Tag: DEP
Shapiro signs executive order over rules for data centers
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order requiring new AI data centers to meet strict GRID standards. The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau applauded the move but stressed the need for further protections to shield farmland against energy infrastructure.
Public, private partnerships clear 100 years of pollution from western Pa....
Public and private partnerships are restoring Pennsylvania's Blacklick Creek after a century of acid mine drainage and coal waste pollution. A new water treatment facility and ongoing coal refuse removal are reviving aquatic life, allowing locals to fish in the creek for the first time.
Blood in the well: One town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting...
Trish Leigey's water ran brown with bovine DNA, leading to a legal battle against Nicholas Meat, a Pennsylvania slaughterhouse that spreads millions of gallons of animal waste on local fields each year. While a jury held the company liable, lenient regulations mean the fight for clean water is far from over.
Well-pad setback petition moves on to Pennsylvania DEP
The petition asks the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to consider adopting setbacks of 3,281 feet from any building and drinking water well, 5,280 feet from any building serving vulnerable populations (including schools and hospitals) and 750 feet from any surface water. Currently, the minimum statewide setback distance from homes and private wells is 500 feet.
Producers talk barriers for beginning farmers at Ag Progress Days
Pennsylvania producers discussed the challenges in agriculture today at a meeting with state legislators at Penn State's Ag Progress Days on Aug. 13.
Penn State offers landowners $100 per undocumented well
Penn State Extension is offering $100 per undocumented well that landowners turn in to the DEP, after taking part in the school's well surveying project.
Pa. environmental board delays vote on petition to increase well setbacks
The Pennsylvania DEP's Environmental Quality Board tabled a petition to increase setbacks from unconventional oil and gas wells at a hearing on April 8.
Pa. Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration over federal funding freeze
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration on Feb. 13 for its nationwide freeze on federal funds, calling it "unconstitutional."
DEP announces $3.4 million in grant awards to restore water quality
The Pennsylvania DEP awarded over $3.4 million in grants to improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat throughout Pennsylvania watersheds.
Questions remain about environmental impact of East Palestine train derailment
It’s not clear whether dioxin was released during the vinyl chloride burn, but scientists say it’s likely. Problem is state and federal agencies aren't testing for it.
