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 […]
Clean Air Council Calls on PUC Commissioner Robert Powelson to Step Down After “Jihad” Remarks to Gas Industry Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 23, 2017) – Official statement from Joseph Otis Minott, Esq., Executive Director and Chief Counsel, Clean Air Council: “The statements that Pennsylvania Public Utility […]
Landowners Going to Federal Court to Fight Pipeline Eminent Domain Condemnation
For Immediate Release (MARCH 22, 2017) Williamsport, Pa. – Landowners in the path of Williams Companies’ proposed Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline challenging eminent domain property seizure will appear in federal court […]
PA Communities Demonstrate Support for Critical Methane Emission Rules at State Capitol
Harrisburg, PA – On Tuesday, March 21st Pennsylvania residents, environmental organizations, and health professionals held a press conference to express support for Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to reduce methane emissions […]
Air Modeling and Citizen Science: Clean Air Council Releases Tool to Help Communities Fight Back and Protect Their Health
(MARCH 10, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, PA – In an effort to provide communities with tools to advocate for stronger air pollution laws and regulations, Clean Air Council released a white paper […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Scott Pruitt’s Undermining of Rulemaking for Existing Source Methane Pollution
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 3, 2017) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Thursday the termination of an information request about equipment and methane pollution from oil and […]
Clean Air Council Status Update on Legal Challenge to Mariner East 2 Water Permits
February 17, 2017 (Philadelphia, PA) Early today, the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) denied the joint request of the Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Mountain Watershed Association for a […]
Clean Air Council’s Statement on U.S. Senate’s Vote to Confirm Scott Pruitt for EPA
Philadelphia, PA (February 17, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In response, Joseph Otis Minott, […]
Environmental Groups Appeal Permits for Mariner East 2 Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline
Contact: Joseph Otis Minott, Esq, Clean Air Council, 215-567-4004, ext. 116 Maya van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, 215-801-3043 Melissa Marshall, Mountain Watershed Association, 724-455-4200, ext. 7 February 14, 2017 (Philadelphia, […]
