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…
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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…
Pennsylvania Revives Solar Initiatives to Boost Clean Energy Jobs
Governor Tom Wolf is touting Pennsylvania’s recent actions to boost the clean energy economy through the Solar Energy program and other initiatives. The program will make available $30 million in…
Pennsylvania Community Kicks Off Transformation of 48-Acre Industrial Brownfield
Last week, the administration of Governor Tom Wolf joined state and local officials from Carlisle Borough and Cumberland County to kick off the shovel-ready phase of a private-public collaborative project…
Pennsylvania Electronic Grants System Streamlines Review Process
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the use of a centralized electronic system for grants is reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and significantly shortening the application…
ECOS Member Agencies Mark National Septic Smart Week and Estuaries Week
This week also has been designated National Septic Smart Week and Estuaries Week. A sampling of state activities to mark these initiatives follows. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality shared…
