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PA Environment DigestAn Update On Environmental Issues In PAEdited By: David E. Hess, Crisci Associates
Winner 2009 PAEE Business Partner Of The Year Award
Harrisburg, Pa September 23, 2013
Corbett Nominates Chris Abruzzo For DEP, Ellen Ferretti For DCNR Secretaries
Gov. Tom Corbett Friday nominated Ellen M. Ferretti as
Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources and E. Christopher Abruzzo as Secretary of
the Department of Environmental Protection.Ferretti, of Dallas, Luzerne County, had been
serving as deputy secretary for parks and forestry until she
was named interim secretary of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources in June.
Abruzzo, of Hershey, Dauphin County, was
serving as Corbett's deputy chief of staff until he was appointed interim secretary of the Department of
Environmental Protection in April. (Click Here to read Acting Secretary Abruzzos first in depth
interview by the PA Environmental Council.)
"Christopher and Ellen have served several months in the capacity of acting secretary of their
respective departments, and in both cases we have seen each of them earn the respect of people bothinside and outside of the agencies,'' Corbett said. "Each embody the commitment and dedication to
protecting and conserving our environment and natural resources, which is a top priority of my
administration and the people of Pennsylvania.''
"Ellen has devoted much of her career toward the development, promotion and protection of
our state parks and forest lands. That experience and insight will make her an excellent secretary,''
Corbett said. "She understands the unique qualities of our state park and forest systems. I am confident
the citizens of Pennsylvania will benefit from her continued stewardship of our public lands.''
With respect to Abruzzo, Corbett said, "Chris has served the citizens of Pennsylvania with
distinction, both as a prosecuting attorney and as a member of my executive staff. As deputy chief of
staff, Chris played instrumental roles in many of my environmental initiatives, including enhancedprotective standards for oil and gas development, implementing the permit decision guarantee, and
refocusing the agency on job number one: protecting the environment. The citizens of Pennsylvania will
continue to benefit from his pragmatic, balanced approach to problem-solving.''
Ferretti, 56, has more than 20 years of experience working to protect the state's natural
resources, having served as the Pennsylvania Environmental Council's director of its northeast regional
office, where she worked closely with DCNR and its partners on landscape conservation.
In addition, Ferretti has served as director of Environmental Resources at Borton-Lawson
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Engineering as a land protection specialist for The Nature Conservancy and as a project manager at
Westinghouse Environmental and Geotechnical Services, Inc.
A graduate of Wilkes College with a degree in environmental science and biology, Ferretti has
completed numerous continuing education courses on conservation, environmental assessments,
redevelopment, forest stewardship, trail, park and recreational planning.
Pennsylvania Growing Greener Coalition Executive Director Andrew Heath endorsed thegovernor's nomination of Ferretti.
"We congratulate Ellen Ferretti on her nomination,'' Heath said. "Her leadership and expertise,
coupled with her commitment to Pennsylvania's natural resources, make her a strong choice to head
DCNR.''
"Ms. Ferretti has a proven record in caring for the commonwealth's rich natural resources and
the coalition looks forward to working with her to ensure continued and enhanced funding for parks,
recreation, trails and green spaces throughout the state,'' Heath said.
As deputy chief of staff, Abruzzo, 46, was responsible for overseeing the activities of nearly 20
state agencies and commissions, including DEP and DCNR. He brings 20 years of public service
experience to DEP. He previously served in the state Attorney General's office prosecuting andsupervising cases involving white collar crime, drug investigation and Medicaid fraud.
In addition to his role in state government, Abruzzo has served for six years with the Derry
Township Board of Supervisors and the Derry Township Municipal Authority, which oversees the
township's wastewater systems, interceptor lines, sewage treatment plant, and the treatment and
disposal of industrial waste.
While chairman of the authority in 2010 and 2011, Abruzzo was instrumental in directing the
township's response to flooding caused by catastrophic storm events Hurricane Irene and Tropical
Storm Lee.
Abruzzo's local government experience gives him a unique understanding of the many issues and
challenges that municipalities encounter as they strive to implement best practices and meetenvironmental standards and regulations.
A graduate of St. Joseph's University, Abruzzo earned his law degree from the Widener
University School of Law.
"Township supervisors are known for their common sense and pragmatic and balanced
approach to problem solving and Chris Abruzzo, chairman of the Derry Township Board of
Supervisors, will bring these important skills with him as the permanent head of the state Department of
Environmental Protection,'' Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Executive Director
David Sanko said.
"We applaud Chris' nomination as DEP secretary because he not only understands what
Pennsylvania's local governments need from DEP, like stormwater and wastewater issues, but he also
understands what Pennsylvania needs from its leaders: reliability, honesty and integrity. Chris Abruzzo
brings all of this and more to the table.''
Paul King, president of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, issued the following statement
supporting both of Corbett's two nominees:
"The Pennsylvania Environmental Council is pleased that Gov. Corbett has announced that he is
appointing acting secretaries Abruzzo and Ferretti as permanent members of his cabinet.
"The PEC has worked well with both individuals and has found them committed to the missions
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of the agencies. We appreciate Gov. Corbett naming two thoughtful stewards of the environment and
we look forward to continuing our work with them. Ellen Ferretti was a PEC vice president in our
Wilkes-Barre office before joining DCNR. We encourage the Senate to approve both promptly at this
critical time.''
The nominations now go to the state Senate for its consideration.
NewsClips:
Corbett Nominates Secretaries To Head DEP, DCNR
Ferretti Nominated To Head State Parks Agency
Citizens Advisory Council Hears Plans To Revamp DEP Public Participation Info
Acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Chris Abruzzo told DEPs Citizens Advisory
Council Tuesday changes are underway at DEP to improve public participation in agency decision
making as a result ofrecommendations made by the Council and others inside and outside the
department.Included in those changes is an overhaul of DEPs website to gather all information on how the
public can participate in the agencys development of regulations, technical guidance and in permitting i
one location, a better guide to public participation tools the citizens can use and using plain language to
describe regulation and policy changes.
He invited the Council to look over his proposed plans saying he hoped to roll out the new
website changes in October. The Councils Public Participation Committee volunteered to review the
changes.
Acting Secretary Abruzzo also highlighted two other initiatives during his remarks to Council--
updating the Chapter 78 drilling regulations and the agencys Community Environmental Project Policy.
He said DEP would not rush public comment on the proposed changes to Chapter 78 theEnvironmental Quality Board adopted for public comment in August, even though the law the changes
are based on (Act 13) was passed 18 months ago. DEP will be scheduling six public hearings at
regionally-appropriate locations throughout the state during a 60 day public comment period.
He also noted DEP is revising its Community Environmental Project Policy under which the
agency will, in some circumstances, accept the funding of worthwhile local, environmental projects in
lieu of penalties paid to the state.
The initial draft of the policy changes have been shared with DEPs Environmental Justice
Advisory Board and the CAC for review, but have not yet been circulated for general public comment.
Acting Secretary Abruzzo noted a recent controversy over releasing a Penn State climate
change report in the press will be addressed shortly when the agency releases the complete report
without any deletions. He said he didnt know why the report was held up before he assumed the role
of Acting Secretary.
Environmental Justice-CAC Discussion
The Council also held a first-ever joint meeting with DEPs Environmental Justice Advisory
Board to discuss how the two advisory bodies could work together on public participation and other
issues.
During the first part of the meeting, the groups heard a presentation from Dr. Hector Ortiz,
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Director of the Department of Healths Office of Health Equity, and Dr. James Logue, Director of the
Division of Environmental Health Epidemiology who provided an overview of their programs.
Several questions to the presenters involved the health aspects of Marcellus Shale drilling.
Dr. Logue said his Division has been involved in individual consultations with doctors and
citizens on health issues involved in drilling and fracking, but has not done any specific epidemiological
studies on the issue. He said the dozen or so staff he has in this office does not have the funding to domuch more than that.
Both presenters were asked about whether the Department of Health was developing any
policy on provisions in the Act 13 drilling law related to the disclosure of fracking fluid constituents to
physicians, noting the issue has been controversial. They said they have not been personally involved,
but others in the agency have been discussing the issue with a number of groups.
Dr. Arthur Frank, a member of the Environmental Justice Board and an occupational health
physician, said sharing of trade secret information with physicians is handled routinely in his field by
doctors. He noted the controversy may have developed because doctors who do not routinely work in
the occupational health area may not be familiar with these procedures.
Rev. Horace Strand, a member of the Environmental Justice Board and a representative of theChester Environmental Partnership in Delaware County, made the Council aware there were significant
concerns over the fact Gov. Corbett did not reappoint Gail Connerto the Citizens Advisory Council,
the only African American on the Council. He noted he recognized the Council has no control over
who is appointed to the group.
Council Chair Terry Dayton reiterated the fact the Council does not have the ability to influence
or control appointments to the group. It was also noted there are three different appointing authorities
for the Council-- the Governor, the House and the Senate-- which independently name members and it
was very difficult to coordinate between these authorities to achieve diversity.
Presently the Governor has two vacancies to fill on the Council and the Senate and House each
have one. Current members can serve until they are replaced.Holly Cairns, Acting Director of Office of Environmental Advocate, gave the Board and
Council, a brief overview of the draft Community Environmental Project Policy revisions, but said she
expects to be able to share a revised draft with the groups in the near future.
Public Comments
During the Councils public comments portion of the meeting, Roberta Winters, PA League of
Women Voters, said she applauded recent changes to DEPs website which put public participation
information front and center on the agencys homepage.
She also raised several questions about the proposed revisions to Chapter 78 drilling
regulations, including whether the results of the STRONGER evaluation of the agencys regulatory
program would come in time to be included in the final changes.
Committee Reports
The Council heard reports from several of its committees--
-- Legislative Committee: John Walliser lead a discussion ofHouse Bill 1576 (Pyle-R- Armstrong)
which fundamentally changes the way threatened and endangered species are listed and changes the
designation process for wild trout streams. Council agree to invite a panel of speakers from the
involved agencies to its October meeting to hear explanations of how threatened and endangered and
rare and species of concern are treated in DEPs permit process.
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-- Policy & Regulatory Oversight Committee: Nancy Perkins said the committee recommended
and the Council approved a motion for DEP to go ahead with a final regulation change involving the
printing, adhesives, sealants and solvents industries.
-- Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board: Burt Waite provided the Council with an update on
proposed changes to the Chapter 78 drilling regulations, including the cancellation of the planned
September 18-19 meetings and outlined the public comment plans for the package-- 60 day commentperiod and six public hearings.
-- Environmental Quality Board: Walt Heine reported the Environmental Quality Board earlier in the
day approved final regulations increasing the Title V Air Quality emission fees.
-- Public Participation Committee: As earlier noted, the Committee plans to review changes Acting
Secretary Abruzzo outlined to improve public participation in the agency. It was also noted the
comment period on DEPs proposed changes to the permit review public participation policy closed on
August 27. DEP has not yet formally proposed changes to itspublic participation policy for developing
regulations and guidance or for the review of environmental justice concerns. In January DEP indicated
it hoped to have proposals out for public review this year.
The next meeting of the DEP Citizens Advisory Council is October 15 in Room 105 RachelCarson Building, Harrisburg, starting at 11:00. Presentations and other information from Tuesdays
meeting will be posted on the Council webpage.
PEC Publishes First In-Depth Interview With Acting DEP Secretary Chris Abruzzo
The September issue of the Pennsylvania Environmental Councils Forum newsletterfeatures an
interview with DEP Acting Secretary Chris Abruzzo who shares his thoughts on a wide variety of
environmental issues facing the Commonwealth.
Friday, Gov. Corbett formally nominated Abruzzo for Secretary of DEP and Ellen Ferretti for
Secretary of DCNR.The interview covers issues like: MS4 stormwater management, integrated water resource
planning, combined sewer overflows and implementing Total Maximum Daily Load plans, the role of
green infrastructure in meeting water quality goals, follow up on recommendations from the Governors
Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission report, using mine drainage for frack water, giving a grade to
Pennsylvanias drilling regulation program and more.
Click Here to read the interview.
The newsletter contains a dozen other articles about initiatives the PA Environmental Council is
involved in including--
-- A video update on legislative and regulatory activities related to Marcellus Shale development in the
state
-- A video update on promoting forgotten Monongahela River Towns
-- Philadelphias $1 billion bet on green infrastructure and
-- Partnering with Keep America Beautiful in Northeast PA.
For more information, visit the PA Environmental Council website.
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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced
Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as well as a
list of new environmental bills introduced--
Session Schedule
Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--
House
September 23, 24, 25, 30
October 1, 2, 15, 16, 17 (Non-Voting), 21, 22, 23
November 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
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November 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
December 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Bill Calendars
House (September 23): House Bill 302 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring funds from the Oil and Gas
Lease Fund to DEP for a competitive grant program to convert small mass transit bus fleets to natural
gas House Bill 303 (Moul-R-Adams) transferring funds from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to DEP for a
competitive grant program to convert large mass transit fleets to natural gas House Bill 304
(Marshall-R-Beaver) funding conversions of transit buses to natural gas House Bill 306
(Pickett-R-Bradford) redirecting the Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund to create the Keystone Fuel
Incentive Program to fund conversions of vehicles to natural gas House Bill 308 (Saylor-R-York)
redirecting $6 million annually from the Clean Air Fund to finance vehicle conversions to natural gas.