DEP Announces May 30 Public Hearing on Ford City Equipment Site Cleanup
Pittsburgh (May 17) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting and hearing on Wednesday, May 30, to discuss and take testimony about the agency’s proposed response to mercury contamination at the former Ford City Equipment Site in Armstrong County. The cleanup work would be completed through ...
DEP Announces International Energy Conservation Code Workshop in Moon Township, Allegheny County
Pittsburgh (April 26) --
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 ...
DEP Begins Black Fly Spraying in Southwestern Region
Pittsburgh (April 12) -- The Department of Environmental Protection today began its annual black fly control aerial spray program in the southwestern region.
Between today and April 17, DEP will apply the first black fly control treatments of the year to the Redbank Creek and Mahoning Creek in Armstrong County; the Kiskiminetas ...
DEP Announces Regional ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Workshop in Cranberry
Pittsburgh (March 7) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection invites industries, businesses, utilities and local government to a March 20 introductory workshop about the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001, a program designed to promote energy efficiency and help reduce operating costs.
DEP Fines Lawn Service Firm $160,000 for Stream Pollution
PITTSBURGH (Feb. 22) -- The Department of Environmental Protection today fined EG Systems of Marysville, Ohio, $160,000 in connection with an employee’s deliberate disposal of an herbicide-pesticide-fertilizer mixture into a small Allegheny County stream. EG Systems does business in the Pittsburgh area as Scotts Lawn ...
DEP Announces March 14 Public Meeting, Hearing on Homer City Power Plant Pollution Control Proposal
Pittsburgh (Feb. 17) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting and hearing on Wednesday, March 14, to take testimony about EME Homer City Generation’s proposed plan to install two dry scrubber systems on Units 1 and 2 of the plant.
The 5 p.m. meeting and hearing will be ...
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Receives National Award from Keep America Beautiful
Greensburg (Jan. 5) -- Greensburg, PA – (January 5, 2012) The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority received a Keep America Beautiful National Award for the work they did to rid Lebanon County of illegal dumpsites. The Authority was nominated for the award by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. The National Award ...
24th Annual Pittsburgh Faraday Demonstration
Free and Open to the Public!
Pittsburgh (Oct. 31) --
Please join us (no advance tickets needed) on November 15th, 2011 at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Memorial Hall 4141 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh 15213.
Professor Garon Smith from the University of Montana will don a purple wizard’s cape, robe and hat and regale and instruct ...
DEP Issues Air Quality Permit to AMROX for Washington County Facility
Pittsburgh (Oct. 18) -- The Department of Environmental Protection today issued an Air Quality State Only Operating Permit to American Iron Oxide Co. (AMROX) for the operation of its facility in Allenport Borough, Washington County.
The AMROX facility accepts spent pickle liquor from U.S. Steel, among others. The pickle ...
DEP Signs Consent Decree with Beaver County Family for Sinkhole Repair
Pittsburgh (Sept. 19) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced today that Commonwealth Court has approved a consent decree signed between the agency and Argyrios and Stella Apostolis, of Beaver Falls, Beaver County, to fix a sinkhole that first formed on the Apostolis’ property alongside Route ...
Air Quality Action Day Forecast on Sept. 3 for Pittsburgh and Liberty-Clairton Areas
Pittsburgh (Sept. 2) -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Saturday, Sept. 3, in the Pittsburgh and Liberty-Clairton areas.
On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, ...
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 ...
Air Quality Action Day Forecast on July 20 for Three Pennsylvania Regions
Harrisburg (July 19) -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Wednesday, July 20, in the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley regions.
On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, ...
Air Quality Action Day Forecast on July 22 for Five Pennsylvania Regions
Harrisburg (July 21) -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Friday, July 22, in the Pittsburgh, Liberty-Clairton, Philadelphia, Susquehanna Valley and Lehigh Valley regions.
On air quality action days, young children, the elderly ...
Mosquito Spraying Set for Armstrong County on July 7
Harrisburg (July 6) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments the evening of Thursday, July 7, in Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong County, to control adult mosquito populations. In the event of rain, the spraying will be rescheduled.
High populations of adult nuisance mosquitoes have ...
Air Quality Action Day Forecast on July 1 in the Pittsburgh Region
Harrisburg (June 30) -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Friday, July 1, in the Pittsburgh forecasting region.
On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema ...
Mosquito Spraying Set for Armstrong County on June 29, 30
Harrisburg (June 28) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments the evening of Wednesday, June 29, in Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong County, to control adult mosquito populations. In the event of rain, the spraying will be rescheduled.
The spraying operation originally scheduled for Monday night ...
DEP Fines Chief Oil & Gas $180,000 for Oil Spill, Waste Violations
Harrisburg (June 28) -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that Chief Oil & Gas LLC has paid $180,000 in civil penalties for a hydraulic oil spill and for failing to properly maintain a drill pit at a Marcellus Shale natural gas well in Jefferson Township, Somerset County.
A June 10, 2010 site ...
Mosquito Spraying Set for Armstrong County on June 27
Harrisburg (June 24) -- The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments the evening of Monday, June 27, in Applewold and West Kittanning boroughs, and Bethel and North Buffalo townships, Armstrong County, to control adult mosquito populations. In the event of rain, the spraying will be rescheduled.
High ...
