Organizations in
Pennsylvania
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EPA Regional Office – Mid-Atlantic
1-800-438-2474 1650 Arch Street (3PM52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 |
The Mid-Atlantic regional office implements federal environmental programs in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, including: air and water pollution control; the Chesapeake Bay program; toxic substances, pesticides and drinking water regulation; wetlands protection; hazardous waste management; hazardous waste site cleanup; and some regulation of radioactive materials. Activities include compliance and enforcement, inspection, engineering reviews, ambient monitoring, analysis of environmental trends, environmental planning, pollution prevention, risk assessment, and education and outreach. |
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Allegheny Defense Project
(814)454-7523 117 West Wood Lane Kane, Pennsylvania 16735 |
The Allegheny Defense Project (ADP) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the natural heritage of the Alleghenies and Pennsylvania’s only national forest, the Allegheny National Forest (ANF). We have been engaged in monitoring and research, education, participation in the public decision making process, litigation, and promoting responsible outdoor recreation since 1994 when University of Pittsburgh students from the Bradford Campus formed the group. ADP is the only grassroots organization with a restoration focused vision for the Allegheny. We support a citizen-led, public land ethic that attains biological diversity, and protects water quality, wildlife habitat, natural heritage, wilderness and recreation opportunities |
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Delaware Riverkeeper
215.369.1188 300 Pond Street, Second Floor Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007 |
Established in 1988 upon the appointment of the Delaware Riverkeeper, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization. DRN's professional staff and volunteers work throughout the entire Delaware River Watershed including portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. |
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Department of Environmental protection (PA)
717-783-2300 400 Market Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 |
The Department of Environmental Protection’s mission is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment. We will work as partners with individuals, organizations, governments and businesses to prevent pollution and restore our natural resources. |
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Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
717-254-3233 40 Faith Circle Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 |
Ordinance drafting, rights-based community organizing, free legal defense of local laws we draft pro bono prohibiting corporate assaults on community and environment. We assist communities to assert the greatest degree of local self-governance possible; we challenge illegitimate state and federal laws that deprive rights and ignore the consent of the governed. |
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