Interim PA DEP Sec. Updates Citizens Advisory Council on Priorities

In October, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) Rich Negrin suddenly resigned after being on the job for less than a year (see PA DEP Sec. Negrin Resigning Dec. 8 – On Medical Leave Until Then). In his place, Jessica Shirley, who was named Deputy Secretary of the DEP earlier last year, became the Acting Secretary until a permanent replacement is named. Shirley updated the DEP Citizens Advisory Council yesterday about a variety of initiatives started by DEP Sec. Negrin. She said her vision for the department, building on Negrin’s, is to “move us into a more modern era.”