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PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2025
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.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Registration is now open for the 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania ! Events scheduled from March 1 through May 31 receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by support from the Department of Environmental Protection and PennDOT, as supplies last. Posted: February 25, 2025] PA Environment Digest Volunteer Awards!
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 4, 2025
And true to its location on the shore of Lake Michigan, the $1 billion project also features advanced water use and wastewater treatment technologies that essentially yield no water waste. A statue called “Tribute to the Past” is displayed at the Steelworkers Park in Chicago’s Southeast Side on July 17. At the site of the former U.S.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 25, 2025
In recognition of drop-off hard-to-recycle collection events-- which collected nearly one-half million pounds of material in 2024-- Pennsylvania Resources Council has received the 2025 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. “At WESA and 91.3 WYEP in partnership with Appliance Warehouse, eLoop LLC, Liberty Tire and Reworld.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
When EVs do retire, it is critical that we can keep hazardous waste out of landfills and communities while limiting the amount of critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc.) We negotiated hard with auto makers, recyclers and others for the bill to include robust reporting requirements, producer responsibly and environmental protections.
Nanotech
JULY 11, 2025
On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN) and a subsequent TSCA Order.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed interim Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act response at the Tub Mill Farm and Clearview Farm waste site in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County. ( Comments are due March 21, 2025.
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