Patrick McDonnell - Secretary, DEP
Last Thursday Pat McDonnell, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), appeared before the PA Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss the DEP's proposed budget--and to answer questions about the (unimpressive) performance of his department. Among the issues discussed: The 250% increase in oil and gas well permit fees; the proposed DRBC fracking moratorium; abandoned oil and gas wells; controlling methane emissions; and Sen. John Yudichak's do-nothing plan to "study" enormously slow permit approvals for erosion and sedimentation--critical permits for shale drillers that are often delayed by months. Here's some of the back and forth from last week when McDonnell sat on the hot seat...
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