The latest investigation at Erie Coke along with the clean up will be expensive. This raises the question, however, who is paying the bill? The State Department of Environmental Protection has announced a new investigation as part of the Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Act. That gives the DEP the ability to force those responsible for the contamination to either do clean-up or repay any public funds spent on the site. For news delivered right to you, subscribe to JET 24/FOX 66/YourErie.com’s breaking, daily news & severe weather email listsYou can keep track of the latest from the DEP regarding Erie Coke here.

Source: Daily Nation January 26, 2022 21:40 UTC