EDF Applauds Nomination of Patrick McDonnell to Lead Pennsylvania DEP

Statement from Andrew Williams, Senior State Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Manager

(HARRISBURG) Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf nominated Patrick McDonnell to serve as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection.

“Patrick McDonnell has demonstrated strong leadership and pragmatism since serving as the acting Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. McDonnell’s deep experience and policy expertise makes him well suited to help address  one of the most difficult environmental challenges facing Pennsylvania today: climate change. We look forward to working with Secretary McDonnell to continue to help Pennsylvania make headway in addressing this challenge, by  effectively implementing the Clean Power Plan in a timely manner and tackling  methane pollution from the oil and gas industry with sensible protections.”

-         Andrew Williams, Senior State Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Manager, Environmental Defense Fund 

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