Clean Air Council


27th of January 2020

Environmental Groups Back Township’s Legal Appeal to Restore the Right to a Full Hearing in Pipeline Challenges

(HARRISBURG, PA – January 27, 2020) On Monday, Clean Air Council, PennFuture, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services, and Mountain Watershed Association filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court […]


3rd of January 2020

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Lifts Bar on New Mariner East Permit Approvals, Making Government Oversight More Important than Ever

PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 3, 2020) – On Friday afternoon, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it has entered into an agreement with ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC that will […]


12th of November 2019

Clean Air Council Responds to Ongoing Investigation of the Wolf Administration for Corruption and Interference in Mariner East Pipelines Permitting Process

November 12, 2019, Philadelphia, PA – On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, news broke that the FBI is launching a corruption investigation into the Wolf administration regarding its involvement in the […]


7th of August 2019

Chester County Pumping Station Explosion Cause for Further Mariner East Concerns

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 6, 2019) On Monday, August 5, 2019, around 8 pm, residents of West Goshen Township, Chester County, and surrounding areas were startled by a loud explosion.  The […]


25th of April 2019

MASSIVE NEW SINKHOLE OPENS ALONG MARINER EAST ROUTE AS PUC DENIES SUNOCO ASK TO RESTART CONSTRUCTION

  PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 25, 2019) A new, massive sinkhole and a vote to continue a ban on construction at a Chester County site reveal ever-deepening problems with Sunoco / […]


8th of February 2019

DEP suspends review of all clean water permit applications and other pending approvals associated with the Energy Transfer, L.P. (ET) and subsidiaries until further notice due to non-compliance

  On Friday, Governor Wolf and the Department of Environmental Protection issued a ban on the issuance of water and earth-moving permits and approvals for Energy Transfer pipelines in Pennsylvania. […]


30th of January 2019

Demand FERC Issue an Environmental Impact Statement on the Adelphia Pipeline

Comments on Adelphia Gateway Pipeline are due Sunday, February 3, 2019! Adelphia Gateway, LLC, a subsidiary of NJR Pipeline Co., is proposing to repurpose an existing 18 inch, 84-mile pipeline […]


27th of July 2018

Clean Air Council and Partners Reach Settlement on Mariner East 2 Appeal: Here’s How Residents and the Environment Will Be Protected

  In a victory for community safety and environmental protection, Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association reached a settlement agreement on Wednesday with the Pennsylvania Department […]


Environmental Groups Reach Settlement with DEP on Mariner East 2 Appeal to Forge Stronger Environmental Protections

Harrisburg, PA (July 27, 2018) – In a victory for community safety and environmental protection, Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association reached a settlement agreement on […]


14th of June 2018

After PUC vote, construction of Mariner East II in West Whiteland Township remains suspended

PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 14, 2018) — On Thursday, the Public Utility Commission voted to uphold in part and deny in part an order by the Honorable Elizabeth Barnes shutting down […]


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