DEP Announces Regional International Energy Conservation Code Workshop in Meadville, Crawford County
Meadville (May 17) -- The Department of Environmental Protection invites residential code enforcement officials, builders, contractors and designers to a training workshop in Meadville, Crawford County, on the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
The workshop, to be held Thursday, May 24, runs from 8:30 ...
DEP Fines Crawford County Sand and Gravel Producer $33,065 for Solid Waste Management Act Violations
Meadville (May 14) -- 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 ...
DEP Signs Agreement to Restore Former Erie County Landfill Site for Commercial, Recreational Use
Meadville (April 18) -- 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.
DEP Begins Cleanup of Former Landfill Site in Erie County
Meadville (March 23) -- The Department of Environmental Protection this week began remediation work at a former Currie Landfill site in Millcreek Township, Erie County.
Household and industrial waste that was disposed at the former landfill, some of which has settled in nearby Cascade Creek, will be consolidated and capped ...
Ninth Annual Pennsylvania-Lake Erie Cleanup Hailed as Huge Success
Erie (March 22) -- The ninth annual Pennsylvania-Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup set a new record for volunteers who removed trash and debris from the Lake Erie shoreline and adjacent tributaries, the Department of Environmental Protection announced today.
The Sept. 17, 2011 event drew 1,518 volunteers who ...
DEP Announces Erie International Coastal Cleanup Results, Next Cleanup
Harrisburg (March 21) -- DEP Regional Director Kelly Burch will host a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Education Center in Erie to announce the results of the ninth annual Erie International Coastal Cleanup and details of the 10th annual event.
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DEP Announces Regional ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Workshop in Erie
Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office (March 21) -- DEP Announces Regional ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Workshop in Erie
Meadville – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection invites industries, businesses, utilities and local government to an April 5 introductory workshop in Erie about the International Organization for ...
DEP Fines Catalyst Energy $185,000 for Water Contamination, Erosion Violations, Spills
MEADVILLE (Feb. 22) -- The Department of Environmental Protection today announced it has fined Catalyst Energy Inc. $185,000 for a number of violations at its non-Marcellus oil and gas well operations in Forest, McKean and Warren counties.
In addition to paying a fine and taking corrective actions at their well sites, ...
DEP Announces Feb. 22 Public Meeting on Jefferson County Drilling Permit
Harrisburg (Feb. 13) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to discuss Flatirons Resources LLC’s proposal to drill a Marcellus Shale well in Brockway, Jefferson County.
The 6 p.m. meeting will be held at the Brockway Area Junior/Senior High School on Alexander ...
DEP Sponsors State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference in Erie
Erie (Oct. 25) -- Top researchers and decision-makers from government, industry, academia and environmental groups will meet Oct. 26 and 27 at the ninth State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) at the Erie Sheraton Hotel on the West Bayfront Parkway.
The two-day meeting is jointly hosted by the U.S. Environmental ...
DEP Issues Air Permit to Crawford Renewable Energy for Waste Tires-to-Energy Project
Meadville (Oct. 24) -- The Department of Environmental Protection has issued a permit for a waste tires-to-energy project to be built on a former World War II nitroglycerine plant site in Crawford County.
DEP issued the first phase of an air plan approval to Crawford Renewable Energy today to help the company meet federal ...
DEP Reaches Tentative Agreement with Seneca Landfill, Inc.
Meadville (Sept. 22) -- The Department of Environmental Protection has reached a tentative agreement with Seneca Landfill, Inc. to settle a previously appealed civil penalty assessment and additional violations at the Seneca Landfill in Jackson and Lancaster townships in Butler County.
The agreement requires ...
Public Invited to Join Massive Lake Erie Regional Cleanup Set for Sept. 17
Erie (Sept. 12) -- The Department of Environmental Protection and local organizations are inviting the public to help clean up the Lake Erie watershed as part of the ninth annual Pennsylvania/Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup.
The cleanup will take place at sites throughout the region on Saturday, Sept. 17, from ...
Mosquito Spraying Set for Erie County on Aug. 31
Meadville (Aug. 29) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will join the Erie County Department of Health to apply treatments the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 31 in Millcreek Township, Erie County, to control adult mosquito populations.
High populations of adult mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus have ...
Mosquito Spraying Set for Crawford County on Aug. 8
Meadville (Aug. 5) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments the evening of Monday, Aug. 8, in portions of Harmonsburg, Summit Township in Crawford County to control adult mosquito populations. In the event of rain, the spraying will be rescheduled.
High populations of adult nuisance mosquitoes ...
Black Fly Spraying Set for Seven Western Pa. Counties on July 22
Pittsburgh (July 21) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will conduct aerial spraying of selected waterways in Northwest and Southwest Pennsylvania on Friday, July 22, to control black flies.
In the Northwest, spraying is tentatively scheduled along the Allegheny River and Conewango, Brokenstraw, French and Red ...
Mosquito Spraying Set for Crawford County on July 11
Harrisburg (July 8) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments the evening of Monday, July 11 in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, to control adult mosquito populations. In the event of a cancellation, the spraying will be rescheduled for Wednesday, July 13.
High populations of adult nuisance ...
DEP Announces Public Meeting, Hearing on Crawford Renewable Energy Air Quality Permit Application
Meadville (July 7) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will host an informational public meeting and hearing July 27 on Crawford Renewable Energy’s draft air quality permit, also known as an air plan approval. The company proposes to build a tires-to-energy plant at Keystone Regional Industrial Park in Greenwood ...
DEP Finds Zebra Mussels in Conneaut Lake Boaters, Anglers Cautioned
Meadville (June 14) -- Boaters and anglers are being asked to take steps to prevent the further spread of zebra mussels after the Department of Environmental Protection discovered the nuisance species in Conneaut Lake, Crawford County.
Regional DEP staff found three zebra mussels during June 10 sampling, two in the lake ...
DEP Finds Zebra Mussels in Conneaut Lake Boaters, Anglers Cautioned
Meadville (June 14) -- Boaters and anglers are being asked to take steps to prevent the further spread of zebra mussels after the Department of Environmental Protection discovered the nuisance species in Conneaut Lake, Crawford County.
Regional DEP staff found three zebra mussels during June 10 sampling, two in the lake ...
