Pittsburgh Public Schools completed effort to tackle threat of lead in drinking water
Their achievement sets gold standard for school districts across the nation
Executive Director, PennEnvironment
Started on staff: 1994
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
As executive director, David spearheads the issue advocacy, civic engagement campaigns, and long-term organizational building for PennEnvironment. He also oversees PennPIRG and other organizations within The Public Interest Network that are engaged in social change across Pennsylvania. David’s areas of expertise include fracking, global warming, environmental enforcement and litigation, and clean energy and land use policy in Pennsylvania. David has served on the environmental transition teams for Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Under David’s leadership, PennEnvironment has won the two largest citizen suit penalties in Pennsylvania history against illegal polluters under the federal Clean Water Act and the largest citizen suit penalty under the federal Clean Air Act in state history.
Their achievement sets gold standard for school districts across the nation
It’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ the next East Palestine-type train accident, explosion occurs in the U.S.
$42 million settlement of Clean Air Act enforcement suit doles out the largest penalty of its kind in state history and will upgrade Clairton plant, reduce emissions, and create public health funds
$42 million settlement of Clean Air Act enforcement suit will upgrade Clairton plant, reduce emissions, create public health funds