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 […]
Industry’s Dream Petrochemical Hub Would Be A Nightmare
Royal Dutch Shell’s 386-acre ethane cracker is set to power up this year about 25 miles outside of Pittsburgh in Beaver County. It was planned as the anchor for a […]
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, […]
Energy Transfer Seeks Waivers to Move Ahead on Mariner East in Quarantined Residents’ Yards
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 25, 2020) On Wednesday morning, Clean Air Council obtained the requests that Energy Transfer made on Friday to the office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, seeking […]
Sale of PES Refinery to Redeveloper Finalized, Shutting Down Philadelphia’s Largest Polluter for Good
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 12, 2020) – A decision in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday morning confirmed that Hilco Redevelopment Partners bested a refinery proposal to purchase the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions […]
Sale of Refinery to Redeveloper Gives Reasons for Optimism about a Cleaner, Safer Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 22, 2020) – A filing in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday morning confirmed that Hilco Redevelopment Partners bested a refinery proposal to win the auction to purchase the […]
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Lifts Bar on New Mariner East Permit Approvals, Making Government Oversight More Important than Ever
PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 3, 2020) – On Friday afternoon, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it has entered into an agreement with ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC that will […]
After Explosion and Fire, Clean Air Council Demands that PES Refinery Stop Using Toxic Hydrogen Fluoride and Calls on Chemical Safety Board to Investigate Immediately
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – June 21, 2019) On Friday, after a massive explosion and fires rocked the hydrogen fluoride alkylation unit at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in South Philadelphia, […]
New University of Pennsylvania Report Raises Concerns Over Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Site
[PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 20, 2018] Today, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy released “Beyond Bankruptcy: The Outlook for Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Refinery,” a report that raises concerns about contamination […]
Say “NO” to Compressor Station Pollution in Carbon County
PennEast Pipeline Company has proposed the 114 mile-long PennEast Pipeline, in an attempt to build a part of a potential pipeline buildout for moving fracked gas from Pennsylvania. Part […]
