Clean Air Council


13th of March 2024

Clean Air Council Statement on Governor Shapiro’s PACER and PRESS Programs to Reduce Carbon Pollution and Increase Renewable Energy

PENNSYLVANIA (March 13, 2024) – Today, Governor Shapiro announced an energy plan today that would increase the use of renewable energy and establish a cap-and-invest program for the state’s power […]


Clean Air Council Announces New Executive Director Alex Bomstein, Esq.

PHILADELPHIA, PA  (March 13, 2024) –  Clean Air Council is thrilled to announce a new milestone, the promotion of Legal Director and long-time environmental advocate Alex Bomstein Esq., to the […]


6th of March 2024

Using Mapping Tools to Protect Your Environment

Keeping track of the environmental conditions of your (or someone else’s) neighborhood can be a difficult task, but many governmental agencies and other organizations offer helpful tools that provide an […]


27th of February 2024

Victory: New Rules and Guidance Increase Safety for Pipeline Construction and Operation

PENNSYLVANIA (February 27, 2024) – On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published the final guidance on using underground boring technology (“trenchless” technology) such as horizontal directional drilling […]


20th of February 2024

Upgrading the Delaware River’s Water Quality Standards

The U.S. Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) took a bold step issuing revised water quality standards for a critical part of the Delaware River on December 13, 2023. This was […]


19th of February 2024

The Council Receives Funding To Support Child Development and Literacy in Cobbs Creek Park

Clean Air Council is excited to announce we have been awarded the Play Everywhere Philly Challenge grant from KABOOM! and William Penn Foundation. This grant will support child development and […]


12th of February 2024

Environmental Groups Win EPA’s Objection to U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson’s Air Pollution Permit

Environmental Protection Agency sides with Environmental Integrity Project, PennFuture, Clean Air Council and objects to U.S Steel Edgar Thomson’s Title V permit as it was not in compliance with the […]


7th of February 2024

Clean Air Council Statement on EPA Finalization of Stronger Soot Standards to Protect Public Health

PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 7, 2024) – Responding to overwhelming scientific evidence, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has acted to protect public health by lowering the annual standard for ambient […]


1st of February 2024

Clean Air Council Presents Amtrak with Environmental Award for Decision to Use Clean, Renewable Energy at 30th Street Station

Left to right: Elaine Fultz (Citizen’s Climate Lobby), Eric Cheung (Clean Air Council), Dennis Newman (Amtrak), Joe Minott (Clean Air Council) PHILADELPHIA (February 1, 2024) –  In mid-November, Amtrak made […]


30th of January 2024

Everyday Actions and Wins Keep Hope Alive

As public interest lawyers, people often ask us: “What can I do to help be part of the change?” We are sometimes asked: “Is change really possible?” Our answer is […]


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