Oil and Gas Threat Map Sneak Peek Webinar
Clean Air Council is supporting a new geospatial analysis released by Earthworks that shows 1,482,810 Pennsylvanians including 290,123 children, reside near or attend schools or daycares within a ½ mile […]
A Failure of Leadership at PGW
The City of Philadelphia has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. At the same time, the City owns PGW, which accounts for nearly a quarter of Philadelphia’s carbon emissions.
Academics, Elected Officials, Organizations, And Over 470,000 Residents Send Powerful Message To EPA On Methane Emissions
At the end of January, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed the 78-day public comment period for its updated New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and first-ever Emissions Guidelines for existing […]
Clean Air Council Urges City Council to Diversify PGW’s Energy Portfolio
Clean Air Council will testify at Wednesday’s City Council hearing on the future of Philadelphia Gas Works. When: Wednesday, Feb 9th, 2022, 1PM Where: City Council Public Hearing on Sustainability […]
Potential for offshore wind energy development in the Biden administration’s 30-gigawatt target for 2030.
Sean Deresh is an undergraduate student in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research studying earth science in the College of Arts and Sciences and chemical and biomolecular engineering in […]
Clean Air Council Applauds Governor Wolf for Vetoing SCRRR-1
Harrisburg, PA (January 10, 2022) This afternoon, the General Assembly transmitted Senate Concurrent Regulatory Review Resolution 1 (SCRRR-1) to Governor Wolf’s desk. The resolution, which would block the Environmental Quality […]
WATCH: New EPA Standards for Gas Industry Pollution Will Help Existing Air Monitoring Efforts
Pittsburgh, PA (December 31, 2021) Clean Air Council and its partner organizations are working hard to tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Pennsylvania, and the entire nation, needs […]
Statement On EPA’s New Rules To Curb Methane Emissions From the Oil and Gas Industry
[November 2, 2021, Philadelphia, PA] – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two proposed rules to significantly reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from both new and modified as […]
Pennsylvania – Ground Zero for the Orphan Well Crisis
October 5, 2021 – A serious and growing problem has been leaking to the surface for decades, resulting in significant amounts of greenhouse gas pollution and other contaminants harming Pennsylvania’s […]
Talking points on New York’s proposed oil and gas rules
Information and talking points for the public comment period on the New York DEC proposed oil and gas rules (July 2021) Background In June, the New York Department of Environmental […]
