Clean Air Council


14th of January 2021

A Year In Review for Feet First Philly

Last year was a difficult one for all of us, and the events that transpired in 2020 challenged every aspect of our society and our lives. Like many of the […]


11th of January 2021

Registration Now Open For The 2021 Virtual Run For Clean Air

Flashback, the year is 1981 and a local environmental organization holds the first ever Run for Clean Air. The event attracted 100 participants running 5 miles along Forbidden Drive in  […]


Council and Residents Partner to Resist Destructive Quarry

Nestled in green rolling hills dotted with covered bridges, centuries’ old farmhouses, and towering oak trees is Springfield Township, in Upper Bucks County, PA,.  This bucolic holdout, and the headwaters […]


4th of January 2021

Ep 2 ‘On Air’ Podcast: 2020 Presidential Election and Beyond

In the second installment of “On Air with Clean Air Council,” Staff Attorneys Robert Routh and Logan Welde detail how the outcome of the 2020 election will affect environmental health, […]


21st of December 2020

Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Sulfur Dioxide Pollution in Indiana County

EPA-approved state plan would allow dangerous short-term spikes of pollution from nearby coal-fired power plants  INDIANA, PA — Today, the Sierra Club, PennFuture, and the Clean Air Council filed suit […]


15th of December 2020

Greenhouse Gas Policy in the New Federal Administration

Clean Air Council, Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, and Earthworks will discuss the new federal administration’s possible paths to reducing greenhouse gas pollution in 2021, with opportunities for questions. Watch […]


8th of December 2020

Protect Public Health in the clean-up of the Former Philadelphia Refinery

Click here to make an official comment urging Sunoco to remove as much dangerous lead contamination as possible from the former Philadelphia refinery site. Click here to view a fact […]


30th of November 2020

Clean Air Council Disapproves of Signing of HB 1808 into Law

Harrisburg, PA (November 30, 2020) Last week, the day before Thanksgiving, Governor Wolf signed House Bill 1808 (Mackenzie-R-Lehigh) into law as Act 127 of 2020.  HB 1808 was signed by […]


From the Executive Director and Chief Counsel: Clean Air Council’s Priorities in 2021

The start of a new year provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the past and plan for the future.  2020 was a stressful and difficult year. COVID-19 upended almost […]


Clean Air Council Applauds Governor Wolf for Vetoing SB 790

Harrisburg, PA (November 30, 2020) This is the last official day of the 2019-20 Pennsylvania legislative session.  Recently, as one of its final acts, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill […]


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