EPA Must Strengthen New Power Plant Rule To Specify Green Hydrogen Use Only
Pennsylvania has the fourth-highest energy related emissions in the country with coal and gas-fired power plants being the largest individual industrial climate polluters in the state. Producing electricity accounts for […]
Working for Climate Resiliency in Southeastern Pennsylvania: Part II
The impacts of climate change are already being widely felt in the mid-Atlantic region. From wildfire smoke to urban heat islands, to unprecedented flooding during storms, our communities are now […]
Council Staff advocate for improvements to public transit during SEPTA’s yearly budget hearings
Earlier this May SEPTA held public comment about their proposed FY2024 capital and operations budgets. These budgets are a big deal because they direct the future of public transportation in […]
PHMSA Updates Gas Leak Detection Rules for Pipelines, Storage Facilities, and LNG Facilities
“This proposed rule to require pipeline operators to find and fix more leaks will better protect communities from the serious safety risks gas pipelines pose while reducing climate-warming methane that […]
Clean Air Council, Residents, and Partners Join For Celebrate Cobbs Creek Trails Day
Hundreds of residents, community partners, and stakeholders came together for the 4th annual Celebrate Cobbs Creek Trail Day and joined in a fun day of art, education, and exploring the […]
The Council needs your support to keep fighting for lower methane emissions with a re-envisioned Philadelphia Gas Works
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls for drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change for current and future generations. Sea level […]
In Letter to EPA, 23 Pennsylvania and National Climate Groups Call on Biden Administration to Cut Pollution in Power Sector
In advance of imminent EPA proposed rules, organizations call for new carbon pollution standards for new, existing power plants HARRISBURG, PA — Today, a coalition of 23 clean energy, environmental […]
Renovo Energy Center Will Not Be Built
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Alex Bomstein, Legal Director, Clean Air Council, abomstein@cleanair.org Jessica O’Neill, Senior Attorney, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, oneill@pennfuture.org; Leigh Martinez, Director of Communications, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, martinez@pennfuture.org, […]
READ: Feet First Philly’s Mayoral Primary Candidate Questionnaire
Philadelphia has an opportunity to elect a new mayor in 2023 who will enact policy and oversee infrastructure projects that have a real impact on walking and rolling in the […]
Keeping An Eye On The Proposed KeyState to Zero Facility in Clinton County
KeyState to Zero is a proposed industrial facility that would take fracked gas and turn it into hydrogen and other chemicals such as diesel exhaust fluid and ammonia, which would […]
