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  • GILLIBRAND, POLIS, CASTLE INTRODUCE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
    Sep 24, 2010  - Working to create jobs and grow the new energy economy, Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressmen Jared Polis (D-CO) and Mike Castle (R-DE) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will help ensure that our young people and all Americans receive the educational foundation needed to bette... More
  • CASTLE CALLS FOR WHITE CLAY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EXPANSION
    Aug 10, 2010  - Delaware Congressman Mike Castle joined with Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) to introduce the White Clay Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act (H.R. 5813), a bill to protect additional waterways in the White Clay Creek watershed spanning Pennsylvania and Delaware.  The bill expands the National Wild and Sc... More
  • $8M For Delaware Beaches (WMDT)
    Jul 29, 2010  - Parts of the Delaware beaches beaten down by last year's storms are getting federal help. More than $8 million will be given to repair the Bethany Beach and South Bethany coastlines. The state's legislators had fought for the funds, saying that every $1 spent on beach replenishment would lead ... More
  • DELAWARE'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $8 MILLION FOR COASTLINE REPAIR IN BETHANY BEACH AND SOUTH BETHANY
    Jul 28, 2010  - Today, Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman (both D-Del.) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-Del.) announced $8.172 million in federal funding to repair the Bethany Beach and South Bethany coastline, following damage from the Nor’Easter and Hurricane Ida in November 2009. “We’re pleased to announce that ... More
  • Collaboration is essential to watershed conservation (Wilmington News Journal)
    Jul 22, 2010  - The Delaware River Basin Watershed, encompassing portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, is one of the nation's most important natural landscapes. The Delaware River and Bay, and the many tributaries that feed into them, are among Delawareans' favorite areas for recreation and w... More
  • CASTLE JOINS BIPARTISAN GROUP TO UNVEIL GREEN SCISSORS 2010
    Jul 22, 2010  - This morning, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle joined a bipartisan group of representatives and a coalition of leaders from the taxpayer, consumer, and environmental communities to unveil Green Scissors 2010, a report highlighting government programs and subsidies that are wasteful to taxpayers and ... More
  • Cong. delegation asks Feds to make wind power priority (WDEL)
    Jul 15, 2010  - Delaware's Congressional delegation wants Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to make developing offshore wind energy a federal priority. Senators Carper and Kaufman and Congressman Castle Wednesday joined 6 other lawmakers in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting his departmen... More
  • Delaware and area leaders appeal for beach funding (Wilmington News Journal)
    Jul 3, 2010  - Delaware's congressional delegation and seven New Jersey and Virginia lawmakers called Friday for a set-aside of at least $20 million in an upcoming emergency appropriations bill for beach and coastal repairs. Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman, both Delaware Democrats, and Republican Rep. Mike Cas... More
  • CASTLE QUESTIONS WORKER SAFETY IN GULF OIL SPILL DISASTER
    Jun 23, 2010  - This morning, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle participated in a U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee hearing on "Worker Health and Safety from the Oil Rig to the Shoreline."  The hearing examined the issues related to worker safety following the catastrophic explosion of... More
  • STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL N. CASTLE in Response to BP Escrow Agreement
    Jun 16, 2010  - The immediate and long-term impact of the Gulf oil spill disaster on the water, fish, and wildlife, the fishing industry, and the regional economy is truly devastating and only continues to grow in scope.  As a coastal state, Delawareans are watching closely.  We cherish our beaches and re... More