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J King
- May 29
- 1 min
Hebron WWTP discharge permit gets approved.
In May the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued a "notice of final determination" to issue a State discharge permit to...
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J King
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Bioenergy Devco seeks county approval to convert former Perdue composting plant
We support of the Bioenergy Devco anaerobic digestion facility proposed for Sussex County because we believe this facility will...
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J King
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Public Hearing coming up for the Hebron Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge permit renewal.
The Department Department of the Environment (MDE) has received a request from us for a public hearing on the tentative determination for...
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J King
- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
Please donate to the Neighborhood Action Group. They need your help in fighting this tank!
Members of the Hebron-area Neighborhood Action Group (NAG) and other interested citizens began discussing concerns with County, State,...
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J King
- Nov 7, 2020
- 0 min
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Craig Jester
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
#VOTE FOR CLEAN WATER
The Friends of the Nanticoke encourages you to make your vote count for Clean Water. Check our website for a quick rundown of important...
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J King
- Sep 19, 2020
- 1 min
Seaford has a new living shoreline.
A shoreline stabilization project, in the works for about four years, has been completed in Seaford’s Riverview Park. It's located...
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Craig Jester
- Aug 29, 2020
- 6 min
Summer Newsletter 2020
President’s Message – Jay Martin “May you live in interesting times.” Whether it is a Chinese curse or blessing depends on how you...
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J King
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
2019 Nanticoke River Report Card Video to be released.
Join our friends at the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance on Thursday, August 27th, at 10 am for the release of their Nanticoke River Report...
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J King
- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
CCW: Sierra Club founder not the only symbol of racism the environmental community must reckon with.
Mariah Davis of the Choose Clean Water Coalition has this op-ed in the Baltimore Sun: As statues and flags memorializing the Confederacy...
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Craig Jester
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
2020 Membership Drive
The Friends of the Nanticoke River Needs You We have spent twenty years informing, educating, and protecting the Nanticoke River...
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Craig Jester
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Rockfish Decline Continues
The Maryland Department of Natural Resource has issued a public notice and advice on proposed Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commision...
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Craig Jester
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
Important Sussex County Land Buffer Legislation
Updated April 16, 2020: - Friends Letter to Sussex County Planning Commission Forest Land Buffer Example The Friends of the Nanticoke...
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Craig Jester
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
A Voice for the Rivers: Shore Rivers Version
A Film by Sandy Cannon-Brown and Dave Harp The Environmental Film Festival in D.C. was cancelled but you can enjoy this short film which...
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Craig Jester
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Osprey Nesting
On a little break from Corvid-19 yesterday I was out in our yard social isolating when I noticed an osprey gracefully circling over the...
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jmstribling
- Feb 23, 2020
- 1 min
The Future is NOT in Plastics!
The amount of plastic entering our oceans is equal to 136 billion milk jugs each year! As with all waterways, the Nanticoke River is...
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J King
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Federal policy change may threaten freshwater wetlands
Regulatory rollback could reduce water quality, increase flooding.
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jmstribling
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
Blades a Potential Superfund Site
Upper Nanticoke River Town of Blades a Potential Superfund Site Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are present in drinking water...
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