What Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will miss the least

In an exit interview with the Harrisburg press corps
on January 6, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell,
a Democrat, was asked what he’ll miss least when Republican Tom Corbett takes over the office on January 18.

Here’s what Rendell said:

“The thing that I will miss least is the partisanship. I think my business has become a terrible business. If you had told me six years ago that I would be in my last two weeks as governor and I wouldn’t be looking forward to the end of my career as a public official with dread, I’d have said you were crazy. I would have been full of dread and melancholy. But I’m not. Because this place has become –and it’s not just this place, it’s Washington, it’s Sacramento, it’s Albany, it’s everywhere. Far too much partisanship. The first thought of 90 percent of the people in state capitols is how we screw the other side, not how we benefit the people. There’s too much ideological posturing — people signing no-tax pledges because they want to get elected, people afraid to vote for any commonsense initiatives.”

Amen to that, governor.  


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Offshore wind energy: The promise and the reality

“European countries have put in place more than 1,000 offshore wind turbines since the early 1990s. China set up its first offshore wind farm last year, and it’s supplying power to 200,000 Shanghai households. A second plant, also in the East China Sea, will be built next year.”

That’s what Governing Magazine has to say about wind energy development abroad. 

And at home?

“The U.S. has yet to build a single wind turbine in state or federal waters.”

Discouraging?  You bet.  But change may be on the horizon.

According to a report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, planning for wind development is well under way, with the largest concentration of sites proposed for mid-Atlantic states. Half a dozen offshore turbine projects capable of generating 3 gigawatts are currently undergoing federal review, with about a dozen more moving through the state permitting process.

Governing identifies New Jersey as leading the pack of wind-energy hopefuls, noting that the state recently  approved “one of the most aggressive pieces of offshore legislation in the country: a $100 million tax credit for offshore wind developers and supply chain manufacturers.”

Michele Siekerka, assistant commissioner for economic growth and green energy at New Jersey’s  Department of Environmental Protection, told the publication:

“We are sending a strong market sign that we are interested.  Our goal is to build an industry around these projects.” 

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that offshore wind capacity within 50 nautical miles of the U.S. coastline is about 4,000 gigawatts — or about four times the amount of energy flowing through the current electrical grid.

So what, one wonders, is the holdup?  This isn’t exploration into the dark recesses of space.  Europe and China have shown the way.  Why are we still lagging behind?

“We need a national renewable energy policy — a policy that doesn’t change every two years,” says Bob West, managing director of the Ocean Energy Institute, adding that several factors are creating uncertainty in the offshore wind power market: cumbersome permitting processes, low natural gas prices and federal wind subsidies that are set to expire in 2012. “Without that certainty,” he says, “it’s going to be difficult to get these projects off the ground.”

Wonderful.  Two years into a Democratic administration that promised a dramatic change in energy policy, the wind-energy industry and investors are still waiting for clear direction. And the two-and-a-half parties in Congress have demonstrated even less interest in moving the nation beyond its fossil-fuel dependence. They’re two busy bashing each other in the daily sound-bite war.

You know just how bad things are when a near bankrupt state like New Jersey has to take the lead by promising enormous tax breaks to get the turbines spinning.

Check out the entire story at: The Struggle to Implement Offshore Wind Farms

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Brace yourselves, LSRPs, the forms are coming

buried in paperwork Paul M. Hauge, an Associate in the Real Property & Environmental Department at the Gibbons law firm, alerts all Licensed Site Remediation Professionals in New Jersey that:

”On January 13, 2011, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Site Remediation Program will release new and updated forms for use by those conducting site investigations and cleanups. The forms — which already number in the dozens — must be used when information is submitted to the Program, and were developed pursuant to the requirements of the Site Remediation Reform Act.

“Interested parties will be able to see the new and updated forms by visiting a dedicated webpage, scrolling down or clicking on “Current Forms,” and noting the version and date for each form.” Thanks, Paul.

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Bills to save New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay signed into law



** Updated on Jan. 9, 2011 to add several related  news stories**

In a big win for environmentalists, sportsmen, boaters and lovers of the Jersey Shore, Governor Chris Christie today signed into law three bills designed to remove some of the environmental stress that has compromised the health of  Barnegat Bay.


The environmental legislation was the focus of a concerted lobbying campaign in 2009
by a coalition of Bay supporters that gained significant media attention.

Here’s how a news release from Clean Ocean Action described each of the bills (to read the
entire text of a bill, left-click on the bill number
)
“The “Fertilizer Bill” (A2290) codifies best management processes for fertilizer for use on lawns throughout the State of NJ by regulating the content and application of fertilizer.  This bill was initially conceptualized as a model local ordinance by Save Barnegat Bay before it gained momentum at the State level. 

The “Soil Health”(A2501) addresses the need for comprehensive soil care practices at a Statewide level.  This new law will uses a common sense approach to soil management and sets best management processes for soil care throughout the State. [Editor’s Note: The legislation requires the development of standards for restoration of soil affected during construction projects, aiming to eliminate unnecessary soil compaction or removal]

The “NJDOT Stormwater Basin Bill” (A3606) speaks to a hidden need in our communities—that of our stormwater basins.  This last piece of legislation will provide dedicated funding for the restoration and repair of DOT managed stormwater basins and mandates that the Department of Transportation annually review their stormwater basins and address any problems that are found.”  

Cindy Zipf, Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action, commended “Governor Christie
(and bill sponsors) Senator Smith, and Assemblyman McKeon for their leadership in
passing these bills.” 

Dena Mottola Jaborska, executive director of Environment New Jersey
, said: “Gov. Christie
and the Legislature deserve kudos for taking the first steps to deliver for the Shore. But the Governor’s work is not done – even today, a bill to start a strong clean-up for Barnegat Bay awaits his signature.”   [Editor’s Note: That bill, A-3415, requires the DEP to adopt a pollution limit for nitrogen–the largest source of nutrient pollution in the Barnegat Bay]

The Sierra Club, which has been waging a public relations war against the Christie Administration, issued a news release thanking Smith and McKeon for sponsoring the legislation. The organization did not thank the governor for signing the bills.
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January 5, 2010

Green Drinks 6-8 pm 
PJ Whelihans
in Cherry Hill, NJ
Join members of Sustainable Cherry Hill on the first Wednesday of every month for an evening of networking with others who are thinking about sustainability in the South Jersey region.


January 8, 2011
Mulchfest/E-Waste Recycling

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bowling Green Park
New York City
Rain or Shine
Bring your Christmas tree and unwanted electronics
The Downtown Connection bus will deliver you and your tree to the event for free.
Call 212-835-2789 for details or visit Downtown Alliance



January 8-15, 2011
Pennsylvania Farm Show

Farm Show Complex
Harrisburg, PA 
As always, the nearly half-million show visitors will see the best of Pennsylvania’s top industry – agriculture. The highest-quality animals will pass through show and sale rings, the state’s youth will be recognized with scholarships and awards, and long-time show supporters and sponsors will be honored. The 95th show will offer new family living classes, horse-pulling contests and educational seminars. The youth talent show returns and country music singer, Glen Shelton, will perform a concert. Other annual favorites like the butter sculpture, Sheep-to-Shawl contest, Farm Show Detectives and Celebrity Cow Milking Contest will delight show-goers, as well as the famed Food Court that offers the best Pennsylvania-produced products. Online Registration Now Open



January 11, 2011 


Pennsylvania Certification Program Advisory Committee
(for Water and Wastewater System Operators)
10 a.m. 
Conference Room 105,
First Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
Contact: Cheri Sansoni : (717) 772-5158, csansoni@state.pa.us.
The agenda and meeting materials will be available through the Public Participation Center on the Department’s web site at http://www.depweb.state. pa.us
(DEP Keyword: Public Participation).



January 12, 2011
Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Advisory Committee

9:30 a.m. 
10th Floor Conference Room 
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Confirm date/location by visiting http://www.depweb
.state.pa.us 
(DEP keywords: ”Public Participation, Participate”)


January 13, 2010





 
 

Critical Success Factors for Accelerating Successful Smart Grid Pilots
Free webcast – 11 a.m.
Smart grids are at the fulcrum of the emerging low carbon economy. Not only do they help leverage distributed sources of renewable energy, but they can also help to intelligently manage energy consumption by bringing together supply and demand side solutions. Governments are showing increased support for smart grids, and utilities around the globe are testing and deploying this new technology. In fact, there are an estimated 90 smart grid pilots underway today. The World Economic Forum, together with Accenture, recently engaged more than 60 industry experts from across the smart grid value chain, to analyze the challenges and conditions for successful pilots. The highlights from this informative study will be presented in a one-hour webinar that was developed to provide utilities with a synopsis of study results that can help to ensure maximum value from smart grid pilot investments.
Click to Register

January 17-19, 2011
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
Anaheim (CA) Hilton
The conference will present mini-symposia, including one on the introduction to smart grid, and another on workforce preparedness. The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss state-of-the-art innovations in smart grid technologies. The Conference will feature special sessions and tutorials by international experts on smart grid applications.
Conference Registration is available now via the conference website: www.isgt2011.com.
Hotel Registration: The Anaheim Hilton Hotel, the venue for this conference, is located in the heart of California’s famous Orange County, adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center and steps from the Disneyland Resort.  This full-service, 4-Star hotel offers something for everyone. Call 1-877-776-4932 or click here to book your room today!



January 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

January 19, 2011 Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

January 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411



January 26, 2011
EBC Environmental Roundtable
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

PSE&G Training Center 
234 Pierson Avenue, Edison,
NJ The EBC Environmental Roundtable meets to discuss relevant environmental issues, regulatory changes and new developments provided by our subcommittees that may impact our members focusing on: Regulatory Affairs, Brownfields & Site Remediation, Natural Resource Damages, Water, Air, Environmental Technology, International Trade, Sustainability, Energy, Enforcement & OSHA News and Regulations.  
Lanny Zurzweil, McCarter & English, moderator; Tracy Straka, Creamer Environmental, Chair

January 26, 2011
Seeking Profits in a Sustainability World
8:30a.m – 5 p.m.
The Chauncey Conference Center, Princeton, NJ
660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541
Learn how to grow your business while minimizing your carbon footprint,
Now is the time to reap the economic benefits of life sustaining green practices
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Susan Voigt, VP,Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sessions

Looking Forward: Learning from 10 Years of Sustainability Initiatives

Views from the Lt. Governor’s Office
Infusing the Organization with Sustainability
Enhancing Your Brand with Sustainability
Effective Methods for Financing Sustainability Initiatives
and Profiting from Them
A Case Study for Solar: a Property Owner’s Perspective
LEAN Manufacturing and Sustainable Office Processes
Public Sector Support for a Sustainable Future
Sustainability in Building Design and Operations
Sustainability and Risk Management, Legal Perspectives
The Intersection of Electric Vehicles and Smart Grid: Drivers
for Adoption and New Business Opportunities
Complementary, Sustainable Public/Private Spaces
Full agenda and speakers

January 26, 2011 Environmental Funding
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/en0502ca.html 

January 27, 2011
Legislative Hearing on Marcellus Shale Wastewater Issues
9 a.m.
Capitol’s Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen.
Mary Jo White (R-21), will hold the public hearing on Marcellus Shale natural gas
wastewater treatment issues. The committee expects to hear from Department of Environmental Protection officials, industry representatives and others on the
treatment and handling of wastewater related to Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.  Following the hearing, testimony, transcripts and video will be posted on the Committee website at www.senatormjwhite.com.


January 27-28, 2011 

74th Annual Walk to Washington and Congressional Dinner
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington, D.C.
Join us as the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 100th birthday, welcomes
a new president, and offers its members unprecedented opportunities for networking and visibility.
This year, we honor our past — founding companies that have been Chamber members for ten decades, through thick and thin and the ups and downs of business cycles. We also look to the future with a revamped and more interactive dinner format, plenty of networking to help you through these tough times, and an opportunity to meet the Chamber’s new president. For more information, click here. To register, click here



January 29-30, 2011


Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey’s annual winter conference
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
NOFA-NJ’s winter conference is the premier gathering for the organic and sustainable food, farming and gardening community in the state. As interest in local and organic food and sustainability continues to grow, so does the conference.  Now a two-day event, this year’s conference, “Sowing New Seeds,” will offer over 40 workshops on a wide range of food, gardening, and farming-related subjects. There will be workshops for livestock producers, vegetable growers and homesteaders, as well as courses on policy issues, beginning farming, composting at home, alpacas, conserving farmland, vertical gardening, backyard chickens, community-supported agriculture, and lawn alternatives. Discounts on registration are available for those who register prior to Dec. 31 and for NOFA-NJ members. New and beginning farmers can apply for a full scholarship to this conference. Those who have been farming for 10 years or less can apply at http://nofanj.org/wcscholarship.htm.
For more information or to register, visit www.nofanj.org/winterconference.htm
or call the NOFA-NJ office at 908-371-1111, ext. 5.



January 30 – February 2, 2011

Delaware Estuary Summit
Estuaries are the most productive ecosystems in the world, and for four days this winter, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s (PDE) Science and Environmental Summit will be equally as dynamic.  From January 30 through February 2, educators, government representatives, resource managers, scientists, and students will join together in Cape May, New Jersey for the PDE’s fourth Summit.  This mid-winter retreat is a unique forum for lively discussions and cutting-edge research, and it’s a chance to connect with like-minded people working for the health and future of the Delaware River and Bay.  [Download Now]


February 1, 2010 (and four succeeding Tuesday nights)
Camden County Colelge 

Camden City: The Challenge of Environmental Justice
A free, five-week course sponsored by Camden County College’s
Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility.The course will run from 6:30- 9 on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings  
starting on February 1 at the college’s Rohrer Branch in Cherry Hill, NJ

There is no charge for attending, but registration is required and space is limited.
See brochure and registration information Here.

Week 1:
  Screening and discussion of The Poet of Poverty, a film documenting the reflections of long time activist in S. Camden, Fr. Michael Doyle.
Week 2:
A History of Camden with  Dr. Howard Gillette, history professor at Rutgers Camden and author of the 2006 book Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post Industrial City.
Week 3:
The Question of Justice: An exploration of justice, particularly as exemplified in Camden. Week 4: Sustainability:  Pursuing environmental justice through an understanding of Sustainability with Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Nancy Axelrod and Lori Braunstein.
Week 5:
Environmental Activism:  A discussion with guest activists about how people are responding to the environmental challenges  in Camden with guest activists.


February 2-4, 2011 

Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit 
Structuring Your Wind Project Development, Negotiating Your Wind Project Financing
Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego
Agenda for two-day event     Register here



February 4, 2010 

Getting the Waters Tested- The Marcellus Shale Factor!
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wilkes University
Wilkes Barre, PA

This event will present a summary of Pennsylvania’s Geology and Hydrology,  the summary of the data from the Wilkes University Citizen Database on Groundwater and Surface water Quality in NEPA, a summary of the Marcellus Shale Drilling and Development Process, specific recommendations related to baseline water quality testing, making recommendations on interpreting baseline testing results, and how the Marcellus Shale is a factor in making changes with how we manage our water resources.  The event is available for continuing education credits and professional development hours. http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/1703.asp

February 8, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board
8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

February 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

February 15, 2011 Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

February 16, 2011

 

Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972

February 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

February 23-24, 2011
Environmental Law and Regulation
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/el0101ca.html 



March 1-2
Understanding Today’s Clean Air Act Permit Programs
Air & Waste Management Association
Draft Agenda
Intercontinental New Orleans Hotel

444 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70130 1-800-235-4670
Make a reservation!



March 1, 2011


Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety
10 a.m.
Training Room, Fayette County Health Center
100 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA.
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

March 3, 2011 Tri-County Sustainable Communities Forum
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Camden County College 
Blackwood, NJ 
The Tri-County Sustainable Communities Forum will bring people together from Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey to share challenges and exchange ideas.  This forum is for all people interested in moving their communities toward sustainability, including local green team members, environmental commissions, township employees, business people, educators or residents.  A representative from Sustainable Jersey will be on hand to answer your technical and procedural questions about the certification process.
Register Now!  Sponsored by Sustainable Cherry Hill & Sustainable Jersey 

March 4, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

10 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building,
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

March 10, 2011
CLEANTECH NJ 2011
Woodbridge Hilton, Iselin, NJ

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This business and investor-focused clean technology conference will bring together the clean energy business community in the greater New Jersey area. C-level executives of N.J.-based clean technology and energy companies, government policymakers and regulators, institutional and angel investors, professional services firms, thought leaders and environmental activists will have the opportunity to brainstorm and network. Attendees will have access to compelling panel discussions with prominent clean energy business and thought leaders, one-on-one meeting rooms, informal breakout sessions and a networking-focused cocktail hour.
Program. Registration. Sponsor opportunities.



March 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m., Room 105
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

March 15,  2011 
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website


March 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411

March 30, 2011  The Role of the Consultant in Environmental Litigation
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/el0103ca.html 


March 31 – April 2, 2011

SET2011 | Exhibition and Conference

Los Angeles Convention Center

The
SET2011 Convention is designed to accelerate the implementation of green/clean technologies in all market sectors. Our function is to facilitate the sale and transfer of equipment, products and services, licensing agreements, and consulting contracts. The event is a marketplace for suppliers and consumers of sustainable technologies within green building, alternative transportation, clean tech investments, and lifestyle remodeling. We will address and provide solutions to environmental problems such as water treatment, air pollution, waste handling & recycling, and renewable energy. SET2011 supports economic-based solutions to our environmental issues by providing a live “green” marketplace to promote innovative, clean and efficient technologies. Registration


April 4, 2011
Laurel Highlands Summit

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fred Rogers Center
St. Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
The economic impact of tourism, recreation and green space will be the focus of the second Summit for the Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Initiative. The economic benefits of trails, recreation and conservation will be the central theme; trail development and conservation will be featured topics, too. More information and signup form

April 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

April 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

April 20, 2010
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board
 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972



April 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436

May 3, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board

8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

May 3, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee
10 a.m.
Susquehanna Room, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

May 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

May 18,  2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

May 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

May 19, 2 011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411

June 7, 2011
Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety

10 a.m.
Marion Center, 21 Griffith Drive,
Home, PA 15747
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

June 8, 2011
Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Advisory Committee

9:30 a.m. 
10th Floor Conference Room 
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Confirm date/location by visiting http://www.depweb.state.pa.us 
(DEP keywords: ”Public Participation, Participate”)



June 15, 2010  

Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972


June 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

June 21, 2011 Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at:
Meeting Information” on the CAC website 

June 23, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

July 7, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

10 a.m.
Susquehanna Room, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

July 19, 2011 Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

July 19,  2011 
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at:
Meeting Information” on the CAC website

July 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411


August 2, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board
8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

August 4, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

August 16, 2011 Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

August 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board
 
8 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Department of Agriculture
Samuel E. Hayes, Jr.
Livestock Evaluation Center
1494 West Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865



September 13, 2011
Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety

10 a.m.
Training Room, Fayette County Health Center
100 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA.
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

September 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411

September 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

September 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

October 4, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

10 a.m.
Susquehanna Room, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

October 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

October 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

October 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board
 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972


October 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

November 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

November 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

November 15, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board

8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

November 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411


December 13, 2011

Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety
10 a.m.
Training Room, Fayette County Health Center
100 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA.
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

December 14, 2011
Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board
10 a.m. 
10th Floor Conference Room 
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Confirm date/location by visiting http://www.depweb. state.pa.us
(DEP Keywords: ”Public Participation, Participate”)


December 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

December 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

December 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board 

10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972

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Decades later, lawyers still cleaning up on Superfund Act

“Superfund has been good for the legal profession. Entering the fourth decade of the environmental cleanup law’s existence, business is still booming for lawyers involved in the mammoth litigation that often occurs.”

Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire, writes in the New York Times’ Green blog :

Many thought that the legal work surrounding the 1980 law, officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, would have diminished by now, but there are still hundreds of sites awaiting remedial work.

And where there is a polluted property, there is usually litigation.

Under the statute, companies that contributed to the contamination of a site are liable for cleanup costs. Where there are multiple parties, all can be required to pay something.

All kinds of legal wrangling ensues, both between government and private parties and between private parties who disagree over how much they should pay.

This wrangling, of course, is how environmental attorneys make their  living, and those specialists who have mastered the complexities of the murky federal law have, perhaps unexpectedly, turned that expertise into  lucrative legal careers. 

You can read the entire piece here

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