PA Supreme Court Grants Intervention to Environmental Organizations in RGGI Litigation
The court decision paves the way for groups to contest harmful environmental decisions by invoking the constitutional rights of their members. Thursday, July 18, 2024, Harrisburg, PA — Today, the […]
US COURT OF APPEALS REJECTS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK CRITICAL METHANE POLLUTION RULES
PENNSYLVANIA (July 9, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the attempt by several states, along with oil and gas trade associations, to stay, […]
Victory: Groundbreaking Pipeline Rules Become Law
September 27, 2024 – For years, pipeline companies like Energy Transfer have built and operated dangerous pipelines throughout Pennsylvania, without adequate safety oversight. Now, new rules passed by the Pennsylvania […]
Cobbs Creek Watershed Community Mini-grant Request for Proposals
Clean Air Council is pleased to announce the Cobbs Creek Watershed Community Mini-grant Program focused on connecting residents and neighbors to green and blue space within Cobbs Creek Watershed. Growing […]
Clean Air Council Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Ohio v. EPA Decision
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 27, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Ohio v. EPA stalling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Good Neighbor Plan. The Good Neighbor […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Methane Emissions Reduction Program Funding
PENNSYLVANIA (June 21,2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today, June 21, the availability of $850 million in funding for projects led […]
Harmful air pollution from U.S. Steel reduced as a result of PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Lawsuit
U.S. Steel has permanently shut down Battery 15 and applied for tighter limits on pollution linked to asthma PITTSBURGH (June 4, 2024) – U.S. Steel has permanently shut down coke […]
Cobbs Creek Park Play Art Project Finalizes Resident Feedback
Clean Air Council, Tiny WPA, and Amber Arts and Design are gathering community inspiration, creativity and imagination to re-envision four Cobbs Creek Park entrances between Spruce St and Florence Ave. […]
Cobbs Creek Trail Receives Pedestrian Counters to Better Understand Use
Clean Air Council and Philadelphia Department of Public Health recently teamed up to install pedestrian counters along Cobbs Creek Trail. This effort comes as Philadelphia’s Streets Department and Parks and […]
Northumberland County Residents defeat Encina chemical recycling plant
The Texas-based corporation Encina announced on April 18, 2024 that it was withdrawing its plan to develop a toxic plastics chemical recycling plant along the banks of the Susquehanna River […]
