10/11/2023
FIRST PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING is TONIGHT, October 11th, 2023 from 5 to 7pm. Please join us if you care about .
After years of preparation and collaboration, an updated Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Environmental Justice Policy https://www.dep.pa.gov/PublicParticipation/OfficeofEnvironmentalJustice/Pages/Summaries-and-Documents.aspx
is available for official public comment from September 16, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023.
DEP will host three virtual community public meetings & nine in-person community public meetings during the month of October 2023 to accept verbal public comment.
Written public comment are also welcomed via the Department's online eComment tool or email at [email protected]. Read the updated policy, view the public hearing dates, and learn how to comment at the EJ Policy Revision webpage.
We need you! DEP has listened to stakeholder feedback, drafted a revised policy based on input, and now it’s your turn to comment on the interim final Environmental Justice Policy. Learn more about the policy, sign up to participate in one of the nine community public meetings or submit public comments via the website.
➡️ dep.pa.gov/EJPolicyRevision
EJ Policy Update – Was adopted as interim final on September 16. This policy will apply to permit applications submitted after September 16 and other DEP work going forward from that point. Applications submitted before September 16 will still fall under the 2004 Environmental Justice Public Parti...