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 […]
FRESH AIR: FALL 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.
Valley Clean Air Now works to mitigate the harmful health impacts of toxic air pollution with their air filter program
This year, the Council worked with VCAN on an initiative to purchase indoor air filters to place in the homes of the most vulnerable community residents. After a pilot project in 2020, residents who received the indoor air filters reported that these filters had a major impact on their health and quality of life
PennEast Pipeline DEFEATED by Residents in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Clean Air Council has opposed PennEast Pipeline from its inception investing time, community organizing, expertise, and legal resources into this fight.
Interview with Senior Litigation Attorney, Alex Bomstein
Interview with Alex Bomstein, Esq., Senior Litigation Attorney Where are you from and what’s your background? I was born and spent the first year of my life in Philly, and […]
Feet First Philly Mini-grants Open for the 2nd Year
In January 2021, a selection committee made up of Council staff along with professionals and community members from across Philadelphia selected the top seven projects to award mini-grants ranging from […]
