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DEP, DCNR, PennDOT Employees Recognized With Governor’s Award For Excellence For Environmental Projects

PA Environment Daily

This work has resulted in lower proposed emissions limits and decreased chances of ground level ozone pollution that can harm people’s health. The Governor’s Award for Excellence was created in 2002 by Gov. The DCNR, DEP and PennDOT employees were among 50 employees from 12 state agencies honored by Gov.

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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog. million to his campaigns since 2002, according to OpenSecrets’ compilation of contribution data.