DEP suspends review of all clean water permit applications and other pending approvals associated with the Energy Transfer, L.P. (ET) and subsidiaries until further notice due to non-compliance
On Friday, Governor Wolf and the Department of Environmental Protection issued a ban on the issuance of water and earth-moving permits and approvals for Energy Transfer pipelines in Pennsylvania. […]
Appeals Board Finds Pennsylvania State Agency Unlawfully Issued Air Permit to Sunoco for its Mariner East Processing Facility in Marcus Hook
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – January 10, 2019) On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (the Board) ruled that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) unlawfully issued an air quality […]
Taking little steps to combat a giant plastic problem
Last fall, one of our neighboring communities took an admirable step in the fight against pollution. In October, Narberth became the first town in Pennsylvania to officially restrict the […]
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 […]
