The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded a $449,182 grant to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to identify illegal dumpsites in Pennsylvania, spread awareness of improper waste disposal and promote environmental stewardship.
“Pennsylvania is on the path to a cleaner future and this ...
Meadville - The Department of Environmental Protection has levied a $33,065 fine against Herbert L. Hasbrouck and Marion L. Hasbrouck of Oil Creek Township, Crawford County, and Hasbrouck Sand and Gravel Inc. of Titusville, Crawford County, for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act related to ...
The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public information meeting on Thursday, June 14, to discuss a residual waste transfer station permit application from Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Columbia, South Carolina, for a proposed facility in Sunbury, Northumberland County.
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Pennsylvania today reported the earliest detection of a West Nile virus-carrying mosquito since testing began in 2000. The infected mosquito was found May 3 in Exeter Township, Berks County, the departments of Environmental Protection and Health announced today.
“The unseasonably warm weather ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Laboratory Accreditation Program has reached an agreement with Northeastern Environmental Laboratory (NEEL) of Scranton, Lackawanna County, on a civil penalty for violating the Laboratory Accreditations Act.
The company will pay a $20,000 ...
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it has awarded $2,252,855 for remediation projects at abandoned mine sites in Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Jefferson and Luzerne counties.
The remediation will reclaim 181 acres to pre-mining conditions by planting tens of thousands of trees, ...
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority and the Department of Environmental Protection announced today they will host a June 13 auction for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds.
This will be a so-called “forward” auction, where ...
The Department of Environmental Protection has fined RW Products LLC of Wheeling, W. Va., $21,029 for the illegal disposal of a reported 800 gallons of waste drilling mud on State Game Lands 219 in Warren Township, Bradford County, in December 2011.
“A driver for RW Products admitted that he ...
The Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Game Commission today invited students across the state to watch the annual Peregrine falcon banding event during a live webcast on Wednesday, May 9.
The event will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rachel Carson State Office Building ...
The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 16, to outline its plan to investigate and clean up contaminated soil that affected the public water supply in West Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.
The 7 p.m. hearing will be at the West Lebanon Township ...
Pennsylvania will join states across the nation in recognizing April 30 through May 4 as Air Quality Awareness Week, the Department of Environmental Protection announced today.
Throughout the week, air quality partnerships across the state will hold events teaching the public how to stay safe on ...
Pittsburgh – The Department of Environmental Protection invites residential code enforcement officials, builders, contractors and designers to attend a May 10 training workshop in Moon Township, Allegheny County, on the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
The workshop will ...
The Department of Environmental Protection has fined Ultra Resources Inc. of Wellsboro, Tioga County, $40,000 for operating an illegal transfer station at a well pad in West Branch Township, Potter County.
DEP staff inspected the site in late February 2011 and found 47 wheelie storage tanks on-site ...
The Department of Environmental Protection invites municipal authorities, local governments and businesses to attend a May 8 conference focused on making water and wastewater treatment plants more energy efficient.
The Energy Conference for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants will be held ...
Harrisburg – In honor of Earth Week, DEP Secretary Mike Krancer will host a tour of the Department of Environmental Protection’s nationally accredited laboratory at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 23, in Harrisburg.
Students from Harrisburg University will join Krancer for the tour ...
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it is awarding $642,835 in environmental education grants to 147 schools, universities, non-profit organizations and conservation districts across Pennsylvania.
“These grants help build the foundation for educating communities about ...
The Department of Environmental Protection invites residential code enforcement officials, builders, contractors and designers to a Thursday, May 3, training workshop in Williamsport, Lycoming County, on the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
The workshop will be from 8:30 a.m. to ...
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it has signed a consent order and agreement with Moxie Nein LLC and Millcreek Township, Erie County, for the remediation and reuse of a former landfill site.
DEP is currently cleaning up the site, which is part of the Presque Isle Bay watershed.
Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today announced that 17 environmental projects from across the state will receive the 2012 Environmental Excellence Award.
“These businesses, schools and organizations have demonstrated a commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, ...
The Department of Environmental Protection invites residential code enforcement officials, builders, contractors and designers to an April 26 training workshop in York on the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn ...
