Report: Quigley, Dunn to head environmental agencies under Wolf

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Katie Colaneri is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania and WHYY in Philadelphia covering energy and the environment. Before joining StateImpact, Katie worked as an investigative and enterprise reporter at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey. She covered some of New Jersey's biggest stories including the devastation and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, as well as the day-to-day triumphs and struggles to revitalize state's largest city. A native of New Jersey with roots in South Central Pennsylvania, Katie holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College.

January 12, 2015 | 8:12 PM

Pennsylvania’s Governor-elect Tom Wolf continues filling his cabinet with former Rendell-era staffers.

Sources tell the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Wolf will name John Quigley as his Department of Environmental Protection secretary and Cindy Dunn to lead the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

More from the Post-Gazette:

The official announcements of those nominations could come as soon as Tuesday.

Mr. Quigley, a former DCNR secretary in the Rendell administration, will have a higher profile in his new leadership role at the DEP, which has the primary responsibility for regulating the state’s booming shale gas drilling industry operating in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations.

Ms. Dunn, is president and chief executive officer of Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, or PennFuture, a statewide environmental organization. She worked in the DCNR for more than a decade and was DCNR deputy secretary for conservation and technical service in the Rendell administration.

Update 1/13 at 12 p.m. – A spokesman for Wolf told StateImpact Pennsylvania he could not confirm the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s report.

John Quigley and Cindy Dunn did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Update 1/14 at 1 p.m.– Governor-elect Wolf confirmed the appointments.