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MEADVILLE, Pa., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection today announced that it officially requested this week that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency remove Presque Isle Bay from the list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. If EPA approves the request, Presque Isle Bay will be the second American Area of Concern (AOC) taken off the list of environmentally impaired sites identified under the Great Lakes Water Quality...
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, ERIE COUNTY, Pa., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State and local officials today broke ground on an improvement project for Raccoon Creek Park, a 195-acre park that lies along the shoreline of Lake Erie and provides access to Raccoon Creek. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources invested $152,000 in the rehabilitation of the township park through its Community Conservation Partnerships Program. "The health and vitality of our communities...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Allan today encouraged Pennsylvanians to vote for Presque Isle State Park in a national contest to honor America's Best Restored Beach. Votes in the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association contest can be cast at http://www.asbpa.org/about_us/about_us_best_restored_beach_2012.htm. "It is unique for Pennsylvania to be part of this contest,...
MEADVILLE, Pa., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection this week began remediation work at a former Currie Landfill site in Millcreek Township, Erie County. Household and industrial waste that was disposed at the former landfill, some of which has settled in nearby Cascade Creek, will be consolidated and capped underground. The project will restore and re-vegetate 600 feet of the creek, improving water quality and restoring lost habitat...
May 1 Event to Offer Educational, Recreational Opportunities HARRISBURG, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With its expansive backdrop of unique and abundant natural resources and its distinction as a National Natural Landmark, Presque Isle State Park in Erie County will host a salute to nature during the Wild Resource Festival on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The festival will be held at the Tom Ridge Environmental Education Center and will feature a variety of hands-on,...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 366 makes changes to the Judicial Code bringing it in line with the state Constitution for situations when bail can be denied. Under this bill, judges can deny bail for offenses when the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or when only imprisonment will guarantee public safety. Senate Bill 574 extends the Fish Fund restricted account funded by Lake Erie...
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Chuck Ardo of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116; Neil Weaver of the Department of Environmental Protection, +1-717-787-1323 HARRISBURG, Pa.,Sept.12/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--With increasing pressures on Pennsylvania's 120 miles of coastline and other areas within the state's two coastal zones, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced new investments today that will clean and protect these areas for the public's enjoyment. "Our coastal zones are...
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Freda Tarbell of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, +1-814-332-6816 Boaters, Anglers Asked to Help Keep Invasives Out of Local Waters ERIE, Pa., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 30 representatives of local, state and federal agencies and community groups boarded boats and headed for Eries Presque Isle Bay today to measure their response capabilities should an aquatic, non-native species invade the Great Lakes. More than 180...
