Speedy Gonzales
A press release that tells half the story was issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) yesterday to proclaim victory in vanquishing the entire (every single one) backlog of overdue permits the department is/was supposed to evaluate. According to the release, there were some 2,402 late (yet to be processed) permits as of November 2023. As of today, that number is zero. What the release doesn't tell you is that the DEP issued a similar press release in April to proclaim that the 2,402 permits had been, as of that date, whittled down to just 300 (see PA DEP Claims Slow Permit Backlog Reduced 88% from 2,400 to 300). So, the REAL news here is that it took the DEP seven-plus months to keep current AND work through the remaining 300 backlogged permits. It puts it in a different light.
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