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The Nature Conservancy in Delaware Celebrates Environmental Wins from the State’s 2025 Legislative Session

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The 2025 Legislative Session for Delaware’s General Assembly ended yesterday, June 30, with a wave of major environmental wins, according to The Nature Conservancy (TNC). 

While this year’s session began with uncertain prospects, the organization said it ended on a high note with strong bipartisan support that will protect Delaware’s natural resources and communities for years to come.

“These wins didn’t come easy, but they came because people stayed at the table,” said Emily Knearl, Director of Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy in Delaware. “We are especially grateful to the General Assembly, Governor Meyer, and DNREC leadership for listening, engaging, and delivering for the environment and for Delawareans, and to all the partners who worked together to get this done.”

Earlier this year, TNC released two reports designed to help inform policy discussions: (1) the Delaware Bayshore Coastal Resilience Roadmap, a comprehensive guide to a healthy future for the Delaware Bayshore; and (2) the Delaware Conservation Blueprint, a map analysis of the state’s protected lands, conservation opportunity areas, urban areas, farmland, and areas facing projected sea level rise in the next 25 years, to serve as an actionable guide for future conservation strategies and funding.

For more information, visit nature.org/delaware.

The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at an unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more resilient. The Nature Conservancy is working to make a lasting difference around the world in 81 countries and territories (40 by direct conservation impact and 41 through partners) through a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit nature.org or follow @nature_press on X.