Environmental Groups, Law Center File “Friend of Court” Brief in Opposition to Challenge to Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 15, 2021) – Earlier today, PennFuture, Clean Air Council, and the Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Environmental Law and Sustainability Center filed a “friend of the court” […]
Clean Air Council and PennEnvironment file motion to join lawsuit to overturn PA plastics preemption law
Environmental groups seek intervention to join municipalities in seeking to undo General Assembly’s unconstitutional overreach PHILADELPHIA – PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council filed a motion to intervene on Tuesday in […]
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 […]
Clean Air Council Announces 40th Annual Run for Clean Air, Presented by Toyota Hybrids, to Be Virtual for Second Year in a Row
Runners Encouraged to Race Virtually on April 17th in Celebration of Earth Day (April, 2021) PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Clean Air Council today announced the 2021 annual Run for Clean […]
Residents React to Emerging Natural Gas Policy
Clean Air Council staff and other community advocates got together this week to discuss emerging federal methane policy in the context of the lived-experience of Pennsylvania’s dealing with every stage […]
Clean Air Council Celebrates Governor Wolf’s Solar Energy Commitment
Harrisburg, PA (March 22, 2021) This morning, Governor Wolf announced a major power purchase agreement (PPA) that will result in the construction of seven solar energy arrays across six counties […]
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 […]
Clean Air Council And Feet First Philly Announce 7 Recipients Of Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grants
Philadelphia, PA [March 18, 2021] – Clean Air Council and Feet First Philly, in partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, are pleased to announce the recipients of our […]
Study Finds Elevated Levels of Fracking Chemicals in Western PA Residents, Underscores Need for Protective Buffers From Shale Gas Industry
PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 10, 2021) Released on March 1, 2021, a 2-year investigative study from Environmental Health News (EHN) found elevated levels of toxic industrial chemicals linked to shale gas […]
Delaware River Basin Commission Takes Historic Action to Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Watershed
HARRISBURG, PA [February 25, 2021] Today the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) passed a historic resolution banning high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Delaware River Watershed. The Commission, made up […]
