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EAST ROCKHILLÂ â Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st Dist., is asking the federal Environmental Protection Agency to permanently close the Rockhill Quarry.Â
The call came along with a March 11 letter to new EPA Administrator Michael Regan that also informed Regan about the critical, ongoing environmental issues surrounding the quarry, a release from Fitzpatrick s office said. Regan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 10 to be the EPA administrator under the Biden administration.Â
The quarry on Rockhill Road in East Rockhill is owned by Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania. Quarrying at the site had appeared to have ceased in the 1980s, but attempts to resume in recent years led to legal battles with the township and protests from residents. Naturally occurring asbestos was detected there in December of 2018, leading to a temporary order from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that all quarrying operations be halted. That order remains in effect,
24 February 2021
Consultation has commenced on a contentious plan to construct new transmission network infrastructure through the Kosciuszko National Park, as the NSW government calls for submissions on the works.
The NSW department of planning has published the environmental impact statement for the proposed Snowy 2.0 Transmission Connection Project, being developed by TransGrid, as construction is underway on the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro energy storage project.
TransGrid plans to build overhead transmission lines to link the Snowy 2.0 project to the main grid, a plan that has raised the concerns of environmental groups about the impact the power lines will have on the Kosciuszko National Park.