DEP Deputy Secretary Tom Fidler To Retire

Tom Fidler, Deputy Secretary overseeing the Air Quality, Waste Management, and Radiation Protection Programs within the Department of Environmental Protection, has announced he will retire from the agendy on June 19.

 

Mr. Fidler has been employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 35 years, with over 20 years at DEP. During that time he has contributed to the development of the State’s Coastal Management Plan, Rivers Conservation Program, and State Water Plan.

 

He has also worked at the executive level of the agency in coordinating field implementation of air quality, waste management, remediation, mining, oil and gas well permitting, and radiation protection programs.

 

Mr. Fidler was the Director of the Land Recycling and Cleanup Program. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development of regulation and policies and procedures for implementing the Pennsylvania voluntary cleanup program, the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, CERCLA responses, and storage tank corrective action work.

 

Prior to his executive appointment, Mr. Fidler was the Director of the Brownfields Action Team for the Commonwealth. In that capacity, he directed a statewide staff charged with responsibility for expediting the cleanup and permitting of land recycling projects. Mr. Fidler received a B.S. and M.S. from the Pennsylvania State University.