City Council Passes Bills to Expand Outdoor Dining and Permit Closures of the Public Right Of Way During COVID19
(JUNE 25, 2020 – PHILADELPHIA, PA) — Clean Air Council and Feet First Philly applaud City Council for passing bills 200351 and 200352. Expanding outdoor dining for Philly’s restaurants and […]
Virtual Press Conference with Philadelphia Officials on Extreme Heat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council, 215-567-4004 ext. 130, rzerbo@cleanair.org Clean Air Council, Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability, Physicians for Social Responsibility demand President Trump Reduce Greenhouse Gas […]
Ask DEP to adopt a more stringent air pollution rule including closing oil and gas industry loopholes.
Governor Wolf should adopt a strong rule that cuts methane pollution from oil and gas operations which is critical for meeting the state’s climate goals and addressing the climate crisis. […]
Clean Air Council and Environmental Groups Take Legal Action Over Air Pollution from Industrial Flares
Allies Send EPA a Notice of Intent to Sue over Agency’s Failure to Update Inadequate 34-Year-Old Standards Washington, D.C. – A coalition of ten environmental organizations today sent the Trump […]
On the murder of George Floyd and support of the protests
Black Lives Matter Mural On An Outdoor Wall The murder of George Floyd and countless other African Americans at the hands of our own police forces is a reminder of […]
Clean Air Council Denounces Committee Vote on HB 2025
Harrisburg, PA (June 9, 2020) Today, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee narrowly reported out House Bill 2025 (Struzzi-R-Indiana), which would strip the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) […]
Clean Air Council Responds to Important Oil and Gas Rule Comment Period
HARRISBURG, PA (May 22, 2020) This Saturday, May 23rd, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will publish a draft rule in the Pennsylvania Bulletin that will cut methane and air […]
Clean Air Council, FFP, 5th Square and BCGP Reveal Plan For Safe Streets During Reopening.
Clean Air Council, Feet First Philly, 5th Square, and the Bicycle Coalition unveiled a Recovery Streets platform to serve as a roadmap to safely transform street space in Philadelphia during […]
Share Your Stories and Help Make the Delaware River Safer For Recreation
The Safe and Healthy Delaware River Petition It’s difficult to imagine that just 70 years ago, the Delaware River along Philadelphia was a “dead zone” for aquatic life and too […]
Protect the Schuylkill River from Water Pollution from a Retired Coal Plant in Berks County
The owner of the retired Titus Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Berks County, is proposing to divide the property between the closed power plant and the coal ash […]
