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#oilspill
100 pounds oily waste cleaned up on Tower Road Beach
Ellen Driscoll
5 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
5 years ago
Cleanup crews under the unified command have successfully cleared all Delaware Bay beaches and...
Lewes officials reopen the beach
5 years ago
Effective today, the Lewes Beaches are now open, officials announced Nov. 6. There is some...
Southern Delaware, Maryland beaches cleared of oil
5 years ago
State environmental officials and the U.S. Coast Guard have finished clearing several southern...
Beaches reopen in Dewey after walking inspection
5 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...
5 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
5 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...
5 years ago
The Maryland Department of the Environment has joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware...
Oil change
Jim Paterson
5 years ago
Oil spill cleanup continues on beaches
Nick Roth
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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...
5 years ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues to work to assess and clean...