Clean Air Council

Volunteering

The Clean Air Council is a member-supported, environmental health nonprofit that depends on concerned residents raising their voice and volunteering their time to make change happen in their community and for the environment. Clean Air Council volunteers are from all walks of life, different ages, and different backgrounds but they all have a passion for the environment.

Become a Clean Air Council member by volunteering 4+ hours of your time a year on a Council program or local environmental issue the Council supports!

Some examples of of volunteering opportunities:

Program Volunteers

Take direct action for Clean Air Council such as writing Letters to the Editor, recruiting for events, collecting petitions, testifying to elected officials or agencies, attending an in-person grassroots event, or contributing their specific professional skill-sets to our work pro-bono (such as engineering). 

Clean Air Council members and local residents opposing PennEast Pipeline at a rally.

Clean Air Council’s “Neighborhood Groups”

These local neighborhood groups support the Council’s efforts to advance local environmental policy, fight pipeline and fracking infrastructure, and create local support. Most of these Neighborhood Groups groups are based in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

For example, residents of Mon Valley communities near the US Steel facilities have banded together with support from the Clean Air Council and allies to form the grassroots community organization Valley Clean Air Now (VCAN). Learn more here

Contact Matt Walker mwalker@cleanair.org to connect with your Southwestern Pennsylvania Neighborhood group. 

There are over 20 local Southwest Neighborhood Groups in PA that the Council supports. Each group takes on their own local environmental challenges.

Attorney Volunteers

Legal attorneys who volunteer their time to the Council on court cases are critical to the Council’s work. We would not be able to handle the abundant legal cases we take without volunteer attorneys.

Interns

We offer internships for undergraduate, graduate and law students over the summer and during academic semesters. While these internships are unpaid, interns may be eligible for work study programs, external funding, or academic credit. Temple Law students interested in interning during the academic year for credit should look for the Council’s practicum announcement, which is shared by the school each semester.

Clean Air Council Interns on Zoom June 2021.


For general internships and volunteering opportunities please submit your inquiries to John Lee, MPH at jlee@cleanair.org indicating the purpose of the internship/volunteering and your areas of interest.

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