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The deputy secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation, and Remediation plans, directs and coordinates the department's programs related to air quality, waste management, radiation protection, and environmental cleanup. The bureaus of Waste Management, Radiation Protection, Air Quality, and Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields are housed here. [7]
Havertown Superfund is a 13-acre [1] polluted groundwater site in Havertown, Pennsylvania contaminated by the dumping of industrial waste by National Wood Preservers from 1947 to 1991. The state first became aware of the pollution in 1962 and initiated legal action against the owners in 1973 to force them to cleanup the site.
Nov. 23—The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reduced its permit backlog by 75% since Nov. 1, 2023 — and has completely eliminated the backlog for oil and gas permits.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Pennsylvania designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will utilize this funding — announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Biden-Harris Administration through the ...
Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; Pennsylvania Department of Education. Pennsylvania Intermediate Units (IU) State Library of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Pennsylvania Department of General Services; Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania Bureau of Laboratories; Pennsylvania ...
This article lists subnational environmental agencies in the United States, by state.Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns.
In 1972 when the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection rules became more restrictive, the site was cited for violations. To achieve compliance, pipes were added to drain leachate to two earthen basins which were pumped into trucks for treatment and disposal. Due to leakage from the basins, the system was modified to pump all the ...