NEWSPAPER GROUP CRITICAL OF DEP'S RGGI HEARING PRACTICES

Indiana, PA / WDAD AM1450 & 100.3FM
Feb 23, 2021 11:34 AM
In a publicly-released letter to Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell today, the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association criticizes the DEP for failing to answer questions regarding the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and failing to properly advertise the virtual hearings on the controversial plan by Governor Tom Wolf for joining the multi-state compact.
PNA acknowledges that it did incorrectly comment that it appeared that DEP had not published any notices when twelve notices were released, but blames that on DEP’s lack of response to its inquiries, and claims the ads should have been published in all 67 counties, since all of the state is affected by RGGI.  The group lists 41 counties where there were no notices published, including Armstrong, Cambria, and Westmoreland.  It says the state’s Air Pollution Control Act requires public notice to be provided “in newspapers of general circulation in the region of the Commonwealth affected,” and since 12 million Pennsylvanians will be affected, all should have had notice.

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