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 […]
Environmental organizations work with DEP on settlement to allow public input on shale gas wastewater permits
Washington County, PA—The Center for Coalfield Justice, Mountain Watershed Association, Clean Air Council, Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Earthworks and PennFuture have reached an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Close of the RGGI Public Comment Period
Philadelphia, PA (January 15, 2021) Yesterday, the formal public comment period on the Environmental Quality Board’s (EQB) proposed rulemaking to cut carbon pollution from Pennsylvania power plants and participate in […]
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Sulfur Dioxide Pollution in Indiana County
EPA-approved state plan would allow dangerous short-term spikes of pollution from nearby coal-fired power plants INDIANA, PA — Today, the Sierra Club, PennFuture, and the Clean Air Council filed suit […]
Greenhouse Gas Policy in the New Federal Administration
Clean Air Council, Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, and Earthworks will discuss the new federal administration’s possible paths to reducing greenhouse gas pollution in 2021, with opportunities for questions. Watch […]
