Interview with Advocacy Coordinator, Susan Volz
“I’m able (and like it as a policy nerd!) to get into the weeds on a policy level and demystify the process and present information in a more accessible way for broader audiences.”
A “Good Neighbor” Wishlist for Shell
By late 2022 or early 2023, Shell’s Beaver County ethane cracker plant will be turning fracked gas into 1.6 million metric tons of plastic pellets per year. The Council is now calling on Shell to live up to its claim of being a “good neighbor” by doing more than what is legally required.
A Failure of Leadership at PGW
The City of Philadelphia has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. At the same time, the City owns PGW, which accounts for nearly a quarter of Philadelphia’s carbon emissions.
Episode 5: The Protective Buffers Campaign
In the fifth installment of “On Air with Clean Air Council,” Clean Air Advocacy Coordinator Lois Bower-Bjornson discusses what it’s like to live among oil and gas infrastructure and how […]
Avoiding Economic Displacement during Greening in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA (May 16, 2022) All neighborhoods in Philadelphia deserve green space. Climate change is here and it is having a disproportionate and serious impact on disadvantaged urban neighborhoods. That is […]
Clean Air Council Celebrates Final Publication of Pennsylvania’s CO2 Budget Trading Program
Harrisburg, PA (April 22, 2022) This morning, the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) final-form regulation that links Pennsylvania with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was published in the online […]
Environmental Groups Shut Down Construction of Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant in Wyalusing Township
WYALUSING, PA (March 21, 2022) – PennFuture, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club obtained a settlement on March 18 that halts construction of the proposed Bradford County Real Estate Partners […]
2022 Run for Clean Air Canceled Due to Course Issues
The Clean Air Council, staff, board members and volunteers were looking forward to celebrating Earth Day with you in person, so it is with great disappointment that we announce that […]
PA Supreme Court to decide if Sunoco Pipeline, LP can be held responsible for reimbursing fees in Mariner East Pipeline Project challenges
HARRISBURG, PA (March 10, 2022)- On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases challenging lower court decisions that shielded Sunoco Pipeline, LP from paying attorneys fees […]
City Announces Mixed Lane Option For Washington Ave Redesign Project Despite Backlash
We posted this statement through Feet First Philly, the Council’s pedestrian advocacy project: Feet First Philly is deeply disappointed that Washington Avenue will not receive the three-lane option, which is the […]
