Staff Profile: Lois Bower-Bjornson, Southwestern Pennsylvania Field Organizer
My name is Lois Bower-Bjornson, and I’m the Southwestern Pennsylvania Field Organizer with Clean Air Council. I am the mother of four children – three boys and a girl. I grew […]
MOM’s Organic Market’s New Abington Store
If you haven’t already heard, longtime Clean Air partner MOM’s Organic Market opened a new store in Abington, PA last month on September 4th. MOM’s Abington features a 100% certified […]
The first Virtual Greenfest Philly presented by Toyota Hybrids is a wrap!
2020 marks the 15th annual Greenfest Philly presented by Toyota Hybrids. 2020 is also the year we were forced to rethink Greenfest’s format in light of the pandemic. If you’ve […]
Joe’s Corner
As if the stakes of this election weren’t already high enough, the tragic death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a cultural icon and progressive legal giant, has highlighted that the […]
Vote Early and Make A Plan
This is a critically important election for public health and the environment. The stakes are unprecedented. We have all been watching in horror as many communities across our nation are […]
The Council and impacted community members still demand DEP Revoke Permits for Mariner East 2
The Mariner East 2 Pipeline Project has been a disaster. Drilling, spilling, and destroying Pennsylvania waterways, local ecosystems, and landscapes since Sunoco Pipeline began construction in 2017. Clean Air Council […]
Earthjustice and Clean Air Council Sue Trump Administration Over Methane Rule Rollback
Environmental groups, tribal organizations and 20 U.S. states are suing the federal government over its rewrite of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for oil and gas facilities. When: Tuesday, […]
Clean Air Council Applauds Governor Wolf for Vetoing HB 2025
Harrisburg, PA (September 24, 2020) This afternoon, Governor Wolf stood up for Pennsylvanians and vetoed House Bill 2025 (Struzzi-R-Indiana), a radical piece of anti-environmental legislation that would have blocked the […]
Clean Air Council Lauds EQB for Adopting Proposed Carbon Limits Rule
Harrisburg, PA (September 15, 2020) Today, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voted to adopt a proposed rule to curb climate-disrupting carbon pollution from power plants and link Pennsylvania to the […]
‘On Air’ Podcast Episode 1: Introduction to Clean Air Council and Greenfest Philly
Executive Director and Chief Counsel, Joseph Minott, explains how the Council was founded, the political climate surrounding the environmental movement, and what you can do to get involved. Bobby Szafranski, […]
