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 […]
PA Environmental Community Applauds Governor Wolf for Permits to Control Methane Pollution from New Sources of Natural Gas
Concerned residents and environmental groups look forward to Governor Wolf extending his leadership to advance standards for existing sources of natural gas pollution. Harrisburg, PA (June 7, 2018) – This […]
New Analysis: Pennsylvania Methane Emissions 5 Times Higher Than Industry Reports
Released February 15, 2018, a new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) finds methane emissions from Pennsylvanian’s oil and gas sites may be more than five times higher than what […]
Clean Air Council launches campaign asking, “Where is Gov. Wolf on climate change?”
Today, Clean Air Council on behalf of 7000 contributors and 35,000 activists across Pennsylvania launched a new campaign imploring Gov. Wolf to step up and start to lead by […]
With Federal Guidelines Disappearing, Governor Wolf Must Lead and Protect Pennsylvanians
Last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) announced its plan to reduce air pollution from existing oil and natural gas facilities in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvanians had been waiting […]
ADVOCATES URGE WOLF AND PA DEP TO ADVANCE METHANE STANDARDS FOR THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
Clean Air Council and partners Moms Clean Air Force, Clean Water Action, and Earthworks joined residents affected by natural gas operations and a Harrisburg-area physician to speak at a […]
Trump’s Clean Power Plan “Repeal and Replace” is Ill-advised and Illegal, but Can’t Stop Clean Energy in Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [October 9, 2017 – PHILADELPHIA, PA] Clean Air Council released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to repeal the EPA’s […]
Environmental community calls on PA House to reject budget that sacrifices clean air, clean water and public health
For Immediate Release [September 12, 2017 – Harrisburg, PA] – As the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives returns to session to consider revenue packages for the state budget, environmental leaders […]
CAC Climate Blog #2
On June, 1st 2017, President Donald Trump announced that he was pulling the United States, the second largest greenhouse gas polluter on earth after China, out of the Paris Climate […]
CAC Climate Blog #1
The United States is experiencing a period of unusually warm temperatures. The year 2017 is off to the warmest start since the beginning of weather recordings, putting this year on a path to break all […]
