PA SB1048

Adds Chapter 43 to Title 27 (Environmental Resources) requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to designate "environmental justice areas" based on pollution burden and vulnerable population data within 120 days of enactment, with updates every three years

Requires permit applicants for new or expanded facilities in environmental justice areas to submit cumulative environmental impact reports assessing existing pollution, proposed impacts, and unavoidable adverse effects

Mandates public hearings with 21 days' notice for facility permits in environmental justice areas, with permit decisions delayed at least 60 days after the hearing to allow for public input consideration

Covers major facilities including industrial wastewater discharges over 50,000 gallons/day, new major air pollution sources, waste facilities handling over 25 tons/month, mining operations, electric generating facilities over 10 megawatts, and sewage plants over 50 million gallons/day

Authorizes DEP to impose additional permit conditions, require mitigation measures, or deny permits based on cumulative environmental impacts, and requires municipalities to receive copies of applications with 60 days to submit recommendations