The Hub 3/12/2021: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Roundup of Transportation News
City of Philadelphia: In a press release, Philadelphia’s streets Commissioner Carlton Williams announced that construction for the Frankford, Trenton, York Modern Roundabout Safety Improvement Project will begin on Monday, 3/15/2021. […]
Third Annual Philly Transit Equity Day Brings Together People Fighting for the Future of Public Transit
On February 26th, 2021 members of the Philly Transit Equity Day Coalition hosted the third annual Philly Transit Equity Day on Zoom. Transit Equity Day celebrates the legacy of civil […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
