The DEP needs more boots on the ground to engage in inspection activity and more compliance personnel to enforce environmental laws and regulation, this lawmaker believes.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been chronically understaffed for years. The department is currently unable to fulfill its basic mission to protect public health and the environment.
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