From the Executive Director and Chief Counsel: Clean Air Council’s Priorities in 2021
The start of a new year provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the past and plan for the future. 2020 was a stressful and difficult year. COVID-19 upended almost […]
Environmental Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Air Pollution from Industrial Flares
Allies Sue EPA Over Failure to Update Inadequate, Decades-Old Standards for Controlling Toxic Emissions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 29, 2020 Washington, D.C. – A coalition of ten environmental organizations today sued […]
Clean Air Council Files Intent to Sue Sunoco Over Mariner East II Permits
PHILADELPHIA, PA [October 6, 2020] On Tuesday, Clean Air Council (CAC), through counsel, filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (Sunoco) for violations of its Erosion […]
Over Two Dozen Environmental Organizations Demand DEP Revoke Mariner East Permit
PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 5, 2020) – Nearly thirty non-profit organizations from across Pennsylvania submitted a second letter to Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell today, demanding the DEP […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over Thirty Environment and Conservation Organizations Demand DEP Revoke Mariner East Permits
PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 24, 2020) – Over thirty non-profit organizations from across Pennsylvania submitted a letter to the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell today demanding the DEP immediately […]
Sunoco Spills Large Volume of Industrial Waste into Marsh Creek Lake, Chester County Drinking Water Source
CHESTER COUNTY, PA (August 11, 2020) – Yesterday, Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (part of Energy Transfer) released at least 1000 gallons of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid, an industrial waste, into […]
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 […]
