US COURT OF APPEALS REJECTS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK CRITICAL METHANE POLLUTION RULES
PENNSYLVANIA (July 9, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the attempt by several states, along with oil and gas trade associations, to stay, […]
Clean Air Council Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Ohio v. EPA Decision
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 27, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Ohio v. EPA stalling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Good Neighbor Plan. The Good Neighbor […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Methane Emissions Reduction Program Funding
PENNSYLVANIA (June 21,2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today, June 21, the availability of $850 million in funding for projects led […]
Harmful air pollution from U.S. Steel reduced as a result of PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Lawsuit
U.S. Steel has permanently shut down Battery 15 and applied for tighter limits on pollution linked to asthma PITTSBURGH (June 4, 2024) – U.S. Steel has permanently shut down coke […]
Environmental Groups Slam Continuation Of Fortress LNG Export Project
WYALUSING, Pa. — Late Friday, in response to data requests from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Delaware River Partners and Bradford County Real Estate Partners confirmed that they do not […]
FEDERAL WELL BONDING MINIMUMS INCREASED WHILE PENNSYLVANIA FALLS BEHIND
PENNSYLVANIA (April 22, 2024) – Last week, the federal government finalized a significant rule that increases minimum bonding amounts from $10,000 to $150,000 per oil and gas lease on federal […]
TOXIC ENCINA PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY WILL NOT BE BUILT
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (April 18, 2024) – After years of community and legal advocacy, the residents of Northumberland County can breathe a clean sigh of relief. Today, the Texas-based Encina corporation […]
D.C. Circuit Reaffirms a Critical and Longstanding Component of the Clean Air Act, Allowing California to Move Forward with Program to Reduce Emissions and Air Pollution from Cars and Trucks
WASHINGTON (April 10, 2024) –Yesterday, a D.C. Circuit panel unanimously dismissed and rejected challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to reinstate its waiver to California’s Advanced Clean […]
UPDATE: Federal Judge Hardy Approves the Proposed Consent Agreement Between PennEnvironment and the Clean Air Council, and U.S. Steel for Violations of the Federal Clean Air Act
PENNSYLVANIA (March 26, 2024) Today, federal Judge Hardy signed the proposed consent agreement between Clean Air Council, PennEnvironment, and U.S. Steel. This is the final step in finalizing this historic […]
PADEP Asks Shell Chemical Appalachia to Submit Title V Operating Permit Application
MONACA, PA (March 21, 2024) — Shell’s Beaver County plastics plant will no longer be able to operate under a construction permit. The Clean Air Act and Environmental Protection Agency […]
