Coalition of Environmental Organizations Appeal Permit Allowing Unlawful Levels of Air Pollution in Southwestern PA
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA (November 5, 2021) – Yesterday, a coalition of environmental organizations appealed a decision by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to grant a permit for […]
Statement On EPA’s New Rules To Curb Methane Emissions From the Oil and Gas Industry
[November 2, 2021, Philadelphia, PA] – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two proposed rules to significantly reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from both new and modified as […]
Clean Air Council joins officials’ call to pull Mariner East permits
HARRISBURG, PA (October 27, 2021) On Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth (PA-44) and Representatives Dianne Herrin (PA-156) and Danielle Friel-Otten (PA-155) hosted an event in support of residents and […]
PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS VOICE PRIDE IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
New statewide poll shows Republican, Democratic and Independent voters all call efforts to improve the environment, like RGGI, a top influencing issue when it’s time to vote PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 25, […]
Valley Clean Air Now works to mitigate the harmful health impacts of toxic air pollution with their air filter program
This year, the Council worked with VCAN on an initiative to purchase indoor air filters to place in the homes of the most vulnerable community residents. After a pilot project in 2020, residents who received the indoor air filters reported that these filters had a major impact on their health and quality of life
PennEast Pipeline DEFEATED by Residents in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Clean Air Council has opposed PennEast Pipeline from its inception investing time, community organizing, expertise, and legal resources into this fight.
Coalition Launches ProtectiveBuffersPA.org to Promote Setback Distances and Better Protect Pennsylvanians from Oil and Gas Infrastructure
(PENNSYLVANIA) Tuesday, October 12 – The Protective Buffers PA coalition launched the ProtectiveBuffersPA.org website today to educate Pennsylvania residents and legislators about the importance of protective setback distances. A setback […]
Interview with Senior Litigation Attorney, Alex Bomstein
Interview with Alex Bomstein, Esq., Senior Litigation Attorney Where are you from and what’s your background? I was born and spent the first year of my life in Philly, and […]
Feet First Philly Mini-grants Open for the 2nd Year
In January 2021, a selection committee made up of Council staff along with professionals and community members from across Philadelphia selected the top seven projects to award mini-grants ranging from […]
Pennsylvania – Ground Zero for the Orphan Well Crisis
October 5, 2021 – A serious and growing problem has been leaking to the surface for decades, resulting in significant amounts of greenhouse gas pollution and other contaminants harming Pennsylvania’s […]
