stormwater permit

Pennsylvania DEP Denies Stormwater Permit for Mega-Warehouse, Preserving Tunkhannock Creek’s Ecological Integrity

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Tunkhannock Township, PA – According to PennFuture, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) denied a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit application from Route 115 Associates on March 5, 2026, halting plans for an 803,000-square-foot distribution center in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County. The proposed mega-warehouse, along with twenty acres of asphalt parking and … Read more

New stormwater permit for Maryland highways is a missed opportunity, environmentalists say

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BALTIMORE, Md. – According to Maryland Matters, environmental groups in Maryland are expressing significant concerns over a new stormwater permit issued for state highways, describing it as a critical missed opportunity to address polluted runoff into local waterways. This permit, recently finalized by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), was intended to control the … Read more