 EPA to hold public hearing in Philadelphia on proposal to reduce emissions from coal burning powerplants.
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Latest Fresh Air Now Available!
Read Fresh Air, the Council’s quarterly newsletter, and stay up to date on the important environmental and public health issues the Council works on |
Philadelphia Expands Plastic Recycling to #3 - #7
 Philadelphia’s residential recycling program began accepting all plastics (#1 - #7) on August 1. While the market is strongest for plastics #1 and #2, uses for other plastics are emerging, making their collection viable. The best option is still to reduce the use of plastics and minimize waste, but diverting materials from landfills and incinerators is critical in conserving energy and natural resources and reducing pollution. Click here for a fact sheet on what can or can not be recycled. |
Help Us Meet the 2010 Berger Challen ge!
Every donation you make to the Clean Air Council between now and September 30 will be DOUBLED! That’s right, a generous match by the David Berger Foundation means that your $50 gift today will become $100, $100 will be doubled to $200 – and every dollar will be put to work towards a program that keeps kids healthy – the Children’s Environmental Health Program (CEH). DONATE NOW! |
Pennsylvania Communities and Wind Energy: Thriving Together
Clean Air Council hosted two workshops on March 18 and March 19 in Altoona (presentations) and Wilkes-Barre, respectively. These sessions engaged nearly 200 municipal and regional government officials who are located in Pennsylvania counties, marked by significant wind capacity, about the opportunities and issues around hosting wind energy within the community.
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Clean Air Council recently completed its 2010 Strategic Plan. Download your copy here!
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Philadelphia
Mobility Alternatives Program
 Make your commute easier and less stressful by
learning about MAP (Mobility Alternatives Program). Through
the use of various travel demand management strategies,
employees can commute to work using transportation
methods other than single-occupancy vehicles. |
Nanotechnology
 The Clean Air Council looks at the possible harm to the environment and public health caused by nanotechnology
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Clean Air Council calls for the removal of canned tuna from the Federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, which provides federal assistance to low-income mothers and their infants.
The Council concludes that canned light tuna should not be included in the WIC Food Package "because it contains level of mercury that are high enough to pose a health risk." Read the full comments HERE. |
The Annual Report is Here!
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| CAC Comments on Permit Application for Major Lead Emitter
Exide Technologies, a secondary lead smelter and used lead-acid batteries processor near Reading, PA, is seeking renewal of its Clean Air Act Title V Permit from the PA DEP. Given Exide’s significance as a lead emitter and its poor compliance history, Clean Air Council recently reviewed permitting documents and submitted Comments to DEP seeking improvements to the terms of the Proposed Permit soon to be finalized.
Click here to read the Council's comments ...
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Clean Air Council Conducts Survey of SEPTA riders and non-riders. Clean Air Council makes recommendations to SEPTA
 Click here for the survey results!
See recommendations here! |
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 Natural Gas
Clean Air Council supports limited use of natural gas as a transition fuel - a "common ground" between energy and the environment. Click here to read a short background paper.
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Electronic Waste
Don't let your household's unwanted electronics become hazardous waste. View electronic recycling events and collections in Pennsylvania here or national take back programs in our electronic waste guide.
The City of Philadelphia will be collecting household hazardous waste on May 23 from 9am to 3pm at Parkside and Belmont Aves. in West Phila.
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Green Ports Initiative
 The Council is spearheading an effort to minimize the environmental impact of the Philadelphia Ports. For more information, click here.
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Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail
The Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail loop is a planned
multi-use trail network serving as the hub for
a regional trail system that includes the Cobbs Creek Bikeway,
the Botanic Trail, and the East Coast Greenway. The 20-mile
loop trail route connects Historic Bartram's Garden with Fort
Mifflin, loops around the Philadelphia International Airport,
connects with the trails within the John Heinz National Wildlife
Refuge at Tinicum, and then back to Bartram's Garden via
the Cobbs Creek Bikeway.
The Tinicum to Fort Mifflin segment of the trail is endangered by the proposed expansion of Philadelphia International Airport. Clean Air Council has submitted comments supporting the trail in response to the Federal Aviation Administration's draft Environmental Impact Statement for airport expansion. Read more about the Trail here. |
Oppose
Coal to Liquids
America is facing critical choices about its energy
future; how do we fulfill our energy needs AND combat
global warming? The coal industry wants to turn
coal into a liquid transportation fuel. But liquid
coal would have devastating impacts on our economy,
our communities, and our environment.
Click here to view the NRDC film Crude Substitute:
The Folly of Liquid Coal.
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The Future of Coal in Pennsylvania:
 A Dialogue
View the presentations delivered at this timely and proactive conference on what lies ahead for coal energy in Pennsylvania. |
An online history of 40 remarkable years of Clean
Air Council is available here.
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 Proposed
High-Voltage Power Transmission Lines Threaten Environment
The United States Department of Energy is considering
allowing regulations to be changed regarding the
development of new high-voltage power distribution
lines. This may result in damage to sensitive landscapes
in our region along with increased reliance on polluting
coal plants in the central portion of the US. Learn
more about this issue by reading
our fact sheet.
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The Latest From
The Council's Press Room: 
Council lawsuit against coal-fired power plants
results in record $4.6 billion settlement
Find more news here. |
 Philadelphia
Street Furniture Program Comments
Clean Air Council has issued a fact
sheet on the City
of Philadelphia's Request for Proposals on a
Comprehensive Street Furniture Program. Learn
more about how a good street furniture program
can enhance quality of life for city residents,
workers, and visitors.
You are encouraged to write a letter to the City
of Philadelphia with your thoughts on this matter. Click here to see our letter. |
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