Saturday, May 26, 2007

PA DEP Secretary Says Vital Environmental Cleanup Program Needs Dedicated Funding to Protect Public Health, Revitalize Communities

MALVERN, Pa., May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During a visit to the former Bishop Tube site in Chester County, Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty talked about the importance of a program that helps the state respond to environmental emergencies, clean contaminated sites, protect the public's health and promote economic growth.

The Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund -- commonly referred to as HSCA, or Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act -- has been without a dedicated funding source since 2002, and a one-time allocation of $50 million from the Environmental Stewardship Fund under Growing Greener II will soon be depleted.

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