A Greener Future For the PES Refinery Site
The 1400-acre Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) oil refinery in South and Southwest Philadelphia is shutting down. The refinery was Philadelphia’s largest industrial source of air toxics and greenhouse gas pollution […]
Run for Clean Air presented by Toyota Hybrids – Celebrate Earth Day in a Virtual Way
This year is a big milestone in the environmental community and for all who care about protecting the environment. The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970 happens […]
Joe’s Corner
Our nation and nations across the world are facing a public health emergency of international concern that is disrupting the lives of millions of people. The well being of Clean […]
A Tale of Two Pipelines
Clean Air Council was hard at work in February 2016 helping maple syrup farmers in Northeastern Pennsylvania save their land. The Williams Companies, a multi-billion-dollar fossil fuels pipeline corporation, used all […]
Clean Air Council ReImagine Beaver County Essay Contest 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Submission Deadline Wednesday, June 3, 2020 $850 in Awards for Top Essays! Clean Air Council is sponsoring a ReImagine Beaver County Essay contest, open to […]
Clean Air Commute Awards Runner Up: Liana Vaccari
In a year where events are getting reformatted as “virtual”, so too is the Run for Clean Air, and that includes the presentation of the annual Cleaner Commute Awards which […]
Clean Air Council Challenges Waivers Issued to Energy Transfer to Work During Pandemic
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 2, 2020) On Wednesday, Clean Air Council urged the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to reconsider and partially rescind six waivers the Department issued […]
Energy Transfer Seeks Waivers to Move Ahead on Mariner East in Quarantined Residents’ Yards
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 25, 2020) On Wednesday morning, Clean Air Council obtained the requests that Energy Transfer made on Friday to the office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, seeking […]
Run for Clean Air Virtual Race Contest
In this time of social distancing, Clean Air Council misses you, our runners and walkers. Luckily, social media can keep us together and keep everyone on track while training. Over […]
COVID-19 Update: Run for Clean Air to be a Virtual Race Only
In an effort to keep our runners, members, volunteers, sponsors, partners, and staff healthy and safe, the Clean Air Council is making the 2020 Run for Clean Air presented by […]