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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
