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David Hess, Longtime Pennsylvania Environmental Official Turned Blogger, Reflects on His Career and the Rise of Fracking

Inside Climate News

As secretary of environmental protection, Hess flipped the switch on Pennsylvania’s first commercial wind farm and helped avert a catastrophe at Quecreek mine. Now, his blog is essential reading for lawmakers, executives and activists on either side of the state’s fracking divide.

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Michael A. Braymer Appointed DEP Chief Counsel

PA Environment Daily

Braymer was appointed Chief Counsel to the Department of Environmental Protection effective December, 2023. Prior to his appointment, Braymer was the Regional Counsel with the Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest Regional Office. Click Here to see DEP’s entire Executive Staff.

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PA Mine Map Atlas Has Served State Since The Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County

PA Environment Daily

Managed by Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA), which is a part of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), the Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas houses over 100,000 high-resolution scans of original mine maps, which are overlaid onto a modern map of the state.

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DEP Sets Virtual Regional State Water Plan Update Hearings For March 11

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting public comment on Regional Water Resource components to the proposed update to the State Water Plan in six virtual regional public hearings. Language interpretation services are available upon request. on March 3, 2022.

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In Memoriam: Joanne Denworth, Environmental Leader And Attorney

PA Environment Daily

In both jobs, she worked to revitalize cities and towns, reform land use law, enhance urban environments and protect open spaces. She also taught at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of City and Regional Planning.] In 2003, she was appointed by Gov. Ed Rendell as Senior Policy Manager in the Governor’s Policy Office.

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DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use

PA Environment Daily

On January 27, the Department of Environmental Protection released the final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan and an interactive online atlas of statewide water resources and use trends to inform leaders’ decision making and educate Pennsylvanians on sustainable use of our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

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DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the November 6 PA Bulletin it is suspending the enforcement of the California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program in Pennsylvania through July 31, 2023. The suspension means the federal standards for heavy-duty diesel vehicles and engines will apply in Pennsylvania.

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