Clean Air Council Strongly Supports Governor Wolf’s Executive Order Directing Pennsylvania to Join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
[October 3, 2019] Harrisburg, PA – Today, in a major step forward for Pennsylvania’s environment and public health, Governor Wolf signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Environmental Protection […]
Clean Air Council Responds to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposal to Remove Direct Regulation of Methane from Oil and Gas Standards
[August 29, 2019] PHILADELPHIA, PA – Today, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed removing direct regulation of methane as a pollutant from the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the […]
Environmental Groups File Lawsuit against U.S. Steel for not Reporting Releases of Hazardous Pollutants under Superfund Law
U.S. Steel Operated Plants for Over Three Months without Pollution Controls, Failed to Report Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 26, 2019 Media Contact: Tom Pelton, Environmental Integrity Project, tpelton@environmentalintegrity.org […]
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 […]
After Explosion and Fire, Clean Air Council Demands that PES Refinery Stop Using Toxic Hydrogen Fluoride and Calls on Chemical Safety Board to Investigate Immediately
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – June 21, 2019) On Friday, after a massive explosion and fires rocked the hydrogen fluoride alkylation unit at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in South Philadelphia, […]
Philadelphia Aims to Tackle Plastic Pollution with Proposed Single-use Plastic Bag Ban
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 20, 2019) On Thursday, June 20th, Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla introduced a bill proposing to ban certain types of single-use plastic bags and placing $.15 fee […]
Clean Air Council Urges Hike in Air Permit Fees to Ensure Adequate Funding for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(PHILADELPHIA, PA – June 17, 2019) On Monday, Clean Air Council submitted a letter to Pennsylvania regulators urging them to adopt new rules allowing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection […]
Senator Costa Announces New Effort to Significantly Reduce Pennsylvania Power-Sector Carbon Pollution
HARRISBURG, PA (June 6, 2019) – This morning, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) circulated a cosponsor memo to establish a power-sector cap-and-invest program that would significantly reduce emissions of […]
US Rep. Diana DeGette Proposes New Bill (Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019) Aimed At Drastically Reducing Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Production Over The Next 3-5 Years
PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 14, 2019) – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO 1st) announced a new bill that will reduce harmful methane leaks from natural gas infrastructure, protecting public health and avoiding […]
PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council sue U.S. Steel for Clean Air Act violations at three facilities in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (April 29, 2019) — U.S. Steel violated the Clean Air Act at its three Pittsburgh-area plants, according to a lawsuit filed today by PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council. These […]
