Press Releases
Delawareans Facing Impacts of Climate Change Take to the Streets After Carper, Coons
side with Big Oil on Symbolic Keystone XL Vote. On the 45th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, activists in
Wilmington from local environmental and social justice groups, NAACP unite around
environmental justice concerns of Keystone XL pipeline.
Crippling drought; Devastating wildfire; Superstorm Sandy; Climate change has come home—and Delaware residents get it. On Sunday, February 17, hundreds of Delawareans will travel to Washington, DC for the Forward on Climate Rally – the largest climate solutions rally in U.S. history. The goal is to get President Obama to take strong action on climate change starting by rejecting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
Sierra Club applauds the work of dozens of local and regional organizations to secure a decision to strengthen and improve the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state agreement to reduce harmful carbon pollution in nine Northeastern states.
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club is very concerned about the frequency of violations of environmental permits and pollution releases at the Delaware City Refinery. Title 7 Delaware Code § 7904 provides the definitional requirements of chronic violator status for environmental permit-holders, yet DNREC has yet to establish such regulations. On July 30th we asked DNREC Secretary O’Mara to prioritize the establishment of regulations for the designation of chronic violator status, and designate the Delaware City Refinery as a chronic violator. We have not yet received a response to this request.
The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club requests that Governor Markell keep his campaign commitment to protect wetlands. There is no greater time of need for wetlands protections in Delaware, as Delaware is losing wetlands at a catastrophic rate that places the future one of Delaware’s most important natural resources in jeopardy.
