Court Strikes Down Feds’ “Kafkaesque” Approach to Fracked Gas Pipeline Permitting
Controversial FERC Practice Rejected, but Without Relief for Atlantic Sunrise Petitioners Tuesday, June 30, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued […]
Take PA’s Survey to Influence Climate Policy
Click here to take the survey. Please consult the below suggested responses. 1.) Which of the sectors below do you represent? Even though the instructions say “please click all that […]
Grand Jury Report Presents Damning Evidence on the Dangers of Fracking and Pennsylvania State Government’s Consistent Failure to Protect the Public
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 25, 2020) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the findings today of a Statewide Investigating Grand Jury report on the fracking industry in Pennsylvania. The report […]
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 […]
