Clean Air Council


10th of March 2021

Study Finds Elevated Levels of Fracking Chemicals in Western PA Residents, Underscores Need for Protective Buffers From Shale Gas Industry

PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 10, 2021) Released on March 1, 2021, a 2-year investigative study from Environmental Health News (EHN) found elevated levels of toxic industrial chemicals linked to shale gas […]


5th of March 2021

The Hub 3/5/2021: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Roundup of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up-to-date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff […]


3rd of March 2021

Petition Seeks Immediate DRBC Action to Upgrade River Designation, to Protect Fish & Aquatic Life, and to Prevent Atlantic Sturgeon Extinction

Philadelphia/Camden/Wilmington: A coalition of organizations submitted a petition today to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to upgrade the regulatory status and protections for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington reach of the Delaware […]


26th of February 2021

The Hub 2/26/2021: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up-to-date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff […]


25th of February 2021

Delaware River Basin Commission Takes Historic Action to Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Watershed

HARRISBURG, PA [February 25, 2021] Today the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) passed a historic resolution banning high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Delaware River Watershed. The Commission, made up […]


19th of February 2021

The Hub 2/19/2021: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up-to-date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff […]


17th of February 2021

Environmental organizations work with DEP on settlement to allow public input on shale gas wastewater permits

Washington County, PA—The Center for Coalfield Justice, Mountain Watershed Association, Clean Air Council, Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Earthworks and PennFuture have reached an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental […]


18th of January 2021

Industry’s Dream Petrochemical Hub Would Be A Nightmare

Royal Dutch Shell’s 386-acre ethane cracker is set to power up this year about 25 miles outside of Pittsburgh in Beaver County. It was planned as the anchor for a […]


15th of January 2021

Clean Air Council Statement on Close of the RGGI Public Comment Period

Philadelphia, PA (January 15, 2021) Yesterday, the formal public comment period on the Environmental Quality Board’s (EQB) proposed rulemaking to cut carbon pollution from Pennsylvania power plants and participate in […]


14th of January 2021

The Council Demands the Strictest Health Standards for the Shutdown Philadelphia Refinery

Clean Air Council assisted Philadelphia residents, local organizations, and other stakeholders to submit comments regarding the ongoing cleanup of the former Philadelphia refinery site. Sunoco is liable for cleaning up […]


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