Policy Committee Highlights Public Health and Environmental Concerns Over Road Spreading of Oil and Gas Wastewater

April 17, 2024

WEST CHESTER − April 17, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), minority chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee,...

Senator John I. Kane Announces Over $1.5 Million in DEP Funding to Reduce Emissions in the City of Chester

January 16, 2024

Chester, PA − January 16, 2024 − Senator John I. Kane is pleased to announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to invest $1.5 million in replacing three Class 8 refuse collection trucks in Chester with Battery Electric Vehicles...

Bucks and Philadelphia County Lawmakers Call on DEP to Investigate Chemical Spill in Bristol Township

April 18, 2023

BUCKS COUNTY, PA – April 17, 2023– In response to the March 24th chemical spill that occurred in Bristol Township at the Altuglas LLC Chemical Plant, Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tina Davis (D-141) called on the Pennsylvania Department of...

Senator Fontana Announces Over $250,000 in Clean Transportation Grants

March 2, 2023

Allegheny County – March 2, 2023 – Today, Senator Wayne Fontana announced $285,652 in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to fund clean transportation in Allegheny County. “These grants are an investment in both...

Senator Cappelletti Announces $644,493 in Department of Environmental Protection Grant Funding for Villanova University

October 11, 2022

Norristown, PA – October 11, 2022 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) recently announced $644,493 in grant funding for Villanova University from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).  The funding is awarded from...