Earthjustice and Clean Air Council Sue Trump Administration Over Methane Rule Rollback
Environmental groups, tribal organizations and 20 U.S. states are suing the federal government over its rewrite of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for oil and gas facilities. When: Tuesday, […]
Clean Air Council Applauds Governor Wolf for Vetoing HB 2025
Harrisburg, PA (September 24, 2020) This afternoon, Governor Wolf stood up for Pennsylvanians and vetoed House Bill 2025 (Struzzi-R-Indiana), a radical piece of anti-environmental legislation that would have blocked the […]
Clean Air Council Lauds EQB for Adopting Proposed Carbon Limits Rule
Harrisburg, PA (September 15, 2020) Today, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voted to adopt a proposed rule to curb climate-disrupting carbon pollution from power plants and link Pennsylvania to the […]
Pennsylvanians united in call for stronger methane and air pollution rules
During a recent public comment period, tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians supported action to strengthen Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to cut methane and air pollution from existing oil and gas […]
Clean Air Council Denounces Final Passage of HB 2025
Harrisburg, PA (September 9, 2020) Today, the Pennsylvania Senate approved House Bill 2025 (Struzzi-R-Indiana), a radical piece of anti-environmental legislation that would strip the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of […]
Clean Air Council Condemns EPA’s Dangerous Rollback of Methane Protections
PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 13th, 2020) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its unlawful rollback of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and gas sector, […]
Senator Costa Introduces SB 15 to Significantly Cut Power Sector Carbon Pollution and Make Critical RGGI Investments in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA (July 30, 2020) – This morning, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) introduced Senate Bill 15, known as the “Energy Transition and Recovery Act,” to complement the Department […]
Clean Air Council Announces Winners for ReImagine Beaver County Essay Contest
This spring, Clean Air Council sponsored a ReImagine Beaver County Essay contest, open to high school juniors and seniors in Beaver County, with support from ReImagine Beaver County, The Climate […]
Vote NO on HB 2025
Early this week (July 7-8), the Pennsylvania House is scheduled to vote on a significantly harmful piece of anti-environmental legislation that would block the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from […]
Court Strikes Down Feds’ “Kafkaesque” Approach to Fracked Gas Pipeline Permitting
Controversial FERC Practice Rejected, but Without Relief for Atlantic Sunrise Petitioners Tuesday, June 30, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued […]
