 Good afternoon and thank you for joining us live for Governor Wolf's latest Facebook town hall today's discussion will focus on climate change energy and the environment and because of that the governor is joined by Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection John Quigley and Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Cindy Dunn They'll begin answering your questions in just a moment But first Governor Wolf would like to say a few words about his administration's commitment to the environment and Pennsylvania's natural resources governor Well, thanks for being here today. Thanks for having me Megan and John and Cindy. Thanks for being here. It's good to have you here So let me just start off by saying today. We're announcing a new way forward that protects our environment It reduces climate change and helps businesses by reducing the waste of a valuable product Methane the primary component of natural gas has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States from human activities It actually has more than 25 times the warming power of carbon dioxide Secretary Quigley and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection have developed a cost-effective strategy to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry These best-in-class measures that Pennsylvania will require are already used by industry leading companies required by federal regulations Or they're mandated by other states the best companies understand the business case for reducing methane leaks Methane that doesn't leak into the atmosphere can be used for energy production DEP will develop and implement for emission reduction measures to focus on both gas production and transmission requiring efficiency upgrades for equipment Implementation of best practices and more frequent use of leak sensing technologies The changes in regulations and permitting are designed to improve product delivery efficiency and streamline permitting The costs of these requirements will be a fraction of a percent of the industry revenues in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is the second largest producer of natural gas in the nation behind Texas, right? And we're uniquely positioned to be a national leader in addressing climate change while supporting and ensuring responsible energy development Creating new jobs and protecting public health in our environment. These regulations will improve our air Address the urgent crisis of climate change and help businesses reclaim product that is now wasted. It's a win-win for everyone So back to you Megan. Thank you governor We like to take a minute before we start answering your questions that you've submitted to Governor Wolff on Facebook to just speak really quickly With Secretary Quigley and Secretary Dunn about some of the things that your agencies have done over the last year To promote Governor Wolff's agenda when it comes to energy in the environment. Well, it's it's been a very busy year It's hard to believe it's already a year, but the time flies when you're having fun We've done a lot I think to move the ball forward to meet our mission as an agency protecting Pennsylvania's air land water and public health on the air side We've advanced the regulation to reduce substantially reduce nitrous oxide pollution smog pollution in Pennsylvania We actually negotiated a permit condition with South Central Pennsylvania's largest emitter of Knox pollution to cut their pollution in half We're very proud of that. We took big steps to clean up Pennsylvania's water Which is really essential to life obviously this week We'll be announcing the work that we have completed a new plan to reboot our efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and local water quality in Pennsylvania we're advancing a very significant regulation package on natural gas development in Pennsylvania to regulate surface activities That will be finalized this spring We have done a lot of great work on climate We released the climate impacts assessment report prepared by scientists at Penn State University And we're advancing governor at your direction a clean power plan that works for Pennsylvania. We've been committed to science We did a groundbreaking scientific study of the Susquehanna River and the loss of smallmouth bass population in the river with my friend Secretary Dunn we've created a seismic monitoring network in Pennsylvania to make sure that we're paying attention to that Important activity and we've been committed to transparency We launched an e-comment portal where citizens can participate very easily with a click in the regulatory process We convened a 14-city listening tour on the clean power plan So we have been committed to transparency and public participation in all of this work Well, I'm happy report that we had a spectacular year in Pennsylvania's 121 state parks across the state. We had 38 million visitors that feeds 13,000 local jobs and that's 1.2 billion to our economy But we were helped in fact by the spectacular weather that happened throughout the summer and fall So I have to owe that a little bit to the weather Our focus on our state forest when I spoke to the governor before coming on as secretary He asked me a lot of questions about Pennsylvania's forest and the jobs they support Our 2.2 million acres of state forest land contributes to a huge part of pennsylvania's economy 60,000 important jobs across the state and that's lower than it should be frankly Even though it sounds like a lot it has 19 billion dollars to our economy and we thought this is Too serious to keep the questions right in Harrisburg. So we launched the governor launched a green ribbon task force including the academic institutions as well as the business sectors to understand how we can get more jobs in pennsylvania From our wonderful pennsylvania hardwoods that we're surrounded with here today at this meeting We took to heart the governor's call for a greater transparency. We saw it opinions and Input to our state recreation plan Which will really guide recreation across the state for the next five years 10,000 people responded What they asked for is recreational attributes that contribute to a good health So I've been meeting with the house secretary and how to add to that So we want to put a trail within 15 minutes of every pennsylvania. So people come home for work You know Roll out of the garage and a bike and get to a trail and increase our health and decrease obesity. So We've been focused on that As well our part with climate we feel we can add a lot to habitat resilient climate resiliency by protecting a conserving land Conserving forests on mountaintops pennsylvania is a you know pens woods pennsylvania means pens woods There's one tree in pennsylvania for every human on earth And so if we the more trees you increase the more carbons tied up the more shading of streams shading of city streets Enhancing a quality of life So so trees are part of the answer for climate change and certainly large habitat resiliency So we were able to add 25 000 acres to our 2.2 million acre forest system in the Commonwealth and that's land that'll be conserved Both for forest and for forest products. It's a working forest land that we were able to conserve So we've had a busy and productive year and very happy or I might add Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you for that. All right. Let's get to our facebook questions We really appreciate all the questions that you've submitted for governor wolf And we'll get to just as many of them as we can in our limited time We're going to start on the topic of methane Carol from harleysville says I applaud the DEP for continuing its work on updated regulations for the oil and gas industry It is long overdue But these proposed rules aren't addressing drilling pollution in the air Like methane emissions and leaks is your administration taking action on that win and how? Actually, we are taking action on methane and I'll let the secretary talk a little bit more about this But I think we start in february With the methane emission Regulations and and They really it's something that carol's right. This is something that's really important. It's important to the industry We waste a lot of methane gas That escapes into the air. I think what five million mcf thousand cubic feet At at a dollar sixty a thousand cubic feet. That's eight million dollars of just waste And we can save at least 40 of that over the next five years With a minimal amount of of investment. So john why don't you talk a little bit about what we're doing for governor? And again at your direction, we started working on this methane challenge Day one of the administration and we are poisoned now To deliver to our air quality technical advisory committee in early february this a combination of revised general permits And regulatory concepts that we will then push through the regulatory process So we're looking really at the second half of this year of having new general permits in place Which will give the industry streamlined permitting in exchange for enhanced environmental protections and specifically reduced methane emissions reduced Volatile organic compound emissions And then over the course of the next say year or 18 months We will complete the regulatory language to apply those new standards to existing sources So the goal here is to cover not only new sources of methane and boc emissions, but also existing sources over time We want to have a comprehensive program. I think it's it's nation leading I think it's the strongest set of provisions in the country And I think the number two natural gas producing state in the nation should have the best regulations And that's what we're going to have in pennsylvania Thanks, we're going to go on to the next one from the pa coal alliance And they ask why is pennsylvania rushing early compliance with the epa's most recent and costly regulation the clean power plan Let me just start out a turn over you guys, but we're not rushing anything. I think 2016 is the We want to get our report in on time. We don't want to do it late And we're really Addressing I think a problem that yes, it has come out of washington But this is something that's reflected in the price of coal worldwide and in the reduction in demand market demand worldwide And we want to be there with our own Plan which actually Many members of the industry are plotting. They want us to get in this plan early so that they have some predictability But john anything you want to Yes, governor Again at your direction Our challenge is a little bit higher than than most states not only do we want to meet The clean power plan requirements of reducing pennsylvania's emissions by 32 by 2030 But as you have asked us we want to maintain pennsylvania's role as the leading energy exporting state in the nation And maintain a role for every indigenous energy source in pennsylvania including coal So there is a future for coal in pennsylvania's clean power plan And we have been asked by the regulated community by pennsylvania's electricity industry to submit a final plan in september of this year Because they want predictability as you said they want business certainty They want to know what the rules of the road are going to be as soon as they can so that they can have a longer planning horizon So submitting a plan in september this year not only protects pennsylvania's environment Makes a bold statement with respect to our role in reducing the impacts of climate change Preserving the state's energy economy, but it's also responding directly to the the needs of the business community Our next question. Yeah, I think john made a really important point We want coal to have to play an important role in the future the energy future for the world We want to help that industry. It's a big industry in pennsylvania. Absolutely. And let's talk about renewables because uh, tom asks I hear he says I am a native of pennsylvania now living out of state I run a fast-growing renewable energy company. We have some of our operations in western pa We'd like to invest more in pa particularly in solar But the policies are lagging behind new york new jersey maryland and other states that are eager for the jobs Will you improve solar for pennsylvania's with things like community solar better s rec carveouts and other pro solar policies Yes, we will do a better job. I think pennsylvania was a leader for a time I think we've drifted back and I think he's right that some surrounding states have have eclipsed us, but we're gonna Our goal is to once again become a frontrunner in alternative energy sources So either of you want to weigh in on that? Certainly governor your first budget proposal created a 225 million dollar energy initiative that would have incentivized solar and wind power and energy efficiency in the commonwealth, unfortunately Didn't have the votes in the general assembly, which is something that I think every listener here today can help with The other thing that I would say is in in the context of our clean power plant Not only will we by september of this year have a plan for pennsylvania that is within the four squares of the clean power plant We will have a companion document of the should do's and it will include a lot of provisions to incentivize And spur the growth of renewable energy and energy efficiency in pennsylvania that can be done in addition to the clean power plant So we are all over the the subject of growing pennsylvania's clean energy economy There's a tremendous potential for jobs and economic growth for the commonwealth and we can be a leader And one thing we'd like to do at DCNR is fully model this week You know surprised as people to learn that we have 4 000 buildings on state parks and state forest land And we'd like to model this behavior by putting solar panels on roofs as we replace them By demonstrating the public the the solar what solar energy can do what energy cost savings can result from that So we're we're committed to our new buildings being lead certified or lead certifiable and demonstrating this to the public Telling the public the story through the school groups who reads the teachers and the public that visits our state parks and forests I think the message is this is not just about the environment. This is about jobs This is about our economy and economic growth and and there is a real opportunity for pennsylvania's real opportunity for new jobs In this industry and we want to do what we can to support it Let's talk about natural gas drilling for a second this question comes from the marcellus shale coalition And they say thanks to greater use and production of natural gas america has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions more than any other country With natural gas's uh clear air quality benefits shouldn't it play a larger role in your climate change action plan? Yeah, we haven't actually written the climate change action plan yet. And we Possibly they're talking about the clean power plan and maybe we want to talk a little bit about about that but Absolutely, I think if we deal with the methane escaping from transmission and production sites The the burning for energy of methane gas of gas is a is a clean source But we still have work to do and and those reports will be coming out sometime this year Well, the climate change action plan will be coming out this spring and obviously the clean power plan in september Of this year But I think a couple of points need to be made when when you talk about natural gas and its climate benefits Clearly there are huge climate benefits to burning natural gas for electricity production It has enabled the commonwealth in significant measure to reducing It's enabled us to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions 20 percent Since 2007 just because of the switch from coal to gas We need to do more. We have incentives for fleet conversion We have the alternative fuel incentive grant program for example And as we go forward, we're not only facilitating the the development of additional Gas-fired power plants around the commonwealth with your pipeline infrastructure task force We're also looking at and having a really deep conversation with the morcelle shale coalition about what else can we do Can we use natural gas to create micro grids? and and thereby not only Consuming more natural gas homegrown home fueled home drilled natural gas But also build the renewable energy economy at the same time We think there's big opportunities to improve the resiliency of electricity grid by using micro grids And we're at the start of a conversation with the morcelle shale coalition And we want to bring in academia and other experts to have a real conversation about how do we plan A more resilient grid and take advantage of the attributes of natural gas Which really is the perfect complement to renewable energy and we have a lot of it in pencil names. We certainly do Yeah, yeah I don't I don't really have much to add Well, I do have one for you secretary. Okay. We'll start with governor wolf though This is from diane our facebook user and she says governor wolf First of all, thank you for soliciting our concerns and hers is more of a comment But she says my request issue no more gas leases in our state forests They are a resource to be protected and preserved for generations to come response to that Yeah, I agree. I think was it within a week of my inauguration. I actually said we're not gonna Do any more leases on state lands forests or parks for drilling So I agree and we are trying to keep those parks and forests As free as we can And send you want to sure and in reality is a lot of nice things to say. Yeah Thank you. I didn't appreciate that comment Well, the more tournament additional leasing is really helped number one We we don't own the mural rights under all the state parks and forests And in fact some it's already been leased So what we're talking about is no additional leases on state parks and forest land And this is important. It was one thing to think about Our state lands belong to all the people and not just the people today, but generations yet to come if you think of past governor pinchos Comments who is the first u.s. Forest Service Forester the greatest good for the most people for the longest time and and so preserving some of these other aspects of Forest including a forest product industry is really important. So this gives dc and r a chance to regroup frankly the gas rush really hit the agency Hard and fast from 08 on and this gives us a pause to really Ensure the best management of the leases we have I think that there's an impetus on the state lands to do it the best and demonstrate the best practices And i'm happy to say the gas companies That we do have on or on the state lands are happy to do that They're really advancing the practice of best management practices on state lands It gives us a chance to focus on our original industry the forest product industry And really up our game and forest management And that's critical to pennsylvania jobs like i mentioned before you know 60 000 jobs dependent on the forest industry and that's not even counting The recreation and tourism sector that comes to pennsylvania You know from places like new jersey and maryland and the crowded places to be in our wonderful beautiful state forest so um And it gives us a chance to really hone our practices and really preserve watersheds and in the best places So i think this is really well supported the public opinion polling Supported that uh Before the governor was elected and he moved very quickly on the moratorium It's it's been really helpful. We also um again in the effort of transparency. We've really opened up Our state forest resource management plan for public comment so far We've received 4 000 comments under state forest resource management plan and uh folks who are Listening today, we've got about 10 more days to comment So get on our webpage and uh, even if all your comment is you enjoy Forest and like the hike there if you enjoy them for something else, you know get on a comment and we'd like to hear from people All right, let's go on to severance tax. We have jim from enola that says governor What can pennsylvania's do to convince their legislators to consider enacting a severance tax on oil and gas extraction? well, uh, I called for a severance tax in my First budget. I still believe that that pennsylvania needs a severance tax Uh, we're the only I think major gas producing state in the united states without one So we do have a democracy You need to write to your legislators and ask them to urge them to support me and in imposing this Severance tax on gas that lies beneath our feet As the governor said we are the The only major gas producing state with a number two gas producing state And we're the only natural gas producing state in the nation without the severance tax It's high time that we have one. It's what the governor has proposed is reasonable Certainly the investments that he wants to make with the proceeds are what pennsylvania needs We have an opportunity here to take advantage of this rich natural resource and all pennsylvania's need to be able to benefit from And applying the pinch though thinking to it So the greatest good for the most people for the longest time so so gas removed from the ground in pennsylvania Is is something that'll be gone for future generations to use so you want to invest it in our future And there's no better way to invest in our future than to invest it in education So the way I look at it is take something that's Future looking and invest in our future and it doesn't just make philosophical sense to do it It also gives all pennsylvania's a stake in the success of this industry. Yeah, that's true All right Kathy on facebook says would you bring back solar tax Breaks or credits perhaps solar assistant loans to low-income people some states are penalizing solar power users because power companies Don't want it to affect their profits. Would you keep the market open? Now, I think I think we've talked about this one of the things that we need to do is is encourage people to buy photovoltaic cells solar cells And we need to by doing that that encourages manufacturers to continue to make their product more more efficient Tax credits have worked in the past. They work in other states And they worked in the past here in pennsylvania. So, you know, we need to get back to that And the other essential ingredient there governor as you well know Is that we need the general assembly that's supportive of those policies We need to bring renewable energy in this country to scale And the only way we can advance that as quickly as possible is with the right mix of policies and legislation And you certainly have put your cards on the table with your first budget and the 225 million dollar energy package And we have to get the the kind of culture here in harrisburg that is as supportive of the renewable energy industry as you are I agree, yeah Again, what we're trying to do is this is good for the environment, but it's also this is would also be great for Employment for our economy. It's one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy The green economy, especially solar jobs are among the fastest growing sectors of any industry in the country What are you thinking about that as a job that won't be elsewhere? You know solar installers are going to have jobs in pennsylvania It's a great trade to know and I know our staff that work on really really enjoy it and it's a skill that they can take anywhere I'm going to paraphrase the next question. It comes from karen from berks gas truth She posted several questions about climate change and natural gas policies and specifically karen wants to know your views on Your pipeline task force and natural gas production as it relates to climate change Yeah climate change is real. We need to take it seriously If we're not careful within a few decades pittsburgh will have the climate of the i guess washington dc and philadelphia of richmond virginia, so We need to act on on this And I do take it very seriously and I know you do too. So we're doing some good things I think and again natural gas Is one of the most important reasons why pennsylvania's greenhouse gas emissions has fallen 20 percent since 2007 Natural gas burns 50 percent cleaner than coal when it's used to fire electricity production We need to take advantage of that opportunity Also methane fired electric power is the perfect complement to renewable energy renewable energy is variable The sun doesn't shine all the time the wind doesn't blow all the time So you need a baseload source of generation that can ramp up and down quickly Natural gas fire power is that source of energy It's much more flexible than coal fired power The other piece of of a real energy Renewable energy policy is battery technology and we want to advance the the development of battery technology in pennsylvania There's at least two companies in pittsburgh that are working to create these next generation of batteries So there's a tremendous job potential here But we've got to take advantage of the attributes of natural gas to propel the renewable energy economy and that's what we're trying to do That sounds okay Jason from ligands says the governor of new york state has banned fracking As governor, would you be willing to do the same to save our state from the effects of fracking natural gas drilling? No, I wouldn't I don't believe in banning the extraction of natural gas. I think natural gas again, we are the second biggest state in terms of natural gas production after texas And it it could be a game changer for our economy the source of great new jobs And great earnings for many of our businesses a magnet for companies who want to be near the source of of energy So I I want to make this industry work But I also am concerned about the environment and I and I share the concern that I think you know, we have with the this this Question we have to get it right, but I believe we can do both I believe we can have the industry and I believe we can Do the the regulation Properly so that that we have both a clean environment and a good industry Is that I think you're just going back to the governor's more tremendous in the state parks and forest land I think there was a strong public interest in that and he really responded to that And so I think that they it gives people a place where there won't be additional Gastro and he frankly when he works with secretaries like us he really asks us for the truth and really asks us to Deal with the impacts and I think that's you know, raising up the professionalism in the agencies and really Asking for scientific based policies and regulation is key And and certainly there is a role and a very central role for regulation This is all about responsible natural gas development In order to have responsible natural gas development You have to have strong regulations strong oversight strong monitoring governor in your first budget You proposed 50 additional inspectors for my agency that would have been paid for by the severance tax We obviously didn't get that so our our ability has been hampered yet. You're right But we have to have strong regulations that we have to have strong oversight The the incidents and accidents and and episodes of pollution that we have seen in pennsylvania coming from this industry Have been from poor practices And human error and it's simple accidents We think we can reduce that error rate and the error rate is actually trending down But even one is troublesome. So it's our job and it's it's a thankless job sometimes Is to make sure that pennsylvania has regulations that are stringent enough to meet our Responsibility to make sure that this the gas industry is doing the right thing It's all about raising the level of performance of this industry to that of the best actors We've got to raise the bar for everybody and that's really what we're trying to do with all of our regulatory work Right Uh next one comes from facebook user bob smith uh no no real question here He simply says climate change is a myth In the summer it gets hot and then the winter it gets cold nothing new here. It's been a warm winter here, but well again Again, climate change is not a myth. I think there's enough science to to show that that things are changing Uh and and that human beings have an impact on that again methane emissions are a big source of of climate change And so we need to to address that with our eyes open and honestly Using facts and science to to address the the issue again We need to to make sure that that we are Exploiting our natural gas resource, but we need to do it wisely from an environmental point of view and I think we're doing that Yeah, we have a lot to lose in pennsylvania our state tree the hemlock is being threatened by hemlock woolly Adele does his spread is aided by climate change And we see changes in the landscape level warming of our streams We see changes in the forest composition. So it really it really makes sense to get ahead of this I think the good news is I mean people are intimidated intimidated by the issue It seems like a big issue, but there are steps people can take close to home There are things I mean planting trees along streams cool streams and reduces pollution into the streams Planning trees in your yard shading your house Reduces your energy bills and reduces your demand and electricity all kinds of things People can do about it. So yes, it's daunting and yes, it's important, but There's so many other benefits to the things you can do for climate change changing out your light bulbs to leds saves money And reduces your impact on carbon So I guess the thing I'd urge people was don't mistake Fear and intimidation by the size of the issue for not believing it choosing not to believe it because it's scary Well, it is scary, but you know, we can take some important steps right now and we are both at the policy level Um and at the personal level And I'll just say governor And you may not might not know this although you probably do that the first president of the united states to talk about climate change Was linden johnson in 1964 So this has been this has been the science has been known for a lot longer than that actually But it's been a matter of a public record and public policy record in this country for well over half a century We commissioned scientists at penn state university last year to do a climate impacts assessment update And what those scientists at penn state using the best science the best data What they found is that pennsylvania over the last century has warmed about two degrees fahrenheit But much more troubling and that in itself is significant But much more troublingly we are on pace between the year 2000 and 2050 For over five degrees of warming five degrees fahrenheit of warming and as you said That makes philadelphia feel like present day richmond virginia and pittsburgh feel like present day washington dc They are profound changes to our environment that has that have implications for our economy For public health the prevalence of tropical diseases tropical diseases are found in every county In pennsylvania that is unheard of pennsylvania's are at risk from tropical diseases caused by climate change period The the resilience of our electricity infrastructure is threatened by more frequent and severe storms Local water quality local drinking water is threatened by this the punctuation of our lives by these more frequent and severe storms We're going to have wetter winters That means more runoff more pollution flowing into places like the chest peak bay and the sesquihana river There are implications across the board that really impact every single pennsylvania We have a responsibility as cindy said to future generations to get this right And i'm confident that uh, certainly in the next three years We will put in place the kinds of policies that we need to grow our economy and reduce our climate emissions at the same time Kind of an easy last question Mark says what can i do to support strong policies around climate action here in pennsylvania? So what can mark do? Well, I think the first thing is we we actually listen to to our fellow citizens in pennsylvania and way in come to testify give us your opinion as to what you think we should be doing as a as a commonwealth and then we put these proposals together and and Give them to the legislature Put pressure on legislators call them contact them ask them to to be to cooperate in in our efforts to uh Make sure pennsylvania is doing everything it can everything we all can To address the climate change issues Anything else that we can people are often part of organizations You know it's there there's churches in the community of faiths get involved in climate issues We got a lot of fortune 500 companies get on a web page and look at any fortune 500 company They have a sustainability plan. They've got climate initiatives You know, I think it's it's really time for all of us in the circles of influence We have uh to get to get active and involved It was a climate issue whatever the focus Happens to be and then again encourage your friends to call their legislators too I think the legislature needs to hear this message needs to know that pennsylvania's care and want to do something And I would say certainly participate in the process We have tried to make it easier to participate in the regulatory process We have an e-comment system where citizens can just go online and submit comments on any regulatory We believe very strongly in public participation. We did 14 listening sessions around the state As we prepared to write the clean power plant power plan for pennsylvania We've done two dozen public hearings with respect to our chapter 78 rules on natural gas Which certainly is going to impact climate So folks have opportunity that they need to take advantage of to participate in the process and most fundamentally Every every single one of us as citizens has the responsibility to vote If you're not registered get registered Secretary Cortez made it a lot easier On line voter registration for register and vote and be an active engaged citizen Just for our facebook users who may have tuned in halfway through We are talking today on an energy and environmental round table with governor wolf and we're joined by A department of conservation and natural resources secretary cindy dunne and department of environmental protection secretary john quigley I would just like the three of you and we'll start with you secretary quigley to just sort of You know wrap up what we've been talking about today. Maybe look ahead to you know, you've been here a year now under governor wolf's leadership We talked about accomplishments in the beginning Why don't we look ahead to 2016 and and what we see for your agency moving forward Well, the first thing I want to say certainly is that it's an honor to work for this governor To be doing the work that he has challenged us to do It's doubly an honor to work with the women and men of my agency Who I think are among the finest public servants that you will find anywhere these folks Bring their hearts to work every single day. They believe in what they do and they do great work So it's it's an honor to be a part of my agency Looking forward. I would say simply it's more of the same We have a responsibility to protect pennsylvania's air land water and public health and that is our focus every single day So we need to advance the kinds of methane regulations that the governor announced here this afternoon to protect our climate Protect public health that we have more work to do on water quality. We'll be talking about the chesapeake bay Later this week and which is really about local water quality. So we need to continually look at our mission and respond We need to do it transparently. We need to make sure that the public understands our work We need to be able to explain it better. We need to restore the capacity of the agency governor as you know Over the last decade the average commonwealth agency lost about six percent of its workforce DEP lost 14 percent in that same amount of time Our information technology budget for example was slashed. It was 23 million dollars 10 years ago today It's 16 million dollars and that's not because pc's got cheaper We need to reinvest in the capacity of my agency to do its job And to be transparent to the citizens of pennsylvania. So we have a lot of internal work to do in the agency Restore its capacity. We have a lot of external work to engage our stakeholders and our citizens And we have a lot more work to do to protect pennsylvania's air land water and public health Thank you secretary quibble. Secretary dunn I have you know, I have the pleasure of leading a wonderful agency that You know brings great value to pennsylvania's and visitors And I think that as we look forward to the next year We want to continue increasing our values in the state's economy And expressing our value the state's economy in ways that is not currently understood You know in some ways we're a goose that keeps laying golden eggs that the healthier and happier dc And ours and in the land we manage for the people then the more people come the more people enjoy the better the economy So I think we have a lot to offer We're trying to organize our work more around landscapes and communities so that the communities in small towns of pennsylvania that are very unique Nestled in the mountains and streams and rivers of the state and how their economy depends on the local landscape How we make those connections and really bring that to bear for the citizens in these communities of pennsylvania We're looking at a youth initiative at the governor's encouragement We got engaged with our youth of today, and I don't want to sound like an older person Gryping about young people they spent a lot of time in front of the screen So we've got to connect them to the outdoors in a way that many of us enjoyed the great news is You know with the tool modern tools and a commitment to digital technology that this this administration has We're able to connect with young people and connect them to the outdoors and make it part of their life we'd like to Attract more people. We have a workforce issue as well as secretary quickly. We have a lot of turnover Need for a lot more jobs. We want to attract a a greater diverse young workforce into our work We're looking at the climate issue ourselves We have a draft climate plan out there about how we can use Landscapes and trees for climate resiliency And really we think about in a warming climate things go northward they go upward so conserving Ridge tops is important Conserving lands important and the stream the area along the stream the riparian so-called streamside riparian buffers critical Shading the stream and creating pathways there, too So we're honing our work focusing it To become much more strong and resilient And a changing Environment to the climate Again, we're trying to build on two great strengths in pennsylvania one it's it's environment I mean this is one of the most beautiful places in the world You can go a number of different places in pennsylvania enjoy penswoods This this is a a great place and we want to make sure that we're doing everything to value that We're also a great place to work. This this is a place that that has a long and hallowed economic tradition of growth of innovation We want to push that so we want to do both those things and we want to do it in a typically pennsylvania way We want to do it practically I mean, I think john you were saying that that some of the regulations we now have That we're contemplating putting into place in february with the methane If if these are practical in that they are industry standards, this is not something that is theoretical It's it's industry standard And if companies do this we can actually make the Approval process go faster from 130 days down to 30 days So we're trying to do things from a practical point of view We're actually trying to to look at at science to to do protect the environment And and build on this great economic base in in the right way And we want to make sure this is this is effective that what we do protects the environment That what we do actually contributes to economic growth Those are the things we're trying to do and I think that's the message that we're all trying to to Promote and and send out to all of our fellow pennsylvania's Thank you all three of you governor wolf secretary dan and secretary quigley for joining us here today on facebook I know we got to a lot of questions and I I hope our facebook users appreciate that and we appreciate you engaging with us That'll do it for us if you'd like to connect with governor wolf on Facebook you may do so as well as twitter at governor tom wolf and we Hope to see you and continue the conversation Thanks for being here. 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