For Immediate Release: June 15, 2011
State’s Largest Environmental Coalition Applauds Senate’s
Confirmation of Secretary Allan
(Harrisburg, PA) Renew Growing Greener Coalition (RGG) Executive Director Andrew Heath today issued the following statement commending the Senate’s confirmation of Richard Allan as Secretary for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources earlier this week.
“Secretary Allan is a proven leader who has spent his career working to improve Pennsylvania’s environment in the recycling and energy industries. He has been a champion for conservation and recreation through his work with several non-profit organizations including a founding member of the North Branch Land Trust and Back Mountain Recreation, Inc.; a member of the LACAWAC Sanctuary Foundation; and a member of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the Pennsylvania Resources Council. …