This week, several members of the Pennsylvania Wolf Administration joined environmental and educational advocates at the state Capitol to honor Mt. Lebanon High School and Wexford Elementary School for their…
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Case Studies on State-Level Risk Communication of PFAS and HABs
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and harmful algal blooms (HABs) are two priority contaminants that states struggle to communicate the risks of. Most state environmental and health agencies have oversight…
Pennsylvania Accepting Applications for First ‘Driving PA Forward’ Grants
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin accepting grant applications to replace, repower, or retrofit fleet diesel-powered trucks, buses, and other vehicles and equipment under the Pennsylvania State…
Pennsylvania, Federal Agencies Settle with Natural Gas Company over Air Violations
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. EPA, and U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with MarkWest Liberty Midstream Resources, LLC and Ohio Gathering Company, LLC (MarkWest)…
Pennsylvania Launches Community Clean Water Toolbox for Chesapeake Bay Watershed
This week, approximately 200 leaders from municipal governments, county conservation districts, agriculture, environmental groups, water companies, and other entities participated in a meeting hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…
Pennsylvania Agencies Earn National Recognition for Statewide Cleanup Campaign
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have been honored with Keep America Beautiful 2018 State Agency Partner Awards for their partnership on the Great…
Pennsylvania’s Mobile Inspection Application
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) revolutionized its inspection process by building an electronic inspection (e-inspection) application. DEP’s Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management (BOGPPM) and Bureau…
Pennsylvania’s Online Permit Application System
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reinvented its permit application process by building its own extensible electronic platform (e-permitting). This modernization effort streamlined the application, review, and approval processes.…
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Justice Listening Tour
In 2001, a workgroup convened by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) produced an Environmental Justice Work Group Report (EJWG) recommending the development of an Environmental Justice Advisory Board…
Pennsylvania’s Brownfields to Playfields Initiative
The Brownfields to Playfields pilot project program was established to accomplish one of the stewardship goals of Pennsylvania’s award-winning Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan to “Restore and repurpose brownfields, abandoned…
