The Council Celebrates Executive Director Joseph Minott’s 40 Years Leading the Council and Commitment to the Environment
Joe has spent his career championing environmental issues like clean air and water, advocating transitioning off fossil fuels, and promoting clean energy solutions such as energy efficiency, wind, solar and geothermal. Help us celebrate his achievements!
FRESH AIR: SPRING EDITION
Started in 1981, the Fresh Air Newsletter offers the latest environmental news, local events, educational resources and programmatic updates on Clean Air Council’s work.
Clean Air Council’s Attorneys Defend Pennsylvania’s Move To Link With The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative At A Recent Hearing
RGGI is a win-win-win for the public. But, unsurprisingly, the coal industry and a group of politicians in Harrisburg have gone to court to block Pennsylvania from moving forward with RGGI.
Interview with Advocacy Coordinator, Susan Volz
“I’m able (and like it as a policy nerd!) to get into the weeds on a policy level and demystify the process and present information in a more accessible way for broader audiences.”
A “Good Neighbor” Wishlist for Shell
By late 2022 or early 2023, Shell’s Beaver County ethane cracker plant will be turning fracked gas into 1.6 million metric tons of plastic pellets per year. The Council is now calling on Shell to live up to its claim of being a “good neighbor” by doing more than what is legally required.
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.
Episode 5: The Protective Buffers Campaign
In the fifth installment of “On Air with Clean Air Council,” Clean Air Advocacy Coordinator Lois Bower-Bjornson discusses what it’s like to live among oil and gas infrastructure and how […]
Avoiding Economic Displacement during Greening in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA (May 16, 2022) All neighborhoods in Philadelphia deserve green space. Climate change is here and it is having a disproportionate and serious impact on disadvantaged urban neighborhoods. That is […]
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COUNSEL: CLEAN AIR COUNCIL’S PRIORITIES IN 2022
(Feb 07, 2022) Harrisburg, PA The start of a new year provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the past and plan for the future. 2021 was yet another stressful […]
Victory for Local Government’s Right to Regulate the Use of Single-use Plastic Bags
(Feb 07, 2022 Philadelphia, PA) As of right now, it is unlawful for any retailer in Philadelphia to provide a single-use plastic bag to a customer at the point of checkout or delivery. This is a huge victory.
