About Us
The Clean Air Council is an environmental health advocacy organization fighting for everyone’s right to a healthy environment. Protecting people’s health from the harmful impacts of pollution has always been the Council’s primary goal.
PUBLIC EDUCATION The Council is committed to providing the public straightforward, factual information on environmental issues, allowing them to make timely and informed decisions. The Council staff works to empower concerned residents and helps them fight for improved environmental health, especially in Black and Brown communities working to fight for environmental justice.
COMMUNITY ACTION The Council is committed to ensuring all residents have a meaningful voice on government policies and actions that impact their health, quality of life, and local ecosystems. The Council works to promote engaged and active residents committed to demanding a healthy environment through advocacy, community organizing, and environmental health initiatives.
ACCOUNTABILITY Environmental racism in policy-making and regulations has targeted communities of color for decades, and the Council supports Brown and Black leaders in their fight for environmental justice and better health protection. The Council is committed to holding elected officials accountable for environmental threats happening in neighborhoods throughout the state. The Council works with our members and the public to hold our elected officials and policy makers accountable for the policies they support that harm public health and the environment. We strongly believe that good environmental policy must be based on good science.
ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS The Council is committed to making sure that environmental laws truly protect public health and the environment and are fully enforced by public agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protection. We stand as an opposing force to underfunded bureaucracy, apathetic bureaucrats, and corporate interests that derail good environmental policies.
The Council is a member-supported nonprofit, and working to address climate change is our number one priority. Since its start in 1967, the Council’s effectiveness has depended in large part on the support of its members. Become a member today!
How You Can Help
Get involved with the Council’s programs and take meaningful action to address the climate crisis and other harmful pollution. Support the Council’s fight to protect environmental health by donating for a cleaner future, or volunteering your skills and expertise.
History
Clean Air Council is the oldest and most trusted environmental and public health organization in Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas. The Council has been fighting for the public’s right to a healthier environment since 1967. This was before the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency were established, and the Council was involved in the first Earth Day celebration in Philadelphia. We are proud of the many victories we have had over the years. Learn more about us here.
Contact Us
Call us, send an email, or meet us in-person when it’s possible again. We frequently check our members@cleanair.org inbox.
Staff
The Council staff includes community organizers, engineers, public health educators, urban planners and lawyers working to address environmental health threats in your community.
Board
Learn more about our board members and their backgrounds.
Mission and Vision
Find our full mission and 7-point vision here.
Jobs and Internships
Want to join the Council? Click here to see the jobs and internships we are hiring for. Check back often, as new postings generally come up every couple weeks.
Financials
This section contains the Council’s financial information, both the official 990-forms that we submit to the IRS each yeThe Council believes that nonprofits such as the Council need to be transparent about their finances. Online financial information contains both the Council’s 990-forms we file with the IRS each year as well as independent audited financial statements.
