than rural parts of the county where large tracts of forest remain." “Council is considering a forest preservation ordinance that refines what is currently in our

This was the second public workshop on the project upriver of Seaford. It was held on February 18. This meeting was meant to inform the public about different concepts they have for replacing the old narrow concrete bridge. The approaches to the bridge will be widened, like they proposed two years ago. They have put aside for now changes to the nearby Middleford Road - Old Furnace Road intersection. Apparently there has been an insufficient lack of enthusiasm for a roundabout

On October 22 The Wicomico Environmental Trust (WET), The Friends of the Nanticoke River, and more than two dozen County residents have filed a complaint in Wicomico County Circuit Court seeking relief from the harms and risks caused by the open-top Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) waste storage tank on Porter Mill Road.