New Rule Proposed to control emissions from existing natural gas operations IN PENNSYLVANIA
Clean Air Council Approves of Governor Wolf’s Effort to Control Emissions from Existing Natural Gas Operations, Calls on Rule to be Strengthened to Comprehensively Address Methane On Thursday, December […]
Residents Urge U.S. Steel to Focus on Cleanup
December 3, 2017 [Pittsburgh, PA] – Residents in the Mon Valley and Pittsburgh urged U.S. Steel to stop appealing fines for air pollution violations and focus on fixing the long violating […]
CLEAN AIR COUNCIL FILES PETITION TO ESTABLISH A CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA
November 27, 2018 (Philadelphia, PA) – In an historic move, Clean Air Council, Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., the Widener University Commonwealth Law School Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, Professor […]
A Message From the Executive Director: Thank YOU!
I have been the Executive Director and Chief Counsel at Clean Air Council for the past 36 years. I am extremely appreciative of the responses I read from the Council […]
Outdoor Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Human Health
Compiled by Jonathan Li of Thomas Jefferson University What is air pollution? In simplest terms, air pollution describes anything in the air that doesn’t normally belong. The World Health Organization […]
New University of Pennsylvania Report Raises Concerns Over Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Site
[PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 20, 2018] Today, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy released “Beyond Bankruptcy: The Outlook for Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Refinery,” a report that raises concerns about contamination […]
Interior Guts BLM Methane Waste Rule
[PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 18, 2018] Today, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced a final rule effectively gutting methane pollution standards for natural gas facilities on public and […]
GoPhillyGo app helps you discover and explore Philadelphia — no car required
Philadelphia, PA (August 21, 2018) — Since 2015, GoPhillyGo.org has helped people get around the Greater Philadelphia area without a car. Now it’s better than ever with a new app […]
Philadelphia’s Air Pollution Sources and steps to Attaining Federal Ambient Air Quality Standards
The Trump administration’s rollback of President Obama’s updated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard is now open for public comment. In 2012, the EPA finalized new CAFE standards requiring automakers […]
Clean Air Council Opposes Trump Administration’s Proposed Rollback of Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 2nd, 2018 President Obama’s update of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards would have required all automakers to reach a fleet wide fuel efficiency of 54.5 […]
