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In a letter dated August 30, 2012, EPA Region III Administrator Shawn Garvin expressed his concern about the loss of Delaware's wetland resources.  He assured us that the EPA is working in collaboration with DNREC, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to better understand wetlands loss and to identify ways to prevent future loss.  Read his letter.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a key part of most Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States’ strategy to reduce pollution from fossil fuels and shift to clean energy. By limiting carbon pollution from power plants, requiring emitters to buy permits to pollute and investing the revenues in energy efficiency and renewable energy, RGGI has helped states participating in the RGGI program meet our environmental and energy challenges while curbing dependence on fossil fuels and saving consumers money.

The Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club asks Governor Markell to preserve the integrity and intent of the Delaware Coastal Zone Act throughout his activities as Governor, and asks him to prioritize environmental conservation and restrictions on industrial development within the Coastal Zone.

An article in today's News Journal entitled "Refineries Search for New Life" (Aaron Nathans, July 1, 2012) reports that "Gov. Jack Markell pledged $45 million in state financial assistance, leading to $465 million in renovations to the plant. About 500 jobs were restored."

We thank Governor Markell for his leadership on SB 185, and for highlighting the need to update and strengthen Delaware’s lobbying law. Requiring lobbyists to disclose the numbers of the bills on which they are lobbying will give the public a better understanding of how public policy is shaped in Dover. And as a further benefit of the bill, we believe that an increased understanding of the role of lobbyists will inspire the public to want further reforms and more transparency.