Clean Air Council


27th of October 2021

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 […]


25th of October 2021

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, […]


14th of October 2021

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


12th of October 2021

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 […]


11th of October 2021

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 […]


7th of October 2021

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 […]


5th of October 2021

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 […]


Criminal Charges Announced Against Energy Transfer, Developer of Mariner East Pipelines

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 5, 2021)  Standing at the shore of Marsh Creek Lake, the site of a major spill last year on the Mariner East 2 pipeline project, Attorney General […]


1st of October 2021

Clean Air Advocates Defeat Proposed Western PA Gas Plant

WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA — This week, community advocates, Clean Air Council, and Environmental Integrity Project successfully defeated the Beech Hollow power plant, a proposed 1,000-megawatt gas-fired power plant whose air […]


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