05/20/2019
DEP Energy Program Specialist Mark Hand Honored
05/20/2019
Today, representatives from Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Waterways Engineering and Wetlands Program toured Middle Dam along Sambo Creek in East Stroudsburg to highlight how the Wolf Administration's Restore Pennsylvania plan would comprehensively address aging dams across the commonwealth.
05/20/2019
Today, representatives from Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Waterways Engineering and Wetlands Program toured Middle Dam along Sambo Creek in East Stroudsburg to highlight how the Wolf Administration’s Restore Pennsylvania plan would comprehensively address aging dams across the commonwealth.
05/17/2019
On Monday, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) staff will join Monroe County and community leaders at Middle Dam along Sambo Creek near East Stroudsburg to discuss how the bipartisan Restore Pennsylvania proposal could help communities fund rehabilitation projects for dams in need of repair.
05/16/2019
Expanding routes for those who drive clean-fuel vehicles in Pennsylvania, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced grants for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the designation of 500 more miles of highway as “Alternative Fuel Corridors,” with compressed natural gas (CNG) or EV charging stations readily accessible.
05/16/2019
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Northcentral Regional Director Marcus Kohl today joined other state and county officials for a tour of Fishing Creek and a public open house to share information about working in streams impacted by flooding and erosion and discuss how Restore Pennsylvania can help communities dealing with the aftermath of flooding.
05/15/2019
Pennsylvania will host an educational livestream event featuring the banding of the Harrisburg falcon nestlings on Friday, May 17, 2019. To submit questions, visit DEP's Facebook page.
05/15/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Notice of Intent to Deny to Elcon Recycling Services, LLC (Elcon) for its Phase II Part B commercial hazardous waste treatment and storage facility application. After completing a 10-month technical review of materials submitted by the company, DEP has found a number of outstanding deficiencies that remain unaddressed to DEP’s satisfaction.
05/14/2019
On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Northcentral Regional Office will host two events to highlight how the Restore Pennsylvania proposal can address stream and flooding needs.
05/14/2019
As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) ongoing investigation into the September 10, 2018, Revolution Pipeline explosion in Center Township, Beaver County, DEP today ordered ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC (ETC) to identify and restore or mitigate all streams and wetlands that it illegally eliminated or altered during the construction of the Revolution Pipeline.
05/10/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today sent a letter notifying Erie Coke Corporation that its numerous unresolved air quality violations and its lack of intention or ability to comply have been placed on DEP’s Air Compliance Docket.
05/08/2019
Today, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell announced the approval of nearly $1 million in new funding to help reduce costs, energy consumption, and waste for 201 small businesses statewide.
05/06/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has collected $330,775 in civil penalties from EQT Production Company (EQT) for violations at its Prentice and Fetchen well sites in Forward Township, Allegheny County.
05/03/2019
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public meeting and hearing to answer questions and obtain comments from the public regarding a major permit modification application to expand the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill, located in North Lebanon and North Annville townships.
04/26/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $727,000 in grants to four clean energy vehicle projects in northeast Pennsylvania that will help improve air quality and public health.
04/26/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $187,000 in grants to three clean energy vehicle projects in northwest Pennsylvania that will help improve air quality and public health.
04/26/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $367,000 in grants to three clean energy vehicle projects in northcentral Pennsylvania that will help improve air quality and public health.
04/25/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved IESI Blue Ridge Landfill’s permit application to expand its facility in Greene Township, Franklin County.
04/25/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $1 million in grants for nine clean energy vehicle projects in southwest Pennsylvania that will help improve air quality and public health.
04/25/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded over $628,000 in grants to four clean energy vehicle projects in southeast Pennsylvania that will help improve air quality and public health.
04/25/2019
Building on the Wolf Administration’s commitment to bolster solar energy in Pennsylvania, earlier today Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell and officials from GIANT Food Stores dedicated the completion of a 625-kilowatt solar panel array at the company’s headquarters in Carlisle.
04/23/2019
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell will visit the recently installed solar panels at the headquarters of GIANT Food Stores in Carlisle on Thursday, April 25, 2019.
04/23/2019
The Wolf Administration today joined in a cleanup of the Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail in Johnstown to highlight the Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 9 Executive Thomas Prestash along with DEP and PennDOT employee volunteers collected trash along Stonycreek River.
04/19/2019
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 9 Executive Thomas Prestash will join DEP and PennDOT employee volunteers and local and county officials to clean up a section of the Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail to highlight the Wolf Administration’s commitment to the Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania.
04/18/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today released its 2018 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report, which details the health of rivers, streams, and lakes across Pennsylvania. With the release of this biennial report, DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell highlighted how Restore Pennsylvania can help clean up Pennsylvania’s polluted waterways.
04/18/2019
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin both aerial and backpack spraying on roughly 1,700 stream miles in 35 Pennsylvania counties to control black flies.
04/16/2019
On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will release its 2018 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment report, which details river and stream health in Pennsylvania, including impaired waterways.
04/12/2019
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites comments from residents, communities, farmers, and local government leaders on a draft plan to improve water quality in streams and rivers by removing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds.
04/12/2019
As a part of the Wolf Administration’s efforts to address contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a statewide sampling plan to identify impacted drinking water supplies.