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Pa. DEP stood to gain new staffers, but now faces flat funding to start next fiscal year. Gov. On June 5, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a lively, but generally thoughtful hearing on the concept of allowing third parties to review DEP permit applications as a way of getting faster turnaround times. Analysis: Is Attacking DEP’s Staff The Right Way To Improve Permit Review Times? Don Benczkowski Coastal Resources Program Coastal Resource Manager E-mail: dbenczkows@pa.gov Telephone: (717) 705-8028. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection was hoping to welcome 25 new staff members in the next fiscal year. Instead of making its COVID data easy to view and scrutinize, the state has limited access. By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania. Seventeen of these watersheds have AMD as the primary pollutant causing impairment. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)He hopes to see the governor’s proposed increases in the full-year budget.DEP has been “decimated” over the years by cuts, he said, adding even Wolf’s proposed increases were inadequate.But since the coronavirus prompted statewide business shutdowns and ate into expected revenue, lawmakers are planning to maintain current funding levels for all agencies for at least the first five months of the new fiscal year, which begins in July.PPP money isn’t supposed to go to businesses primarily engaged in lobbying. Pa. lobbyists who received the money say it’s only part of their business.Gov. Vacant Director. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget included $5 million to hire more staff at DEP and at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.Mazur said it’s still a big unknown what will happen when this stopgap runs out in November.Ezra Thrush, director of government affairs at PennFuture, said he was concerned that Republicans who control the General Assembly would use the pandemic as an excuse for austerity measures, so he’s happy to see temporary flat funding rather than cuts.A new PHS initiative, Harvest 2020, is tapping local gardeners to send 5 million pounds of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables to local food banks.Wolf withheld nearly $12.8 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.WHYY connects you to your community and the world by delivering reliable information and worthwhile entertainment.It’s one of many instances of the state dropping the ball on best data practices. It lost 25 percent of its staff between 2003-2018.There's more to every story if you take the time to tell it. DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Southeastern Counties of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-York) defended the stopgap as “a decision that we had to make” due to the pandemic.His plan also called for a natural gas severance tax to fund infrastructure upgrades, new legislation governing pipelines, and a $1 per ton increase in tipping fees for municipal waste landfill deposits to support the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, which the administration said was expected to become insolvent by the end of this year.The short-term spending plan passed the House Tuesday 103-99, and is now in the Senate.“This budget, even cognizant of the difficult times, simply doesn’t give the agency the resources it needs to carry out its mission of protecting human health and the environment,” Vitali said.He also asked for $2.5 million for new state park and forest rangers within DCNR.“The political reality is that environmental programs are lucky to get out with the same levels of funding they had previously,” he said, noting the legislature has advanced proposals this session that would freeze or change the way money is allocated to some conservation funds and environmental programs.“This budget provides stability and necessary resources to ensure that our society can begin to open up in a safe and proper manner,” he said.Thrush said DEP and DCNR are facing increased challenges due to climate change.A spokeswoman for Wolf said “the administration is still working with the legislature on all of the budgetary components,” but declined to answer specific questions about how the governor would prioritize those proposals.DEP declined to comment on the proposed budget.He added that investments in those areas can create jobs and help in the pandemic recovery.Help us get to 100% of our membership goal to support the reporters covering our region, the producers bringing you great local programs and the educators who teach all our children.Rep.
Pa. DEP stood to gain new staffers, but now faces flat funding to start next fiscal year. Gov. On June 5, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a lively, but generally thoughtful hearing on the concept of allowing third parties to review DEP permit applications as a way of getting faster turnaround times. Analysis: Is Attacking DEP’s Staff The Right Way To Improve Permit Review Times? Don Benczkowski Coastal Resources Program Coastal Resource Manager E-mail: dbenczkows@pa.gov Telephone: (717) 705-8028. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection was hoping to welcome 25 new staff members in the next fiscal year. Instead of making its COVID data easy to view and scrutinize, the state has limited access. By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania. Seventeen of these watersheds have AMD as the primary pollutant causing impairment. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)He hopes to see the governor’s proposed increases in the full-year budget.DEP has been “decimated” over the years by cuts, he said, adding even Wolf’s proposed increases were inadequate.But since the coronavirus prompted statewide business shutdowns and ate into expected revenue, lawmakers are planning to maintain current funding levels for all agencies for at least the first five months of the new fiscal year, which begins in July.PPP money isn’t supposed to go to businesses primarily engaged in lobbying. Pa. lobbyists who received the money say it’s only part of their business.Gov. Vacant Director. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget included $5 million to hire more staff at DEP and at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.Mazur said it’s still a big unknown what will happen when this stopgap runs out in November.Ezra Thrush, director of government affairs at PennFuture, said he was concerned that Republicans who control the General Assembly would use the pandemic as an excuse for austerity measures, so he’s happy to see temporary flat funding rather than cuts.A new PHS initiative, Harvest 2020, is tapping local gardeners to send 5 million pounds of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables to local food banks.Wolf withheld nearly $12.8 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.WHYY connects you to your community and the world by delivering reliable information and worthwhile entertainment.It’s one of many instances of the state dropping the ball on best data practices. It lost 25 percent of its staff between 2003-2018.There's more to every story if you take the time to tell it. DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone for Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Southeastern Counties of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. Appropriations Chair Stan Saylor (R-York) defended the stopgap as “a decision that we had to make” due to the pandemic.His plan also called for a natural gas severance tax to fund infrastructure upgrades, new legislation governing pipelines, and a $1 per ton increase in tipping fees for municipal waste landfill deposits to support the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, which the administration said was expected to become insolvent by the end of this year.The short-term spending plan passed the House Tuesday 103-99, and is now in the Senate.“This budget, even cognizant of the difficult times, simply doesn’t give the agency the resources it needs to carry out its mission of protecting human health and the environment,” Vitali said.He also asked for $2.5 million for new state park and forest rangers within DCNR.“The political reality is that environmental programs are lucky to get out with the same levels of funding they had previously,” he said, noting the legislature has advanced proposals this session that would freeze or change the way money is allocated to some conservation funds and environmental programs.“This budget provides stability and necessary resources to ensure that our society can begin to open up in a safe and proper manner,” he said.Thrush said DEP and DCNR are facing increased challenges due to climate change.A spokeswoman for Wolf said “the administration is still working with the legislature on all of the budgetary components,” but declined to answer specific questions about how the governor would prioritize those proposals.DEP declined to comment on the proposed budget.He added that investments in those areas can create jobs and help in the pandemic recovery.Help us get to 100% of our membership goal to support the reporters covering our region, the producers bringing you great local programs and the educators who teach all our children.Rep.