Your Environment

More than 80,000 chemicals permitted in the United States have never been fully assessed for toxic impacts on human health and the environment.

In just two years, Michael Panco and his partner, Brandon Caprarola, have created a successful green-energy business that has installed eight green systems and now offers services in Delaware, Marylan

In the age of seemingly unending financial uncertainty, the hits just keep on coming.

Every day, thousands of people zoom up and down Route 1 in Dover, Del., many not knowing that a massive 10-megawatt field of solar panels is nearby, helping reduce the city’s dependency on fossil fuel

Long, hot summers full of high temperatures – such as the summer of 2011 – can mean equally high energy bills that might leave customers steaming, especially in these tough economic times.

After Phil Barton saw how much money he saved on an electric bill, he said he’s going to Vegas: “Our electric bill drop has been phenomenal.”

How many football fields does it take to power a light bulb? How about 27,000 light bulbs?

While the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), which includes the Division of Fish and Wildlife, has only been around for a little more than 40 years, fish and wildlife conservation has been happening in Delaware for a century.

For the last 10 years, Fenwick Island, Del., resident Harry Haon has been very active in local environmental efforts.

Priyen Patel, a junior at Sussex Technical High School near Georgetown, Del., seems like a typical good kid: great grades in his classes, an Academic Challenge student, hospital volunteer, a cross-country runner. But he is more than just that. He recently won an honorable mention at the National U.S. BioGenius Challenge, a nationwide competition for student-created and operated biotech research project.

From garden to table, rain to waterway, trash to treasure, sustainability is becoming a way of life in Berlin, Md.

hings are done a little differently at Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, Del.

Before getting into the thick of things come summertime, now is great time to reflect on if you are truly doing everything you can to help the bays and the other beautiful natural resources of Delmarv

It’s easy to go green when somebody else is buying!

A major undertaking in sustainability is happening in Sussex County, thanks to federal grants and forward-thinking attitudes at Delaware Technical and Community College.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, yard waste will be banned from disposal in Delaware Solid Waste Authority’s (DSWA) Kent and Sussex landfills near Sandtown and Georgetown.

Big change is coming to Delaware via House Bill 234, which began its implementation process in November 2010.

Ocean City, Md., holds a pivotal position as a city among ecosystems.

Fall 2010 issue — When Greg Menoche of Dagsboro installed his own wind turbine a few years back, it was fairly simple.

Fall 2010 issue — When tourists come to the Delaware beaches, clean air and water is not something many of them think about. It is seen as a given that the air is pure and the water is clear.

Fall 2010 issue — Ever open a freshly finished dry-cleaned package and get embraced by a toxic smell, then thought, “Wow. That can’t be good!”?

Fall 2010 issue — Is it just me or is it now possible to drive halfway across Sussex County at night and not have any bugs splatter your windshield?