#oilspill

100 pounds oily waste cleaned up on Tower Road Beach

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
About 100 pounds of oily waste, comprising mostly sand, was removed from Tower Road Beach Jan. 20,...

More Delaware beaches are cleared of oily debris

3 years ago
Cleanup crews under the unified command have successfully cleared all Delaware Bay beaches and...

Lewes officials reopen the beach

3 years ago
Effective today, the Lewes Beaches are now open, officials announced Nov. 6. There is some...

Southern Delaware, Maryland beaches cleared of oil

3 years ago
State environmental officials and the U.S. Coast Guard have finished clearing several southern...

Beaches reopen in Dewey after walking inspection

3 years ago
Beaches are now open in Dewey, Mayor Dale Cooke confirmed. “As of Tuesday, Nov. 3, we are expecting...

75 tons of oily sand, debris removed from Delaware...

3 years ago
More than 75 tons of oily debris and tar balls have been cleared from Delaware’s bay and ocean...

Possible vessels identified, but no suspect yet in...

Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Possible vessels have been identified, but a suspect has not yet been determined regarding the oil...

Oil spill cleanup continues from Bowers Beach to...

4 years ago
The Maryland Department of the Environment has joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware...

Oil change

Jim Paterson
4 years ago

Oil spill cleanup continues on beaches

Nick Roth
4 years ago
The cleanup of an oil spill from an unknown source continues Oct. 26, one week after oil patties...

Oil spill closes beaches in Dewey

4 years ago
Beaches in Dewey are closed until further notice due to the discovery of coagulated tar balls on...

21 tons of oily sand, debris removed from beaches

4 years ago
Twenty-one tons of oily sand and debris have been removed from Cape Region beaches, as crews...

Oil washes ashore across Cape Region

Nick Roth
4 years ago
Early risers walking on the beach in Lewes and Broadkill were greeted Oct. 20 with the distinct...

Lewes Beach closed due to oil spill

Nick Roth
4 years ago
Lewes Beach is closed to the public until oil is cleaned from the beach. City employees will post...
Update

DNREC continues to assess, clean up oil spill at...

4 years ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues to work to assess and clean...