Testimony and Letters
Secretary Patrick McDonnell and Executive Deputy Secretary Ramez Ziadeh
February 3, 2020
November 1, 2019
October 28, 2019
September 19, 2019
June 5, 2019
May 24, 2019
May 10, 2019
September 24, 2018
August 20, 2018
July 25, 2018
February 26, 2018
February 5, 2018
January 25, 2018
December 20, 2017
September 20, 2017
September 8, 2017
August 21, 2017
June 6, 2017
May 30, 2017
May 23, 2017
On May 23, 2017, DEP sent letters to each member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation warning them of the impacts of the proposed cuts in the Trump administration FY 2018 budget proposal. The letters were sent to each Representative and Senator individually. Examples of these letters are below.
May 9, 2017
April 26, 2017
April 6, 2017
March 28, 2017
Statement Regarding President Trump's Executive Order on Climate Change
The changing climate is the most significant environmental threat facing the world, and emissions from the United States are a significant cause. Pennsylvania has already experienced a long-term warming of nearly two degrees over the past century, and this trend is expected to accelerate. Today's Executive Order from President Trump is disappointing because it signals a shift away from addressing the very real problem of climate change. Pennsylvania is already seeing the effects of climate change on our economy and our environment as higher monthly average temperatures, more extreme storm events, and other signs of climate change are already being observed in the state. Ignoring the problem will only make conditions worse for our communities and economy and environment in the future.
As a state, Pennsylvania has already seen a decrease in carbon emissions from power plants in part to the shift to cleaner forms of energy, such as natural gas and the focus on energy efficiency. Despite the President's action, the Department of Environmental Protection will continue to pursue ways to reduce our state's greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, because it is a problem that faces us all today.
Further information about climate change in Pennsylvania can be found here:
February 27, 2017