06/07/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from residents regarding the proposed Northeast Waste Transfer Station (NEWT) in Hazleton, Luzerne County. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 from 6-9 PM at the Hazle Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue building located at 1113 N. Church St, Hazle Township, PA 18202. Representatives from the department and NEWT will be on hand to listen to the testimony.
06/07/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to provide a brief informational presentation regarding the Boyertown Landfill Site PFAS investigation and to hear oral comments on DEP’s proposed prompt interim response action. The meeting will be held from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company, 1454 E Philadelphia Ave, Gilbertsville, PA 19525.
06/06/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host an educational livestream event featuring the banding of the Harrisburg falcon nestlings on Wednesday June 7, 2023 at 9:30 AM.
06/06/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Wednesday, June 7, 2023
06/05/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the following areas of Pennsylvania:
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $1 million in Environmental Education Grants to 73 projects that will engage youth and adults in improving water quality and climate change resiliency in their communities. Fifty-five projects will serve environmental justice communities.
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including seven projects in the northeast region.
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 10 projects in the northcentral region.
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 11 projects in the northwest region.
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 16 projects in the southeast region.
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 10 projects in the southcentral region
06/01/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded a little over $1 million in 2022 Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects statewide, including 18 projects in the southwest region.
05/30/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the following areas of Pennsylvania
05/26/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced funding for 16 environmental restoration projects on abandoned mine lands, totaling $7.8 million dollars. These projects, which are being funded as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), primarily focus on the reclamation of abandoned mine land (AML), abatement of acid mine drainage (AMD) through reclamation, and/or treatment of AMD through the construction, operation, and/or maintenance of an AMD treatment facility.
05/18/2023
The Governor’s Invasive Species Council underscored the importance of sustaining native plants, insects, and animals on land and in our waters during a visit to North Creek Nurseries today to celebrate the second annual Pennsylvania Native Species Day.
05/17/2023
Leaders from the Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Environmental Protection, and Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission will highlight actions state agencies are taking to help counter the proliferation of invasive species and their increasing ecological, economic, and public health impacts in Pennsylvania.
05/15/2023
The Shapiro Administration will hold a Small Business Resource Fair on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Darlington Township, Beaver County. This is an opportunity for small businesses, farmers, and residents to receive the resources they need as they recover from the impacts of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The resource fair will be open from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Darlington Township Building, 3950 Darlington Rd, Darlington, PA 16115.
05/11/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Friday, May 12, 2023, in the following areas of Pennsylvania:
05/04/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it will receive public comments and host an in-person public hearing regarding a plan approval application for Reasonable Available Control Technology (RACT III) requirements for Covanta Delaware Valley, LP, a waste to energy facility in the City of Chester, Delaware County.
05/04/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public meeting to answer questions from residents regarding the proposed Northeast Waste Transfer Station (NEWT) in Hazleton, Luzerne County. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 31st from 6-9 PM at the Hazle Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue building located at 1113 N. Church St, Hazle Township, PA 18202. Representatives from the department and NEWT will be on hand to provide an overview of the permitting process and the project itself, and answer questions.
04/25/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) will host a public meeting and hearing to answer questions and take testimony from residents regarding revisions to two active mining permits and the transfer of a third permit for work located in three Schuylkill County townships. The meeting/hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 17th from 6-7:30 PM and the hearing will take place from 7:40-9:30 PM. Both will be held at the Tremont Borough Municipal Building located at 139 Clay Street Tremont, 17981. Representatives of the department and Rausch Creek will be in attendance.
04/24/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a new interactive mapping tool that shows final sample results from soil and water testing conducted by DEP in the wake of the East Palestine train derailment on February 3, 2023. Pennsylvanians can use this tool to review sampling results in the vicinity of the derailment.
04/14/2023
Today, The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Secretary Rich Negrin joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz, PENNVEST Chairman Dr. Brian Regli, and local government partners to celebrate Earth Month and highlight the partnership between federal, state, and local governments to fight climate change.
04/13/2023
The Shapiro Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a media event on Friday April 14, 2023, at 11 AM. Acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Rich Negrin will join EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz and PENNVEST Chairman Dr. Brian Regli to announce the new Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program that will help Pennsylvania fight climate change from the state and local levels.
04/13/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began its 2023 Black Fly Suppression Program this week. The program involves aerial and backpack spraying on roughly 1,800 stream miles in 37 counties of the commonwealth.
04/11/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in the Liberty-Clairton Area of Allegheny County, which includes Clairton City, Glassport Borough, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, and Port Vue Borough.
04/06/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from the public regarding an application by I-80-115, C-1, LLC, Blakeslee for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a proposed warehouse project to be located in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County. The hearing will take place on Monday, April 24, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Tunkhannock Township Fire Hall located at 1539 Long Pond Road, Long Pond, PA 18334. Representatives from the DEP’s Waterways Engineering and Wetlands Program, the Monroe County Conservation District, and I-80-115 C-1 Site, LLC will be in attendance.
04/06/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from the public regarding an application by Orchard BJK Company, LLC for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for construction of the Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Warehouse, Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County. The hearing will take place on Monday, April 24, 2023 from 7:40 PM to 9:10 PM at the Tunkhannock Township Fire Hall located at 1539 Long Pond Road, Long Pond, PA 18334. Representatives from DEP’s Waterways Engineering and Wetlands Program, the Monroe County Conservation District, and Orchard BJK Company, LLC will be in attendance.
03/26/2023
On Friday, March 24, 2023, at approximately 11:30 PM the Department of Environmental Protection’s emergency response team responded to a release of approximately 8,100 gallons of acrylic latex polymer that was released by a chemical processing plant and an unknown amount has entered the Delaware River. The incident occurred at Trinseo Altuglas Facility in Bristol, Bucks County Pennsylvania. Downstream and nearby systems were alerted because of the tidal flow of the Delaware.
03/21/2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter for Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in the Liberty-Clairton Area of Allegheny County, which includes Clairton City, Glassport Borough, Liberty Borough, Lincoln Borough, and Port Vue Borough.