Rich Negrin, a former top official in former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration, was the first Latino to lead the state Department of Environmental Protection.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection Rich Negrin resigned Thursday and will remain on medical leave until Dec. 9, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office said.
Executive Deputy Secretary Jessica Shirley will serve as acting secretary while the administration conducts a search for a nominee, Shapiro’s press secretary Manuel Bonder said in an email. Shirley previously served as DEP’s policy director during former Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration.
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