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DEVON, PA —The Easttown Township’s Environmental Advisory Council and the Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) are inviting you to join in their annual efforts to keep our water clean! On …
Join the 39th Annual Darby Creek Watershed Cleanup! Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — On Tuesday, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) called on her colleagues to get more serious about PFAS pollution and announced plans to reintroduce legislation designating certain per- and …
Sen. Collett Calls on Colleagues to Get Tougher on PFAS Polluters Read More
PENNSYLVANIA – On February 3, 2023, a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio affected Pennsylvania residents. Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry this week announced the office’s new hotline to accept …
The Pennsylvanian People Will Not Stand for Pollution: AG Henry Announces Hotline Read More
NORRISTOWN, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this week announced that 12 projects, totaling $536,382, aimed at protecting and restoring the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone would be …
PA Department of Environmental Protection Announces Funding to Protect Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Read More PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this week provided notice that the emergency-certified final-omitted rulemaking to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from conventional oil and gas sources …
Pennsylvania Finalizes Rule to Control Emissions from Oil and Gas Sources Read More
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Coterra Energy Inc., formerly known as Cabot Oil and Gas, has pleaded no contest to charges related to environmental crimes …
AG Shapiro Announces Plea, Public Water Line Construction for Victims of Cabot Oil & Gas Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) this week announced that it will consider an emergency rule on volatile organic compounds (VOC) for existing conventional oil and gas sources, …
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board Considers Emergency Rule to Reduce Air Pollution Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Microplastic contamination was found in all samples taken from 50 streams categorized as Pennsylvania’s cleanest and most ecologically important, according to a new report entitled Pennsylvania’s Pristine …
Report: Microplastics Found in Pennsylvania’s Cleanest, Most Protected Streams Read More PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it has awarded $3 million in grant funding to local governments and organizations to restore the health of local watersheds …
DEP Awards $3 Million in Grants to Reduce Water Pollution Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — A new report by the American Lung Association finds that switching to zero-emission trucks and electricity would significantly reduce health impacts and disparities in pollution-burdened communities that are …
Report: Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks Could Save Thousands of Lives in Pennsylvania Read More