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Acting DEP Secretary Highlights Management, Faster Permitting Process as Budget Talks Continue

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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

The Department of Environmental Protection’s new leader emphasized his management experience during a hearing on the agency’s proposed budget. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports Gov. Josh Shapiro is asking for a 9% raise for DEP.

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(Original air-date: 3/29/23)

Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the host of All Things Considered. She previously reported for WITF’s Radio Pennsylvania Network, where her work earned the National Association of State Radio Network’s award for best feature two years in a row. The western Pennsylvania native started her journalism career with the CBS affiliate in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Rachel is a graduate of Temple University.