The New York Times reports scientific monitors reveal the average daily level of carbon dioxide in the air has surpassed the long-feared milestone of 400 parts per million: The best available evidence suggests the amount of the gas in the air has not been this high for at least three million years, before humans evolved, and [...]
Under former Secretary Michael Krancer, the Department of Environmental Protection was not always the easiest place to get information about Marcellus Shale gas drilling. But it looks like Krancer is eager to talk about natural gas drilling now that he’s switched to the private sector. Under Krancer, right-to-know requests for inspectors’ notes about drilling-related water [...]
A small group of protesters gathered outside the Harrisburg headquarters of the state Department of Environmental Protection today. They say the agency is failing to protect the public from the risks associated with natural gas development. About 50 people turned out for the protest, which was organized by several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club [...]
In the wake of his Department of Environmental Protection Secretary’s resignation, Governor Tom Corbett says he’s not concerned about Michael Krancer’s decision to go work for the energy industry he has been charged with regulating. The governor doesn’t believe Krancer’s resignation is an example of the “revolving door” between government and industry. “If you look at [...]
The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection, Michael Krancer, announced today he will be leaving the agency on April 15 to return to Blank Rome, an influential Philadelphia law firm where he worked during the 1990′s. Krancer will become chair of Blank Rome’s Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practice, where he will be, “enhancing [...]
The Corbett Administration announced this morning that DEP Secretary Michael Krancer is leaving the agency on April 15. He plans to return home to Montgomery County to practice law at his former firm, Blank Rome. As StateImpact recently reported, Blank Rome has given Governor Corbett and his wife Susan over $15,000 in gifts since 2007.The [...]
Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer went before the House and Senate appropriations committees this week to discuss his agency’s budget, but he soon found himself pressed on the issue of climate change. At a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Greg Vitali (D- Delaware County) pointedly asked Krancer whether or not he [...]
Democratic State Rep. Greg Vitali, chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, says Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer refused to acknowledge climate change during a House budget hearing on Wednesday. In a release, the Delaware County legislator says Krancer avoided his questions on climate change, and was later grilled by other lawmakers. [...]
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission released its “State of the Susquehanna” report Wednesday, using data collected from among more than 49,000 miles of river and streams that begin in upstate New York and eventually flow into the Chesapeake Bay. At a time when natural gas drilling has put the SRBC in the spotlight, its executive [...]
Pennsylvania’s Fish and Boat Commission executive director John Arway says the Department of Environmental Protection needs to do more to protect aquatic life and water quality along 98 miles of the Susquehanna River. Arway takes aim at DEP Secretary Michael Krancer’s decision not to seek an “impaired” status for the river may not be driven [...]
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