The commonwealth will receive up to a $3 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant through the program set up by the Inflation Reduction Act.
DEP plans to use the feedback in a new guide for addressing climate in EJ areas.Â
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a $199.6 million budget for DEP for the upcoming fiscal year, a raise of about 9%.
Former DEP secretary Patrick McDonnell says the new leader will have his management skills tested at an agency thatâs been constrained by a decade of underfunding.
The Shapiro transition team says Negrin will be the first Latino to lead DEP.
PennFuture announced Monday that Patrick McDonnell will start as its President and CEO in October.
DEPâs proposed plan approval would allow for the temporary operation of the evaporator for 180 days to process 45,000 gallons of leachate per day.
The agency isn’t certain where all the money will come from to pay for what it has planned. The effects of climate change have driven the price higher.
The federal government warned that the potential health impacts of a group of chemicals known as PFAS are much more pervasive than previously acknowledged
Some environmental groups praised Secretary Patrick McDonnellâs work on climate change while others said he didnât do enough.
