11/19/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a live public webinar, “DEP Grants 101,” on December 2 to introduce nonprofit organizations, small businesses, farmers, and municipal offices in communities around the state to the array of DEP grant funding available and how to apply for it.
11/16/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved its proposed rule to set maximum contaminant levels (MCL) of two forms of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to be protective of adverse developmental and immune system effects. The board approved the rulemaking with a vote of 17 to 2.
11/15/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a simple guide to help residents and businesses understand recycling in Pennsylvania called “Guidelines for Recycling in Your Community.” The booklet helps Pennsylvanians to recycle correctly by finding recycling programs in their local area, learning their local rules, and following them to maximize the social, environmental, and economic benefits of recycling.
11/12/2021
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell will join members of the recycling community to celebrate National Recycling Day, and unveil “Guidelines for Recycling in Your Community,” a simple guide to help residents and businesses understand recycling in Pennsylvania.
11/10/2021
Local cleanup events happening now through November 30
11/09/2021
Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Department of Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian will join Penbrook Borough community leaders and representatives from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful tomorrow in a local litter cleanup as part of the “Pick Up Pennsylvania” statewide litter cleanup campaign to benefit streams, rivers, and lakes.
11/08/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA), is proposing a remedial response action to address soil, groundwater, and surface water contamination, and an impacted residential drinking water supply at the site of the former Bishop Tube facility in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
11/07/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Monday, November 8, 2021, in the Susquehanna Valley Area, which includes the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York, and in the Liberty-Clairton Area of Allegheny County, which includes Clairton City, Glassport Borough, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, and Port Vue Borough.
11/06/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Sunday, November 7, 2021, in the Susquehanna Valley Area, which includes the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York, and in the Liberty-Clairton Area of Allegheny County, which includes Clairton City, Glassport Borough, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, and Port Vue Borough.
11/05/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Saturday, November 6, 2021, in the Liberty-Clairton Area of Allegheny County, which includes Clairton City, Glassport Borough, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, and Port Vue Borough.
10/14/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded over $4.1 million to 13 projects statewide that will help communities restore impaired local watersheds.
10/14/2021
Company offers $1,000 reward for the gauge’s return
10/13/2021
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) risk from all species
10/12/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold an informal public conference to discuss the large noncoal surface mining permit application submitted by Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC, for a proposed surface coal mine located in New Beaver Borough, Lawrence County.
10/07/2021
DEP has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Friday, October 8, 2021, in the Susquehanna Valley Area, which includes the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York.
10/06/2021
Applications invited for 2022 awards
09/29/2021
The Wolf Administration today announced $3 million in funding through the Driving PA Forward - Truck & Bus Fleet Grant Program (formerly the Class 8 Truck and Transit Bus Grant Program). Funding for the grant program comes from the Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund (as a result of a settlement against Volkswagen) and the Zero Emission Vehicle Fund.
09/24/2021
Free webinar on how to apply in October
09/24/2021
As part of National Drive Electric Week, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Yassmin Gramian, and other experts will give an update on what the agencies are doing to help drive the transition to electric vehicles statewide.
09/24/2021
Public hearing on the proposed cleanup plan will be held November 9, 2021
09/20/2021
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell, DEP Environmental Justice Director Allison Acevedo, Department of Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian, Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn will announce Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021, emphasizing the need for statewide action now by partners in all sectors: government, industry, business, and community organizations.
09/14/2021
HSCA Funded Project Alleviates Groundwater Contamination Issues
09/13/2021
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell will dedicate the recently constructed public drinking water system in the Village of Intercourse, in Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The water system was constructed due to the area’s groundwater being contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE), which had adversely impacted private drinking wells. Approximately 450 homes and businesses are connected to the system.
09/03/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it will receive public comments and host a virtual public hearing regarding a Title V/State Operating Permit renewal request for Covanta Delaware Valley, LP, a waste to energy facility in the City of Chester, Delaware County.
09/02/2021
Agreement resolves legal proceedings between DEP and Nicholas Meat, Clinton County
09/01/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) today approved the regulation for Pennsylvania to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) by a vote of 3 to 2.
08/31/2021
Expands Climate Change Educational Outreach That Began with Local Climate Action Program
08/30/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting applications for this year’s Coastal Zone Grant round from August 30, 2021, to October 18, 2021.
08/26/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Friday, August 27, 2021, in the southeastern counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.
08/25/2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Thursday, August 26, 2021, in the southeastern counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia, and the Lehigh Valley-Berks Area, which includes the counties of Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton.<br>