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., […]
Clean Air Council Files Pennsylvania Supreme Court Brief Supporting State’s Authority to Penalize Polluters
(PHILADELPHIA — Wednesday, May 10, 2017) Today, Clean Air Council filed a brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that seeks to hold polluters accountable for their actions, and to ensure […]
Across PA Residents Demand Real Action on Protections From Oil and Gas Pollution, Pledge to Hold Governor Wolf Accountable
PENNSYLVANIA, April 26, 2017 – From Scranton to Pittsburgh, impacted Pennsylvania residents held a number of coordinated press conferences and actions across the state to hold Governor Wolf accountable to […]
Shalefield Residents Demand Real Action on Protections From Oil and Gas Pollution, Bring Polluted Air They Breathe to Governor Wolf’s Pittsburgh Office
Pittsburgh, PA – On Wednesday, April 26, impacted Pennsylvania residents will hold a press conference and rally to hold Governor Wolf to his promise of regulating methane and harmful air […]
Clean Air Council: Pruitt Not Protecting Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt endangers Pennsylvanians with his career-long effort to put corporate profits above public health. Today’s visit from […]
President Trump’s Misguided Climate Change Executive Order Harms Pennsylvanians’ Air Quality
On March 28, 2017 President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order attacking vital public health safeguards that protect American families from dangerous air pollution. Trump’s executive order seeks to rewrite […]
Clean Air Council to Host 36th Annual Run for Clean Air on Sunday, April 9, Sponsored by Toyota Hybrids
Register Today to Run for Clean Air and Be a Part of the Region’s Largest Earth Day Celebration (March 28, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Clean Air Council today announced […]
Clean Air Council Launches Website to Protect Communities in Southwest Pennsylvania from Harmful Coke Oven Air Pollution
MARCH 23, 2017 (Pittsburgh, PA) – Air pollution from the coke oven industry has impacted the health of residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and beyond. The Clean Air […]
Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue Owners of Steel Plant Over Illegal Air Pollution
Pollution from Pittsburgh-area Allegheny Ludlum Plant Far Exceeded Clean Air Act Limits, Threatening Public Health March 23, 2017 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — Four environmental organizations today provided notice that they intend […]
