The Department of Environmental Protection would lose the word protection under this bill. The bill sponsor indicated with the new name, he hopes it would lose its bullying ways but the Democratic leader said the state's environment needs a protecter.
It now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.
Rather than being a partner, Yaw, who has had occasional run-ins with the department over its policies and permitting procedures, said the agency acts more like an intimidator and regulatory bully. He pointed out nine years ago when the General Assembly approved changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of Human Services, it did so to get rid of the negative connotation associated with the term “welfare.”
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