Clean Air Council to Host 12th Annual Greenfest Philly Celebration, Creating Most Environmentally-friendly Event to Date
Philadelphia’s largest environmental festival powered by solar energy to feature free bike valet, over 100 sustainable exhibitors and organic food and drink offerings (August 23, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, PA – Clean […]
Council Attorneys Publish Article on Environmental Rights Amendment
Clean Air Council Executive Director Joseph Otis Minott, Esq. and Legal Fellow Paul Cohen published an article in Bloomberg BNA on the Environmental Rights Amendment. The article discusses the Pennsylvania Supreme […]
Settlement On Mariner East Drilling Reached Between Sunoco and Environmental Groups; Provides Additional Public Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 9, 2017) On Wednesday, the Environmental Hearing Board approved a settlement agreement that Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, and Delaware Riverkeeper Network […]
Judge Orders Halt on All Mariner East 2 Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 25, 2017) On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board granted the petition of Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, Inc., and the Delaware […]
Dangerous Spills and Well Pollution Lead to Legal Action, Groups Call for Shutdown of Mariner East 2 Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 19, 2017) On Wednesday, Clean Air Council, Mountain Watershed Association, Inc., and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, joined the voices of elected officials and […]
After Major Legal Victory against EPA, Clean Air Council Continues to Defend Methane Pollution Rules at Washington, D.C. EPA Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 10, 2017) – Clean Air Council was in Washington D.C. today to continue arguing against Trump Administration efforts to roll back public health […]
Clean Air Council Makes Court Challenge to Administrative Order of Allegheny County Health Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PITTSBURGH, PA – Wednesday, June 27, 2017) Monday, Clean Air Council filed an action in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in order to ensure a fair […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Pennsylvania House of Representatives Hearing “State Government Regulations: Potential Solutions to Improving Oversight and Relieving Regulatory Burdens.”
(June 20, 2017) – Pennsylvania elected officials held a hearing Tuesday morning to discuss regulatory oversight in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Representatives from oil and gas, manufacturing, finance, and environmental […]
Clean Air Council Statement on EPA & BLM Decisions to Suspend Key Protections from Harmful Methane Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 16, 2017) – On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would seek a two-year suspension of leak detection and repair standards on […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Confirmation of Patrick McDonnell as Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 22, 2017) – Today, the Pennsylvania legislature confirmed Patrick McDonnell as Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). In response, Joseph Otis Minott, Esq., […]
