The Shapiro Administration is rolling out an interim final policy and collecting public comment before officially enacting it.

DEP plans to use the feedback in a new guide for addressing climate in EJ areas. 

The monitors are meant to track the amounts of pollutants like ozone, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide in the air. 

Penn America Energy wants to construct a massive LNG export terminal along the Delaware River in Chester.

The new policy will govern how the state approaches issues of environmental justice–which is the principle that all people have the right to be protected from environmental hazards and to live in a healthy environment.

Environmental justice areas include low-income neighborhoods and communities of color that shoulder more than a typical share of climate and environmental risks that can affect people’s health.

Gov. Wolf needs to appoint two new commissioners this fall to fill vacancies on the five-member board, but faces pushback in the state Senate, which opposes Pa.’s plans to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Heavier rain related to climate change could make the problem worse. Some who work on these issues say green infrastructure should be part of community-based efforts in order to help residents who face the greatest environmental burdens.