Rule Allowing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Transport By Rail Suspended
In another huge win for communities threatened by proposed LNG by rail routes, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), suspended a controversial LNG by Rail rule this past […]
Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force Approves Report Supporting Dangerous Export Terminal
Yesterday, the Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force approved a report supporting locating a dangerous, economically unsound liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Southeast Pennsylvania without addressing community concerns. In […]
STATEMENT: Gov. Shapiro Announces Further Implementation of Grand Jury Recommendations To Protect Residents and The Environment From The Gas Industry
HARRISBURG, PA (November 2, 2023) – In 2020, the recommendations of Pennsylvania’s 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury released a report on the systemic problems of the unconventional oil and gas […]
New Study Links Proximity to Gas Wells to Cancer and Other Negative Health Impacts
Does living near unconventional gas developments increase the risk for certain health concerns? The University of Pittsburgh study aimed to answer this question through exploring asthma, cancer, and birth outcomes […]
The Council Continues To Work With Residents to Make Cobbs Creek Park Accessible For Everyone
Cobbs Creek Park is a fantastic urban greenspace and a tremendous asset to residents in Delaware County and West and Southwest Philadelphia. However, barriers to accessing the park have made […]
The Council Wraps up the Philadelphia Cycle September Challenge and Looks Ahead to Bike Month
Every September and May, the Council runs month-long biking challenges through the Love to Ride platform aimed at getting new and occasional riders to bike more frequently. Workplaces and riders […]
Physicians, Researchers, Impacted Residents Call for Increased Protective Buffers from Oil and Gas Infrastructure
HARRISBURG, PA (October 30, 2023)– Today, a number of speakers from environmental and public health organizations, as well as academia and industry gave testimony about House Bill 170 to members […]
ENCINA WITHDRAWS CRITICAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA (October 20, 2023) – This week, Texas-based Encina withdrew a critical application for a permit that it needs to build a plastic waste processing facility in Point […]
Clean Air Council Responds to Federal Funding for Two Hydrogen Hubs in the Pennsylvania Region
PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 13, 2020) – Today, President Biden announced that $7 billion dollars in U.S. federal grants will fund multiple groupings (“hubs”) of hydrogen projects, two located partially in […]
Legal Lens: Ending PA’s Corporate Welfare for the Oil and Gas Industry
This summer, Clean Air Council and partners filed a joint lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, challenging a recently-passed law that blocks critical efforts to require oil and gas companies […]
