Nicholas DiPasquale, DEP’s Deputy Secretary for Air, Recycling and Radiation Protection, announced he was leaving the department to return home to Dover, Delaware.

In his note to staff, DiPasquale said he plans to “teach, do some consulting and explore other opportunities to continue my life's work in environmental protection and natural resource conservation.

“It has been a personal and professional privilege to have worked with you and I wish you success in the challenges that undoubtedly lie ahead.”

Thomas Fidler, a 30-year employee from the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, was named acting Deputy.

NewsClips: Fidler Named Acting Deputy

9/24/2004