PA Supreme Court Grants Intervention to Environmental Organizations in RGGI Litigation
The court decision paves the way for groups to contest harmful environmental decisions by invoking the constitutional rights of their members. Thursday, July 18, 2024, Harrisburg, PA — Today, the […]
Northumberland County Residents defeat Encina chemical recycling plant
The Texas-based corporation Encina announced on April 18, 2024 that it was withdrawing its plan to develop a toxic plastics chemical recycling plant along the banks of the Susquehanna River […]
Cut Methane: EPA is Holding Oil and Gas Polluters Accountable
Why work to reduce methane pollution? Climate change doesn’t happen overnight, and neither will its solution. However, reducing methane emissions is one of the fastest and most effective ways of […]
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 […]
KeyState To Zero Facility Part Of Announced Hydrogen Hubs
Clean Air Council has been monitoring the proposed KeyState to Zero project since it was announced in 2022. The idea of Pennsylvania-based businessman and KeyState CEO, Benjamin “Perry” Babb, the […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
