The union says City Manager Ellen Lorraine McCabe did not follow city policies and violated a collective bargaining agreement.

A similar message was also given at the town hall by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Greg Patterson: "The one thing that I think is going to be paramount, ...

DNREC secretary responds to questions from public at town hall held to address the ongoing emissions of excess sulfur dioxide from the Delaware City Refinery.

The Delaware City Refinery is "one of the largest and most complex refineries on the East Coast," the website says, and can process up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day. Historically, the Delaware ...

None of the violations issued so far this year are related to the most recent incident, which is still under investigation.

A boiler failure was to blame for the release, which began on May 25. Smoke is emitted from stacks in the ground at the Delaware City Refinery as seen from Old New Castle on June 3, 2025.

The Delaware City Refinery has been continuously releasing more than permitted amounts of toxic sulfur dioxide into the air for a week now, but air quality in the area remains safe, according to ...