PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Josh Shapiro and Department of Environmental Protection officials joined Penn Mechanical Group and local leaders in Washington County to plug the 300th orphaned or abandoned well under the Shapiro Administration. The son of Ronald Wise said the wells have not been pumpted since 2004. Read more here. Wise held 4 permits.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

Bush’s “no net loss” pledge resulted in only one recorded period of slight net wetland gain, 1998 to 2004. to the Environmental Protection Agency, 55.8% From this year forward, anyone who tries to drain the swamp is going to be up to his ears in alligators.” to the National Science Foundation, and 27% to NOAA.

Endangered Species Act

A Greener Life

APRIL 8, 2025

Additionally, his staffers have gained access to the Treasury Department, and they have set their sights on the Departments of Defence, Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and others. Musk joined in 2004 and provided venture capital funding. Many might not know this, but Musk did not create Tesla.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2025

As part of the Cumulative Impacts workgroup of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), it was exciting to work with and learn from some of the leading minds from community organizations, academia, state and municipal governments, nonprofits and the private sector.

Government

Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2022

3156-B providing environmental protection amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. The reform follows a global trend of increasing recognition of new obligations and rights in the field of environmental protection. By Riccardo Luporini, Matteo Fermeglia, and Maria Antonia Tigre. 179/2019 ).

Environmental Protection

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Having eyes in the sky, either on airplanes or spacecraft, is transforming environmental monitoring and management. Environmental Protection Agency is leading a coalition to develop a satellite-based program to detect toxin-producing algae in lakes. Hossain joined the team in 2008.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is seeking abstracts for the 2025 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit to be held February 11-12 in Wilmington, Delaware. The theme is Bridging the Gap Between Science, Policy, and Action.

2004

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

DEP published a second notice formally rescinding the previous 2004 Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 16 PA Bulletin the NPDES General Permit for Discharges from the Application of Pesticides (PAG-15) is now available.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

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.

2001

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1986 and served as Regional Director of the Department of Environmental Protections Northeast Regional Office since 2004. From 1999 to 2004, he was Chief Counsel for the DEP - supervising more than 70 attorneys.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2023

Before serving in the Thornburgh administration, Seif led the legal branch at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 3 in Philadelphia. After leaving the governor’s office, he went on to head EPA Region 3 in 1985 and became the first Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 1995.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ARRI is a joint effort between OSMRE, state agencies including the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), industry partners, environmental organizations, academia, and landowners.

2001

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2023

On January 31, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a School Recycling Study Survey that shows Pennsylvania K-12 students have increased their knowledge and awareness of recycling over the past fiscal year. percent between 2015 and 2021-- from 14.3 million tons to 15.6

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2022

On July 14, the Department of Environmental Protection visited the Berwick Seep Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act project site in Columbia County to view a recently installed oil recovery system and discuss how the HSCA program mitigates the release of contaminants into the Susquehanna River.

2004

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

Environmental hazards include spills, fires and explosions leading to polluting streams and drinking water. Sound hazard mitigation in communities assures public safety and welfare, assists in economic development, and protects the environment.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency recognized two Pennsylvania companies-- Pittsburgh-based Armada Supply Chain Partners , and Reading-based Penske Logistics LLC -- as industry leaders in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency. On October 29, the U.S.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

On January 21, the Department of Environmental Protection announced funding for more than $2.7 DEP administers the AFIG Program under the Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Act of 2004, originally established under Act 166 of 1992. Local governments, schools, businesses, and organizations may apply for AFIG funding.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2022

On October 7, the Department of Environmental Protection partnered with local leaders in Luzerne Borough in a litter cleanup on Toby Creek and called on all Pennsylvanians to join in the “ Pick Up Pennsylvania ” statewide fall campaign to clean up streams, rivers, and lakes in their community.

Recycling

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to set a definitive standard allowable for the chemical, C8, in drinking water even though it is hazardous to human health, making it difficult to hold companies responsible for their actions. Summary: An Ohio jury awards $1.6 to determine whether C8 actually harmed people.

Toxic Substances Control Act

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On September 16, the Department of Environmental Protection published the Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy in the PA Bulletin that will now guide DEP’s permit application reviews and outreach efforts in environmental justice areas throughout the Commonwealth.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2022

.” -- 4 Decades Of Environmental Permit Reviews: “When the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began requiring environmental reviews for their permits, the demand for natural heritage information really picked up. Then there was a breakthrough in 2004.

Conservation

Montrose

OCTOBER 6, 2020

PARS previously participated in the SBA’s 8(a) BD program from 2004 to 2013. Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, and has successfully completed thousands of multi-disciplinary environmental tasks throughout the U.S. Air Force, the U.S.

2004

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

Prior to that she was executive director of Pennsylvania’s 21st Century Environment Commission and regional director of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Southeast Region. Prior to PADEP, Collier served 19 years with BCM Environmental Engineers, Inc., In 2004 she was a member of a nine-person U.S./China/Japan

Conservation

E2 Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

In 2004 Michael and Chantell Sackett bought property near Priest Lake, Idaho and backfilled the lot with dirt in preparation for building a house. Sometimes the most monumental Supreme Court decisions spring from the most modest facts.

Clean Water Act

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On September 8, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is offering bigger consumer rebates for electric vehicles, with a focus on working-class households, and providing $3.4 The program was established by state law in 2004 and is funded by the utilities gross receipts tax.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The first shale gas well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 2003 and fracked in 2004, so we are now beginning the 20 year threshold discussed in research. Written By David Hess, former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection. We now have 13,952 active unconventional shale gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania.

2016

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act.

2016

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Richard Negrin prepared this written testimony to submit to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees outlining Gov. Thank you for the opportunity to present Governor Shapiro’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, before retiring he was the first executive director of Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers from 1998-2004. During retirement he continued his lifelong journey of environmental work while participating on multiple boards of directors of environmental organizations up until his death.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2024

On April 10, the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority , supported by the Department of Environmental Protection, launched the Keystone Energy Efficiency Program (KEEP) Home Energy Loan Program , a new consumer loan program designed to assist Pennsylvania homeowners in reducing their energy costs.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The bill was referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Majority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

The MORE program is the second financing product of PEDA’s Energy Accelerator Program “Reducing energy use both cuts local governments’ utility bills and helps fight climate change, making this program a win-win,” said Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, who serves as the chair of PEDA’s board of directors.

Government

Vermont Law

APRIL 29, 2018

mortalities in 2004, and this doesn’t take into consideration deaths from other, less well-known illnesses caused by asbestos, such as laryngeal and ovarian cancers, and non-occupational exposures. Together these three diseases represented. 107,000 occupational asbestos exposure.

Toxic Substances Control Act

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

On September 14, the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell dedicated the recently constructed public water system in Leacock Township, Lancaster County to township officials. The groundwater supplying those wells was found to be contaminated with Trichloroethylene (TCE) in 2004.

2004

Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

CorpWatch Stories Stalled Case Against ExxonMobil Sees Movement Jacqueline Koch | Special to CorpWatch | July 14, 2004 After languishing in the courts for two years, a lawsuit that accuses ExxonMobil of complicity in human rights violations is beginning to move, thanks to the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the Alien Tort Claims Act.

2017

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CorpWatch Stories Stalled Case Against ExxonMobil Sees Movement Jacqueline Koch | Special to CorpWatch | July 14, 2004 After languishing in the courts for two years, a lawsuit that accuses ExxonMobil of complicity in human rights violations is beginning to move, thanks to the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the Alien Tort Claims Act.

2017

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

In the 1980s, Homestake promised residents groundwater would be cleaned within a decade, locals told the Environmental Protection Agency and ProPublica. The company has denied that its waste caused residents’ illnesses, and judges ruled in Homestake’s favor in a case residents filed in 2004 alleging the site caused cancer.

Waste