Clean Air Council


30th of June 2021

Victory in court fight against Adelphia Gateway compressor station

HARRISBURG, PA (June 30, 2021) We celebrated a big victory in mid-June with a court ruling that restored the rights of people across Pennsylvania to challenge fracked gas projects that […]


29th of June 2021

U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor of PennEast in the Case of PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey

WASHINGTON, DC (June 29, 2021)  Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of New Jersey in its legal battle opposing the development of the PennEast Pipeline. The decision […]


13th of April 2021

PA Public Utility Commission Finds Sunoco Broke Multiple Laws with Mariner East Pipeline Project, Orders Remedies

PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 13, 2021) – Yesterday, Administrative Law Judge Elizabeth Barnes of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued an opinion and order finding that Sunoco Pipeline violated several […]


18th of March 2021

Nonprofits Seek To Overturn Ruling That Could Threaten The Public’s Ability to Invoke Environmental Protections

HARRISBURG, PA (March 18, 2021) – Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take up an appeal with big implications […]


3rd of March 2021

Petition Seeks Immediate DRBC Action to Upgrade River Designation, to Protect Fish & Aquatic Life, and to Prevent Atlantic Sturgeon Extinction

Philadelphia/Camden/Wilmington: A coalition of organizations submitted a petition today to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to upgrade the regulatory status and protections for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington reach of the Delaware […]


18th of January 2021

Industry’s Dream Petrochemical Hub Would Be A Nightmare

Royal Dutch Shell’s 386-acre ethane cracker is set to power up this year about 25 miles outside of Pittsburgh in Beaver County. It was planned as the anchor for a […]


30th of November 2020

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 […]


2nd of November 2020

Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants

The deadline for submitting comments on the Renovo Power Plant has been extended to December 7 at 5PM. Click here to comment against this large, new source of air pollution. […]


7th of October 2020

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 […]


5th of October 2020

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 […]


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