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DEP To Conduct Air Monitoring Near Mining Project in Western Schuylkill County

09/22/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is conducting an air monitoring study near an active mine reclamation project in Western Schuylkill County to evaluate particulate matter in the air. The study will evaluate air quality in the vicinity of the Rausch Creek Generation facility in response to concerns by residents over fly ash, as well as other material generated by excavation and remediation work near the site. A portion of the study site is located in an Environmental Justice (EJ) Area and is subject to enhanced public participation.

Drought Watch Remains for 19 Counties, York County Moved to Drought Warning

09/22/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force that Drought Watch will continue for 19 counties with York County moved to Drought Warning. 

Shapiro Administration Awards $38.76 Million in Grants for Environmental Restoration Projects

09/21/2023
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced $38.76 million in funding for six environmental restoration projects of abandoned mine lands in the first of three rounds of the 2023 Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage (AML/AMD) Grant Program. These projects focus on reclaiming abandoned mine land, decreasing abandoned mine drainage, and treating AMD through the construction, operation, and/or maintenance of an AMD treatment facility.

Department of Environmental Protection Outlines Plans to Ramp Up PFAS Monitoring Following Report

DEP Takes Action to Protect Public After Releasing First-of-its-Kind PFAS Survey Findings with the United States Geological Service

09/19/2023
Following a joint United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) study revealing PFAS in surface water across the state, DEP is continuing to take action to address these forever chemicals – ramping up efforts across Pennsylvania to monitor water resources and using the study to develop standards for surface water.

MEDIA ADVISORY – PHILADELPHIA – TODAY – DEP Secretary Rich Negrin Visits Philadelphia to kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month

09/15/2023
Today, DEP Secretary Rich Negrin will be touring Philadelphia to highlight community leaders and organizations enhancing Hispanic culture and quality of life on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Shapiro Administration Secures $100 Million from Monsanto to Help Pennsylvanians Impacted by Environmental Damages

Agreement includes $8 million for use towards community projects across impacted communities in Pennsylvania

09/12/2023
The Shapiro Administration has secured $100 million through a consent agreement with the Monsanto Company, Solutia INC., and Pharmacia LLC to resolve claims related to their production of products containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which damaged waterways and other natural resources across Pennsylvania.<br>&nbsp;<br>

Shapiro Administration Provides Additional Updates on Plum Stray Gas Investigation

DEP releases preliminary test results relating to house explosion in Rustic Ridge

09/08/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has completed its analysis of preliminary test results from its stray gas investigation relating to the house explosion in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum Borough in Allegheny County. Preliminary results are not indicative of a stray gas migration incident.

DEP to Host Public Meeting and Hearing on Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals, L.P. in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County

09/07/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a combined public meeting and hearing on the proposed Plan Approval for the Ethane Chilling Expansion Project at the Energy Transfer Marketing &amp; Terminals, L.P. (ETMT) - Marcus Hook Terminal (MHT), which processes, stores, and distributes natural gas liquids (NGLs). The meeting will be held from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at The Ballrooms at Boothwyn, 1405 Meetinghouse Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061. The community is invited to ask questions and receive answers from DEP’s program staff and ETMT’s staff. Following the meeting, a public hearing will be held to receive oral and written testimony regarding DEP’s intent to issue the Plan Approval.

DEP to Accept Public Comments on Modern Landfill Draft Discharge Permit

09/07/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to collect comments on the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)&nbsp; renewal permit (PA0046680) issued to Republic Services of Pennsylvania, LLC for the municipal landfill known as Modern Landfill located in Windsor Township and Lower Windsor Township, York County. The hearing will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Lower Windsor Township Community Center’s Gymnasium located at 2425 Craley Road, Wrightsville, PA.

Shapiro Administration Awards $2.9 Million to Schools, Businesses, and Local Governments Working to Switch to Zero- or Low- Emission Vehicles

08/31/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded $2.9 million in 2022 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant funding to municipalities, schools, and businesses around the state to switch to zero- or low-emission vehicles.

DEP to Host Public Meeting on Bishop Tube Site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County

08/31/2023
On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host an in person public meeting to discuss the Bishop Tube Hazardous Site Cleanup Act (HSCA) site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County and implementation of the response action.&nbsp; The meeting will be held between 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM in the auditorium of the General Wayne Elementary School located at 20 Devon Road, Malvern, PA 19355.&nbsp; The DEP will present its remediation plan and a panel of experts will answer the public&#39;s questions.

Shapiro Administration Expands Environmental Justice Protections with Updated Policy and Improved Mapping Tool

DEP aims to protect every Pennsylvanian’s Constitutional right to clean air and clean water and ensure communities most at risk from pollution and climate change have an equal seat at the table

08/29/2023
The Shapiro Administration will adopt an updated Environmental Justice (EJ) Policy, which expands environmental safeguards throughout the Commonwealth, a milestone in updating a 20-year-old policy the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has used to guide protections for communities most vulnerable to environmental challenges. Environmental justice areas make up 20 percent of the entire Commonwealth.

Shapiro Administration Secures Methane Detectors for Rustic Ridge Community

08/25/2023
Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Rich Negrin today announced they have secured combustible gas detectors for the Rustic Ridge neighborhood in Plum Borough following an explosion that took the lives of six Pennsylvanians and damaged multiple homes. The detectors will be provided at no cost to residents. The origin of and cause of the incident in Plum remains undetermined and is under investigation.

Drought Watch Remains for 20 Counties, Lifted for 47 Counties

08/24/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force that drought watch has been lifted for 47 counties and remains for 20 counties.

Shapiro Administration Provides Update on Plum Stray Gas Investigation

DEP working with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, local and county agencies

08/18/2023
Earlier this&nbsp; week, Governor Josh Shapiro directed the Pennsylvania Department of&nbsp; Environmental Protection (DEP) to launch an investigation into the house explosion in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum Borough, Allegheny County.

Drought Watch Remains in Place across Pennsylvania

Groundwater levels remain low in many counties

07/27/2023
Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is maintaining a statewide drought watch. While not required, residents and non-farm businesses are encouraged to voluntarily conserve water by reducing their nonessential water use.

DEP to Host Informational Meeting Regarding Proposed Sandstone, Sand, and Gravel Mine in Athens Township, Bradford County

07/27/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public informational meeting to answer questions and accept comments from residents regarding the proposed Minard Mine located in Athens Township, Bradford County. The meeting will take place on Monday, July 31, 2023, from 6-8 PM at the Athens Area High School Auditorium, located at 401 W Frederick Street, Athens, PA 18810. Representatives from DEP and the applicant, Bishop Brothers Construction Company, Inc. (“Bishop Brothers”), will be present at the meeting to answer questions and accept public comments.

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for July 28, 2023 in Philadelphia Area

07/27/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for July 28, 2023, in the Philadelphia Area, which includes the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.

DEP Collects $660,000 in Penalties from Sunoco for Violations In Constructing the Mariner East 2 Pipeline

07/26/2023
Today the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (&quot;DEP&quot;) and Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (&quot;Sunoco&quot;) announced that they had entered into two consent assessment of civil penalties (&quot;CACP&quot;). Sunoco agreed to pay $660,000.00 to resolve numerous violations of the Clean Streams Law, and the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, that arose during Sunoco&#39;s construction of the Pennsylvania Pipeline Project – Mariner East II (&quot;ME2&quot;).&nbsp; The violations occurred between 2018 and 2021 in Chester, Berks, Blair, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Perry, and York Counties. Sunoco operates numerous petroleum, natural gas, and hazardous liquids pipelines in Pennsylvania, including the Mariner East 2 Pipeline. (ME2).&nbsp; These CACPs resolve Sunoco&#39;s civil penalty liability for violations identified in the CACPs for which Sunoco has not previously paid a civil penalty through a prior consent order and agreement or CACP.

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for July 26, 2023 in Philadelphia Area

07/25/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for July 26, 2023, in the Philadelphia Area, which includes the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.

DEP Announces $5 Million From Shell Cracker Plant Payment to be Used for Projects with Environmental, Health, or Quality of Life Benefits in Beaver County

Steering Committee Finalizes Environmental Mitigation Community Fund Protocol to Allocate $5 Million to Beaver County

07/21/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that the Environmental Mitigation Community Fund steering committee has finalized the protocol to allocate $5 million in funding for community projects in Beaver County. The protocol establishes the basic outline of how the Environmental Mitigation Community Fund will be distributed and what entities are eligible to apply for funding.

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter for July 18, 2023, in Multiple Areas of Pennsylvania

07/17/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for July 18, 2023, in the following areas of Pennsylvania

DEP Declares Statewide Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter for July 17, 2023, Across Pennsylvania

07/16/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a statewide Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter July 17, 2023, in Pennsylvania.

DEP to Host Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Underground Injection Well Permit in Clara Township, Potter County

07/13/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to accept testimony concerning the Roulette Oil and Gas Company’s (ROGC) application to convert the Clara Field #20 gas well, located in Clara Township, Potter County, into an oil and gas waste disposal well for the injection of waste produced through ROGC’s conventional oil and gas operations.&nbsp;

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for July 13, 2023, in Multiple Areas of Pennsylvania

07/12/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for July 13, 2023, in the following areas of Pennsylvania

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for July 12, 2023 in the Philadelphia Area

07/11/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for July 12, 2023 in the Philadelphia Area, which includes the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery.

DEP Announces Steering Committee for $5 Million Environmental Mitigation Community Fund; Committee to Host Open Meeting

Funding Secured Through the Shapiro Administration’s Enforcement of Shell Environmental Violations

07/10/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the members of a steering committee who will be tasked with developing a protocol to allocate $5 million in funding for community projects in Beaver County. The Shapiro Administration secured the funding as part of its settlement of air quality violations by Shell Chemical Appalachia, LLC during the commissioning of its cracker plant in Potter Township.

Drought Task Force Maintains Drought Watch Status for All of Pennsylvania

07/07/2023
Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will maintain a statewide drought watch. While not required, residents and non-farm businesses are encouraged to voluntarily conserve water by reducing their nonessential water use.

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for July 6, 2023 in Lehigh Valley-Berks Area and Susquehanna Valley Area

07/05/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for July 6, 2023, in the Lehigh Valley-Berks Area, which includes the counties of Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton, Susquehanna Valley Area, which includes the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York.

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for July 5, 2023, in Philadelphia Area and Pittsburgh Area

07/04/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for July 5, 2023, in the Philadelphia Area, which includes the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Pittsburgh Area, which includes the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland
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