A bill that would bar Delaware Department of Natural Resources Secretary Shawn Garvin from adopting California emissions standards is scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday.
Under the standards, sales of new vehicles under 14,000 pounds with standard combustion engines would be prohibited instead of zero-emission vehicles beginning in 2035. Twenty percent of the vehicles would be plug-in hybrids with smaller...
Automaker Stellantis will continue to supply Jeeps in Delaware as the controversy continues over 2035 vehicle standards.
A Delaware Business Times story indicated the manufacturer was halting regular shipments of a couple of gas model Jeeps Wranglers to dealers in states that operate under California emissions standards. The story cited a Delaware auto...
(Above photo of a Nissan Leaf, a best-selling electric vehicle with a limited battery range)
Delaware's auto rows have something we haven't seen in a while - new autos, trucks, and SUVs.
Inventories vary. For example, on Cleveland Avenue in Newark, Toyotas seemed to be in short supply, while Jeeps were prominent at a nearby dealership.
It marks a turnaround from...
Delaware Transit Corporation (DART First State) announced a revised statewide bus schedule that reflects changing commuting patterns.
One Wilmington DART bus route now includes Barley Mill Plaza, the site of restaurants, and a new Wegman's supermarket. However, service office parks, Christiana Mall and Amazon sites have been reduced in some cases due to low ridership.
The changes to DART...
Delaware Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would bar the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from ordering a ban on the sale of the vast majority of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.
A hearing on the bill is slated for Wednesday. Click here for online access or to comment. The electric vehicle bill was been assigned to...
The Delaware Supreme Court has reversed a Superior Court decision that upheld a state denial of a Tesla dealership.
The Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles had rejected the application based on a Delaware law that bars auto manufacturers from owning dealerships. Tesla appealed the decision that Delaware Superior Court upheld.
The DMV earlier allowed Tesla to open a "gallery" at...
(In the above photo, Energize Delaware Executive Director Drew Slater addresses the assembled contractor/auditor group)
Energize Delaware recently hosted training for nearly 70 contractors and energy auditors from across the state.
The program focused on how energy efficiency can make a difference in Delaware through contractor and auditor partners. The participants work in home energy assessments and weatherization, including...
After introducing greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for 2050, lawmakers, advocates, and Gov. John Carney rolled out a series of bills aimed at reducing emissions.
The bills cover everything from school buses to electric vehicle chargers in new homes. Democrats in the General Assembly are sponsoring the bills expected to see opposition from Republicans and climate change skeptics....
The comments continue to pour in on the proposed 2035 electric vehicle standards prior to a decision by DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin on whether to proceed with the California mandate that eventually eliminates sales of vehicle-powered only by internal combustion engines in about a decade. A look at comments in the early going shows a majority against the...
Today US Wind, Inc. CEO Jeff Grybowski joined last week Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for the signing the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2023.
Grybowski issued the following statement.
“Governor Moore and the Maryland General Assembly’s monumental vision is now Maryland law, and we’re hitting the ground running to help achieve its clean energy...
By Shawn Garvin
Garvin is the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Public awareness of the need to care for and protect our planet typically increases in April with the arrival of Earth Day. It also provides an opportunity to take stock in our efforts, determine where we are and refocus on getting us to where...
While Delaware Environmental Secretary Shawn Garvin mulls whether to implement his agency’s proposed mandate that all new cars delivered to dealerships by 2035 are electric, Republican lawmakers are eyeing legislative ways to strip him of that power.
Two bills that have been drafted but not yet introduced would eliminate the ability of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control...
Delaware ranks 44th in solar energy production, according to Choose Energy.
Delaware finished ahead of larger states like coal producers Kentucky and West Virginia. Still, Delaware lags far behind Rhode Island which produces more than three times as much solar power, despite being the nation's smallest state in land mass. Delaware ranks second. That would seem to indicate...
U.S. Sens. Tom Carperi is one of three sponsors of a bipartisan nuclear energy bill
“As our nation’s largest source of reliable, carbon-free electricity, nuclear energy is critical to meeting our climate goals and maintaining our energy security,” Carper said. “The ADVANCE Act will help the United States remain a clean energy leader by providing the certainty needed to deploy the...
ChristianaCare confirmed Tuesday that it will operate a small hospital at its West Grove Campus, formerly Jennersville Hospital.
ChristianaCare will open a neighborhood "micro hospital" with ten emergency department and ten inpatient beds. The neighborhood hospital will offer emergency care, behavioral health emergency care and diagnostic capabilities including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), X-ray, and laboratory services.
The hospital plan...
