Coalition of Environmental Organizations Appeal Permit Allowing Unlawful Levels of Air Pollution in Southwestern PA
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA (November 5, 2021) – Yesterday, a coalition of environmental organizations appealed a decision by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to grant a permit for […]
Clean Air Council joins officials’ call to pull Mariner East permits
HARRISBURG, PA (October 27, 2021) On Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth (PA-44) and Representatives Dianne Herrin (PA-156) and Danielle Friel-Otten (PA-155) hosted an event in support of residents and […]
Criminal Charges Announced Against Energy Transfer, Developer of Mariner East Pipelines
PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 5, 2021) Standing at the shore of Marsh Creek Lake, the site of a major spill last year on the Mariner East 2 pipeline project, Attorney General […]
Clean Air Advocates Defeat Proposed Western PA Gas Plant
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA — This week, community advocates, Clean Air Council, and Environmental Integrity Project successfully defeated the Beech Hollow power plant, a proposed 1,000-megawatt gas-fired power plant whose air […]
PennEast Pipeline Canceled: Residents and Environmental Organizations Win 7 Year Fight
PHILADELPHIA, PA (Sept 27, 2021) Today Pipeline Company LLC (PennEast) announced it will end development of its approximately 120-mile long, 36-inch diameter pipeline, which was planned to transport fracked gas […]
Groups Urge Environmental Quality Board to Raise Bond Amounts for PA Oil and Gas Wells
Oil and gas companies currently put up a fraction of well cleanup costs, harming public health and costing taxpayers Harrisburg, PA — Today, national and Pennsylvania-based environmental groups sent petitions […]
Clean Air Advocates Act to Stop “Zombie” Permit for Western PA Plant
Allies Cry Foul to Effort to Resurrect Dead Permit for Beech Hollow Plant WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA — Today, Clean Air Council appealed an effort by Pennsylvania to resurrect a defunct […]
Clean Air Council Lauds the Independent Regulatory Review Commission for Approving Pennsylvania’s CO2 Budget Trading Program
Harrisburg, PA (September 1, 2021) This afternoon, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) voted to approve the final-form regulation that will link Pennsylvania to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) […]
Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit Extension for Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant in Wyalusing Township
WYALUSING, PA (August 26, 2021) – Today, PennFuture, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club appealed a second extension of the air pollution permit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) […]
Beech Hollow Power Plant Air Pollution Permit Appealed for Allowing Unlawful Levels of Air Pollution
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA (July 14, 2021) – Today, Clean Air Council, represented by itself and the Environmental Integrity Project, appealed the air pollution permit the Pennsylvania Department of […]
