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DEP issues detention center environmental orders

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued orders blocking occupancy of detention centers in Schuylkill and Berks counties until environmental requirements are met. Over concerns on the environmental effect and the effects on local water and sewage infrastructure, the DEP issued five orders to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Schuylkill [...]