PALTA intern Rhiannon Loza created this cartoon about cuts made to the Environmental Stewardship Fund in June. read more
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November
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February
DCNR Budget Testimony Submitted to General Assembly
This is the text of the written budget testimony submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees by Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn: Good afternoon Chairman Saylor, Chairman Bradford, and members of the House Appropriations Committee. Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the budget for the Department of read more
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June
Breakdown of Environmental Funding in 2018–19 Budget
On June 22, the Pennsylvania Senate passed and sent to the governor a $32.7 billion General Fund budget bill for 2018–19 (HB 2121) that includes funding for 35 new positions at the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), but few changes in other environmental funding line items. The fiscal code bill that follows the General Fund budget bill—this year, HB 1929—includes read more
