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.
Interview with Council’s New Community Organizer, Echo Alford
Living in an environmental justice community completely surrounded by polluting infrastructure, I can see the very real and immediate harm to people’s health and safety from pollution every day. But I also see people working together to fight for a better life, and not giving up— not just in my community, but around the world. The ingenuity, skills, optimism, and power that I see people bring to this cause is an endless spring of inspiration for me.
FRESH AIR: WINTER 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.
Interview with Council’s New Legal Fellow, Joseph A. Ingrao, Esq.
I sought out the Clean Air Council because it is in the sweet spot in terms of size for an environmental nonprofit. The Council is agile and focused in Pennsylvania, so people in the community can really get to know us and we can build trust better than some national organizations. But we are also large enough to have the resources to have a significant impact.
Mini-grant Awardees 2021-2022
Feet First Philly recently announced the first 5 projects and will announce the additional four winners in the near future.
DEP’s Environmental Justice Policy Must Better Serve Environmental Justice Communities
Philadelphia, PA (January 30, 2022) The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) claims to care about environmental justice. It has a policy in place that it claims ensures the fair […]
