Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced the state’s plan to invest $75 million in 23 water quality improvement projects through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Invest Authority known as PENNVEST. The funding…
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Pennsylvania Electronically Publishes Oil and Gas Annual Report
To improve public access to information, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published its 2016 Oil and Gas Annual Report in an interactive, electronic format. The report presents 2016…
ECOS Profiles Top Ten State Earth Day Activities
To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
Pennsylvania Launches Environmental Justice Listening Sessions
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is launching a series of Environmental Justice listening sessions. The sessions will engage community residents and leaders in DEP’s decision-making process, and how…
Pennsylvania Interactive Map Eases MS4 Permit Process for Local Governments
On November 21, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a new geospatial information system (GIS) mapping website to help local governments and other entities pursuing permits for municipal…
Pennsylvania Joins Partners to Launch Methane Mapping in Pittsburgh
On November 15, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf joined the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Google, People’s Natural Gas, and Carnegie Mellon University to unveil a partnership to map methane leaks in…
New Medicine Disposal Options Enacted in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians have more options to dispose of unwanted and expired medicines and pharmaceutical drugs thanks to enactment of HB 1737, part of an opioid epidemic package of bills signed by…
Pennsylvania Undertakes Statewide Planning to Boost Solar Energy Development
On November 3, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that a statewide planning project, led by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will equip the state to produce more solar energy…
Pennsylvania Releases 2014 Air Emissions Inventory for Unconventional Gas
On August 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the latest inventory of air emissions for the unconventional natural gas operation industry. The inventory represents 2014 emissions from…
Montana, Pennsylvania among Mine Land Reclamation Award Recipients
The U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has named the Montana Department of Environmental Quality Abandoned Mine Lands Program and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…
