Clean Air Council Responds to PUC Seeking Shut Down of Mariner East 1 and Growing Sinkhole Threat
PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 7, 2018) – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Inspections and Enforcement filed an emergency request with the Commissioners to shut down the Mariner East 1 […]
Clean Air Council Threatens to Sue EPA for Failure to Hold Allegheny County Health Department Accountable for Deficiency in Air Permitting Program
(PHILADELPHIA – March 5, 2018) Today, Clean Air Council sent United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt a notice of the Council’s intent to sue the EPA for […]
Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Agreement with Sunoco Allowing Restart of Mariner East 2 Construction and Sue for Breach of Contract
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 28, 2018) — On Wednesday, Clean Air Council, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association, Inc. filed two new lawsuits against the Department of Environmental Protection […]
Council Passes New Ordinances for Bike Lanes and Trail Connection: Statement from Councilman Johnson
City Council unanimously passed two ordinances today allowing the Department of Streets to designate two bike lanes and an ordinance removing parking along the 8200 block of Torresdale Avenue in […]
New Analysis: Pennsylvania Methane Emissions 5 Times Higher Than Industry Reports
Released February 15, 2018, a new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) finds methane emissions from Pennsylvanian’s oil and gas sites may be more than five times higher than what […]
Philadelphia City Council to Vote on New Bike Lanes and Pennypack Trail Connection
On Thursday, Councilman Mark Squilla, Chair of the Streets and Services Committee, introduced three bills on the Council floor proposing two new bike lanes, and eliminating parking along Torresdale […]
Clean Air Council launches campaign asking, “Where is Gov. Wolf on climate change?”
Today, Clean Air Council on behalf of 7000 contributors and 35,000 activists across Pennsylvania launched a new campaign imploring Gov. Wolf to step up and start to lead by […]
Philadelphia Bike Rack Study: 6 days, 12 volunteers, 4,000 data entries
Project overview Clean Air Council was awarded an Azavea 2017 Summer of Maps fellowship program to better understand the state of Philadelphia’s bicycle parking demand, and pinpoint areas in Center […]
With Federal Guidelines Disappearing, Governor Wolf Must Lead and Protect Pennsylvanians
Last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) announced its plan to reduce air pollution from existing oil and natural gas facilities in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvanians had been waiting […]
DEP Announces Suspension of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Permits
Pennsylvania environmental groups applaud action and ask for continued accountability. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [January 3, 2018 – PHILADELPHIA, PA] The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) today announced it is […]
