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Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

While DCNR took the lead in managing parks and forests, DEP was entrusted with the vital responsibility of protecting Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water resources, an increasingly complex and critical mission. A Strong Start: Building a Modern Environmental Agency The formation of DEP in 1995 was a strategic step forward.

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183 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned -- Utility Dive: A.I.- 19-21, Sept.

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We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy

PA Environment Daily

We all remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001, but the employees of the Department of Environmental Protection remember better than most because they played a key role in responding to the Somerset County crash site of Flight 93. Related Articles: -- We Remember Sept.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Recognize Kristina Thompson & PennDOT District 5-0 With Walter Lyon Award; Former DEP Secretary David Hess With Karl Mason Award

PA Environment Daily

He was a strong advocate for employing highly educated, qualified, and experienced environmental professionals in the public and private sectors and serves as a role model for the environmental professionals of today and tomorrow.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.3.23

PA Environment Daily

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

Toxic chemicals leaking from old industrial sites and waste dumps across almost all of Michigan had contaminated hundreds of shallow aquifers and made them unfit for any use. In 2001, a group of Mecosta County residents sued to stop Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, from depleting a spring to fill its Ice Mountain water bottles.

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Penncrest High School Team, Delaware County Took Statewide Honors At PA Envirothon

PA Environment Daily

At the Envirothon, five-member teams participated in a series of field station tests that focused on five topic areas – soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and environmental issues. The 2022 current environmental issue focused on “Waste to Resources.” Natural Resources Conservation Service.