Governor John Carney signed measure that amends Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act that would allow development of 14 former and current heavy industrial sites.
Carney called the law a win-win opportunity for the First State that would make for a cleaner environment as well as provide additional jobs to Delaware’s economy.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that it has been praised by business groups but has been condemned by environmentalists.
All but one of the industrial sites are located in New Castle County.
It amends a 1971 landmark law that was aimed at protecting the Delaware Bay and the state’s coastline from heavy industrial development.
The 14 sites that could be developed had been in operation at the time of the law’s passage.
And development will be strictly limited to exact area and use of those locations.
