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PA Department of Environmental Protection

@PennsylvaniaDEP

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PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
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Statewide Friday 👇  Pennsylvania DEP has declared a statewide Code PURPLE 🟣 Air Quality Alert for particulate matter for Friday, July 17, 2026.   Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota will impact Pennsylvania creating code purple concentrations of PM2.5.   Young
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
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UPDATE for 7/16/26 Pennsylvania DEP has declared a Code PURPLE 🟣 Air Quality Alert for particulate matter for Northwest PA including: Butler Clarion Crawford Elk Erie Forest Jefferson Lawrence McKean Mercer Venango Warren Young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
19h
#ICYMI Today, Thursday, July 16, is a Code RED Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter (PM2.5). Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota are impacting all of PA. Check airnow.gov for current conditions in your area.
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 15
DEP declares a statewide Code Red 🔴 Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter (PM2.5) for Thursday, July 16, 2026. Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota will be entering Pennsylvania’s northernmost counties and pushing into southern counties Wednesday afternoon into
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 15
The Pennsylvania House furniture plant in Union County manufactured furniture for more than a century. Materials used by the manufacturer left behind environmental contamination at the site. After the plant closed in 2004, the 41-acre property sat vacant for nearly a decade.
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 14
DEP Energy Programs Office recently launched the Technical Assistance for Community Energy and Resilience (TACER) Program, a pilot initiative designed to empower community-based and nonprofit organizations working to strengthen local resilience, improve energy efficiency, and
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 14
A $4.9M investment is helping PA train the next generation of HVAC workers. ⚙️🌡️ IYKYK - Heat pumps are booming, and Pennsylvania is making sure HVAC workers are ready. The Shapiro Administration's newly launched Penn Heat Pump Pathways program offers specialized training and
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 14
Don’t miss the deadline for RISE PA! The Round 2 RISE PA Medium- and Large-scale Award Track application period was extended through July 31, 4:59 PM. Look for updated guidance and the application checklist at dep.pa.gov/rise-pa
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 14
Heading out for a summer adventure? Make reusables your go‑to on-the-go. Swap single‑use bottles, bags, and utensils for items you can use again and again. It’s a small switch that keeps waste out of parks, trails, roadways and waterways, and helps protect the places you love
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 13
Air quality Alert (AQA) 🟠CODE ORANGE for ozone for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 for the Pittsburgh area (including Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington, Beaver, and Butler counties) Mostly sunny skies, light west winds, and highs in the lower and middle 90s Tuesday
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 10
If you've ever wondered about helicopters spraying along rivers and streams around Pennsylvania in the summer, here's what you're seeing 👇
DEP's Black Fly Suppression Program
From youtube.com
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 9
Not sure how to safely dispose of used batteries or other Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)? You’re not alone. Improper disposal can put sanitation workers, firefighters, and entire communities at risk.🔋🔥 The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) has a way
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 9
Positive progress toward improved water quality in PA? We’d call that a win! DEP’s Bureau of Watershed Restoration and Nonpoint Source Management recently published the Pennsylvania Nonpoint Source 2025 Annual Report, which details the Commonwealth’s progress in reducing
PA Department of Environmental Protection
@PennsylvaniaDEP
Jul 2
Friday, July 3, 2026 🟠 Air Quality Alert (AQA) code ORANGE for ozone for the following areas of the Commonwealth: 📍Philadelphia area (Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties) 📍Susquehanna valley area (Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster, and York