The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is announcing more than a dozen listening sessions and a two-month comment period on the federal Clean Power Plan to hear from Pennsylvanians about the plan to cut carbon pollution.
Fourteen listening sessions in locations across the state will take place between September and November.
“We want to hear from the people of Pennsylvania and all stakeholders as we prepare a Pennsylvania-centric plan to comply with the Clean Power Plan,” said DEP Secretary John Quigley.
“Governor Wolf is committed to making the Clean Power Plan work for Pennsylvania and these listening sessions will help meet that goal. We strongly believe we can reduce carbon emissions statewide and address climate change in fair and smart ways that take into account legitimate concerns of all parties.”
In addition to the listening sessions, DEP will accept comments on Pennsylvania’s compliance with EPA’s Clean Power Plan through Nov. 12. DEP is soliciting comments on the Clean Energy Incentive Program component of the CPP and on the EPA-proposed Federal Plan that serves as a model rule for states developing their state plans.
DEP is also soliciting comments on specific compliance related questions, which are available on the Department Web site.
Comment submissions can be made here: http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/ or emailed to ecomment@pa.gov or mailed to 400 Market Street P.O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, PA 17105.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will also hold a webinar on the Clean Power Plan at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. Speakers will include DEP Secretary John Quigley and DEP Policy Director Patrick McDonnell. To register, please click here.
The listening sessions will begin Sept. 15. Participants wishing to speak must register at 717-783-8727.
Of those, one will be held from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 30 in Clearfield County. It will be held at Penn State Dubois, 7 Hiller Building – Auditorium, One College Place, DuBois.
For more information on upcoming listening sessions, please visit the DEP Calendar of Events.
For questions concerning the comment period and listening sessions, contact the DEP Policy Office at 717-783-8727. The schedule for the sessions is also available through the Department’s website at www.dep.state.pa.us.
Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the Department at 717-783-8727, or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD users), or 1-800-654-5988 (voice users), to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.